What happens when we exclusively focus on the mystery and otherness of God? People tended to do this during the inter-testamental period, to the point that even saying or writing the name of God was forbidden. Then along comes Jesus, who invites his followers to address God as “ABBA” – dear Father. What a shock that must have been to those who heard this at the time. In this next sermon on the names of God, Father John moves into the New Testament, noting a surprising shift of emphasis in concepts of God that continue to evolve and expand – starting with Jesus’ preferred way of addressing God, as “Our Father in heaven.”
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