Giftings, Prayer Language and Father God

[tbpew]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

My problem with "Father God" is because His name is "Jesus". It is as though the person praying is not really clear on who they are talking to.

I had a homeschool mother pray for me, over the phone, one morning because I wasn't feeling well. She said, "Father God..........."

I was sitting there listening and thinking - "Do you know who God is or not?"

I'm sorry, that annoys me, since I'm annoyed today anyway!!!

since you are being painfully clear that you are annoyed, any highly engaging discussion would seem best to be deferred.

I find considerable agreement that the phraseology 'father God' does leave a wide open door for son God and Holy Ghost God.

Father is an excellent and appropriate attribute to acknowledge God.
and
God is an excellent and appropriate position to use when acknoweldging your creator.

Bringing the two into the same phrase does bring with it the overtones of a trinitarian philosophical view of God's person.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by tbpew

since you are being painfully clear that you are annoyed, any highly engaging discussion would seem best to be deferred.

I find considerable agreement that the phraseology 'father God' does leave a wide open door for son God and Holy Ghost God.

Father is an excellent and appropriate attribute to acknowledge God.
and
God is an excellent and appropriate position to use when acknoweldging your creator.

Bringing the two into the same phrase does bring with it the overtones of a trinitarian philosophical view of God's person.

Well, I feel a little better and I'm thankful you clarified what you meant. I totally agree!!! You always word things in a very excellent way!