Jesus On Abba
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Jesus' Teaching On Prayer
When Jesus talks of God in the New Testament, he refers to him as Abba! Daddy! And he taught his disciples to look upon God as their loving heavenly Father, especially when they came to him with prayer requests.
You will find more on this by clicking on the link here JESUS TEACHING ON PRAYER
Jesus' Relationship with God as His Heavenly Father
Jesus' relationship with God as his heavenly Father is particularly clear in two passages:
• JOHN 17:1-25 Jesus' prayer on behalf of his disciples
• MATTHEW 26:36-46 Jesus prayer for himself to Father God
the night before his crucifixion
Our Relationship With God As Heavenly Father
It is clear that Jesus wants us to understand how much God loves us as our heavenly Father. In order to do that we need to understand who we really are in Christ. For more on this go to MY IDENTITY IN CHRIST.
To read how we can know God as heavenly Father, click on THE MEANING OF BEING BORN AGAIN.
The Father's Love Letter
You might like to see a video about God's love for us as our heavenly Father by clicking on the link here to watch the video of THE FATHER'S LOVE LETTER