1 Peter 1: 17 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning [here] in fear:
The term Father is used for God because he is our creator, preserver, guardian and protector.
People fail to see that God The Son is the one who created us and all that which exists. OT has scriptures that point to the Lord Jesus Christ as Father.
The Son came from the Father; thus, they are the same. The only difference between them is that the Son humbled Himself before He created all that exists. Had He not humbled Himself, then all that He created would not be able to exist and would be completely destroyed; this we will understand only when we understand Him and what Holiness means.
Last Sunday, I was disappointed to see a person whom I admired for his historical knowledge fall into the trap of calling Polycarp, the Bishop of Smyrna, a direct disciple of John the Apostle. It is an open fact that Polycarp was born in 69 AD and was martyred in 155 AD, in a horrific way. We also have an estimate of John’s existence, and, going by that, Polycarp would be a small kid groomed by the Apostle John!
The reason the Catholic Church has played this game is that there is a doctrine of Polycarp regarding the divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ, which they promote/follow. This helps them to run their agenda of making Mary the ‘Mother of God’.
A child grows into a man, but that does not mean the man is a child or the child was a man. The transformation separates them and is the same as when God The Son separated from the Father and humbled Himself in the beginning; later He humbled Himself again to become man. Although It os the same being, yet they cannot be equated to be the same; that is why we find places Jesus rebukes people when they worship Him or call Him Holy/Good, a property assigned only to God.
It is hard for people to understand scriptures like John 1:18 since they do not distinguish between God The Father from Son, even though they are the same.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, You are Almighty God. There is no one like You. You humbled Yourself and created all things. You became Your creations as You became man. Lord, we pray we realise as man You were totally man and without blemish yet not Perfect. For You gave up Perfection so that we too may one day be able to acquire perfection in You. Lord, we pray we understand the power in Your Name, by which You protect us.
This prayer we make in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
John 8:58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am
Matthew 6:9-13
9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as [it is] in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
John 1:18 No one hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him
John 6:46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
1 John 4:12 No one hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
John 5:30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
Matthew 16:27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
John 5:27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
Dated 07 July 2026
Bro Rollwyn