People n misinterpretation. The father here means God. Just like as d bible says, I am a jealous God, thou shall not have any other God except me. So this verse simply means u should not worship any man, or take any man as him being d father. U only hv one God(father) not dat u can't call ur biological father, father. Or that u can't use title father for whoever deserves it. What of wen u want to address an elderly man dat u don't know his name... we still use d word father, baba, papa...for we to understand d bible we really need Holy spirit to direct us. Not just by opening our mouth to talk. Thank u
I can call anybody father that is worth it and that doesnt nean i will not also call God in heaven my father. God understands. So keep your stupid opinion to yourself
What a misconception! Oga Omokirikiri, I bet to differ! If that is the case your children shouldn't call you father as they have a father in heaven too. There's absolutely nothing wrong with the title, they're our spiritual fathers whom we see on earth...
The main problem is that most Christians do not under the significance of the sacrifice made by Jesus on the cross. When Jesus died on the cross, the veil in the tabernacle tore from top to bottom giving all who believe direct access to God and eliminating the need for chief priests who were the only ones that could go behind the veil to intercede on people's behave prior to this. It means you can talk to God, cry to him, praise him directly, not through any pastor or priest.
Omokirikiri i would advise you seek the help of the Holy Spirit for a clearer understanding of the Word,you don't interpret it based on human knowledge... #Misconception
Uju, if "holy spirit" told you that Jesus was not referring to spiritual leaders then who was he admonishing Christians not to refer to as father?
The preceding verses, 1 to 8 clearly points out that Jesus was referring to the scribes and Pharisees- religious leaders. He went on to remind them that they all were brothers. So no one deserved to be called Teacher, Father ect...
If you lack understanding of basic scriptural truth, how then will you grasp solid/deep bible teaching when you are still struggling with something as simple as this?!!!
Receive sense! It's talking about "spiritual" father! Not ordinary biological father! Yes, you can refer to your biological father as "father" but only God almighty in heaven shall you call your Father cos he's the only one that's your spiritual father not that sinner in your church that's using psychology on you!
Anon 7:16, if you think Mathew 23:9 doesn't apply to pastors than pls tell us what Jesus meant or shut the heck up. U counter what Reno said without giving a basis why you disagree. Its obvious you are one of those who call your pastor daddy so you get on the offensive without even reasoning on what that verse means. This is how a lot of people reject sound scriptural truth because they can't accept that what they practice or believe is unscriptural. This was the attitude that blinded the scribes and Pharisees to the truth that Jesus was the Messiah and they rejected him.
When scriptural truth is brought to our attention, God expects us to search the bible and see if what we are being told is true. If indeed it is than a wise and honest-hearted person will drop what he formally believed or practiced and cling to the truth.
Lie my man na lie i don't support u on this ooo FREEBORN DON'T SUPPORT EVIL OR RUBBISH u misunderstood that verse of scripture ooooo why calling ur father or mother daddy and mum?u would have call them by their names naaa?calling those pastors daddy means noting thats another way of showing respect please i can see that TERRORIST BUHARI SCAM ISLAMIC GOVERNMENT DON DEY AFFECT UR BRAIN OOOOOOOO
Lie my man na lie i don't support u on this ooo FREEBORN DON'T SUPPORT EVIL OR RUBBISH u misunderstood that verse of scripture ooooo why calling ur father or mother daddy and mum?u would have call them by their names naaa?calling those pastors daddy means noting thats another way of showing respect please i can see that TERRORIST BUHARI SCAM ISLAMIC GOVERNMENT DON DEY AFFECT UR BRAIN OOOOOOOO
Una no gree say na 1 father na. Na 3 fathers una dey talk say e dey for 1 so what are we talking about. People just turn the bible unpside down over the years confusing everything with their own thought. Alot Christians didn't even know that Jesus christ never spoke english or came across anything like english in his life time, alot think that the bible was even written in english where the original language of christ has no alphabet as "J" instead is "Y". So how come he's been called Jesus instead where there's to no sound like J in Aramaic or Hebrew.
People can interpret Bible as they chooses.. In that particular verse father in that context means God.. In other words "don't call anybody God, for you have one God, who is in heaven...father is jst a title..when I call someone father I knw exactly what I mean.. And I can call different people father or dad at different occasions...
Sapphire u re d only one making sense here. My same thought. D father dere simply means God. That's y God said he's a jealous God dat we should never hv any other god but him. Not just calling someone father, but don't call or worship or take any other person as ur father (God) nt wat ppl re saying here.
This doesn't apply to your earthly father, calling someone who's ordained and is supposed to spiritually guide you "father" is what this verse is against.for only God in heaven is your spiritual father.
Anonymous, your comment is silly. God knows that you are fathered by a man and he cannot bar you from calling him father on earth.
What God means in Math 23:9 is calling human 'father or daddy' in the spiritual sense, which is like contesting the position with God as he alone is the father of all men spiritually.
It is you that is turning the bible up-side-down, so please be careful.
That same bible you are trying to twist for your demonic and evil mind set referred to loads of people as FATHER. Don't expect a nonentity like you to understand the bible anyway.
If we take your allusion "hook line and sinker" then our biological father should not in anyway be called father.pls don't read the Bible in isolation. There is a context in which Christ used that statement he was referring to the Pharisees and scribes who wanted to be adored and worshipped,moving around with their philateries,being showy of the faith and directing attention to themselves rather than God who calls, the one they are working for. They were carried away by the external and honours instead of worshipping in Spirit and in Truth.Remember Christ gave his apostles authority to loose and bound things on earth and to continue his mission. If truly a man of God acts in the person of Christ, being Christlike there is no crime with that. Your calling him or not calling him those names changes nothing. It neither reduces nor add to his anointing. Neither should the man of God be so preoccupied with titles and names, salvation of souls should be his or her mantra. Nonetheless, to whom it has been given u can't take it away from him.
If u can call ur biological father, father. I don't see anything wrong in calling ur spiritual father, father or Daddy. Why do pple like translating Bible the way it will suit them?
Does that mean even our earthly fathers shouldn't be called father? I think that place simply means dont see anyone as God. Afterall theres also a place in the bible that talks about earthly fathers. Reno you dont know everything. Think before you post sometimes.
Anonymous 7:16 AM "Spiritual" Father is what this reference is about. Don't call anyone "Father" in the sense of the person being your "Spiritual" father, daddy or papa. Na u dey turn am upside down.
Oga Reno Omo-whatever, what should I call the man who gave birth to me? Paddy? "Father" is in capital letter meaning no other soul should be called God on earth. Pls dont misconstrue the Holy Book make better thunder no go fire ur yansh there o
Oga Reno Omo-whatever, what should I call the man who gave birth to me? Paddy? "Father" is in capital letter meaning no other soul should be called God on earth. Pls dont misconstrue the Holy Book make better thunder no go fire ur yansh there o
That stupid Adeboye is the worst, his Mumu followers thinks he's god. Am a Christian but will NEVER call any of these rogue pastors "Daddy". My father died 6 years ago thank you very much.
Oga u re wrong here hope u re feeling like GOD now because people listen to u doesn't mean they re fools go and read it complete and stop this stupidity
You can as well term it to mean I shouldn't call my biological father, "Father" or "daddy" since the word said "call no one on earth father" ogbeni, find better things to talk about and stop twisting the word of God to shade men of God,there are consequences, remember in the same bible some children were torn apart bcuz they called a man of God a baldie.! Be wise! And remove the log in your own eye 1st. B4 seeing the one in another's.
I concur with Reno on this. Why should anyone call his or her pastor, daddy. That's what makes these pastors turn their members into dummies, that before they eat, accept a job offer or have sex with their partner, their pastor must know. These pastor manipulate their lives that some even start bearing the name of their pastor. Example is Pastor King . Christians should stop hero-worshiping their pastors, they are human, stop making them fee like they are super-human.....It sucks
Reno is only a fundamentalist Christian who only read the surface of the Bible and not knowing the context but do not know the spirit behind the letter. The whole Bible is filled with people referring to people of earlier times who where role model as their fathers in faith. For example - the Israelites consider Abraham as their father in faith... Elisha, considered Elijah as his father in the line of prophethood and in the new testament Paul called Timothy his son - 1 Timothy 1:2 To Timothy my true son in the faith: Grace...
What Jesus was condemning giving the place of God to a human being. That you so much respect a human being above the law and adoration of God. And rightly many pastor following Christians follow every whim of their pastors and would put aside the commands of God because pastor say so.
Call ur earthly father "Oppa" and ur mother "Omo'nee"! Understanding simple english is the bane of this generation! Do not call anyone father....for u have only one father who is in heaven"! Was that written in french? This is a simple english statement that needs no further argument! You eat tiny yam and send fat ones to a self proclaimed man of God! Better wake up and start feeding urselves properly and appropriately
WATIN RENO TALK CORRECT BUT MANY OF UNA KNO BUT UNA NO UNDASTAN. HIM SAY, ANYTIN WEY RELATE TO RELIGION, D ONLY PERSON WEY B FATHER NA GOD. SO ANYBODY WEY DE CALL PASTOR FATHER, DEM DE FOOL DEMSEF. IGNORANT NO B EXCUSE!!!!
NA HERE WE GO KNO WHO "UNDERSTAND SOMETHING" AND WHO "KNOW SOMETHING" MANI PIPLE KOW BUT NO UNDERSTAN HERE. WEN U SAY FATHER IN RELIGIOUS WEY, NA GOD U DE REFER TO. PASTER, IMAM, ABALIS, ALL DE DO GOD WORK SO U NO FIT CALL DEM "FATHER" OR MENTOR OR INSTRUCTOR BCOS DEM DE UNDER PERSON. BUT UR PAPA WEY BORN U B UR FATHER OR PERSON WEY TAKE CARE OF U NA UR FATHER SINCE NO MIDLE MAN BTW, UR FATHER NA ORDINARY PERSON TO U BUT PASTOR NA SPIRITUAL PERSON TO U.
What a misinterpretation of the Holy Bible! Haba Reno! So, what do you call that man that born you? Seriously, Reno go back to school of theology and get better education about the holy book.
if i may ask you Mr Okri, what do u call the Men that gave birth to you? SON i guess, Nonsense better go find better work and stop misinterpreting the Bible
I respect you deeply sir, it hasn't changed.. The scripture however must be read in the context. Please see 1 corinthians 4, verse 15 has something that may help
This is why Nigeria is so unproductive....instead of focusing on being creative, the leaders are stealing while the rest of the population is debating an ancient book written by a group of middle easterners based on their culture around 2000 some years ago that has absolutely nothing to do wuth them.....American kids are thinking of going to the moon, discovering cures for diseases, exploring nature and the planets una dey argue over book lol even the internet and all the social media playforms una dey use, none of the creators or inventors read your story book.....Why una book no dey give una wisdom to create something of relevance to humanity????I'm sure if una go spend less time on religion and concentrate on oractical thinking , someone would've figured out an alternative to electricity or NEPA. Nigerians dalunu
RENO I AGREE WITH U 100%... CALLING MY DAD ,FATHER IS VERY VERY OK,I JUST DONT NO Y PEOPLE CANT UNDASTAND UR SIMPLE ENGLISH...I CAN NEVA CAL MY PASTOR ,FATHER OR DADDY COS DEM NO B MY GOD...D ONLY FATHER NA D ONE WEY BORN ME..PASTOR NA PASTOR, BISHOP NA BISHOP, REV NA REV ,PROPHET NA PROPHET, SO WETIN WAN MK ME CALL MY PASTOR..FATHER OR DADDY.. ABEG PEOPLE E NO MK SENSE LETS TEL OURSELVES D TRUTH... WE VE MADE DIS PEOPLE FEEL LIKE GOD INSTEAD OF OUR FELLOW HUMAN BEING..NA VERY SMALL TIN GO TK PERSON GO HELL IF WE R NOT WATCHFUL N PRAY..BABA GOD DON ALREADY SAY MANY SHALL COME BY MY NAME.. BEWARE N BE WARN OOO...RAPTURE GO SOON COM... AL MAN TO HIMSEF DAT DAY. NA MY CHURCH MIND I TALK SO.
U CAN CALL THEM G/O BUT NOT MY DADDY OR MY FATHER MBAAAAAA..I NO GREE
That's the problem you see when the Bible is read out of context.
When you read Matt 23:1-9 Jesus was speaking of the hypocrisy of the Pharisees, they do things only to be praised by men, they love to be seen by people, they impose laws they themselves don't abide by, such leaders, don't honor them, they don't qualify as a spiritual leader.
No that don't call anyone your Father.
Paul called Timothy My Son Timothy Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. 1 Timothy:1:2
So if Paul calls him Son, what will Timothy call him?
@ Anonymous (Kevin). May the LORD have mercy on you for daring to insult HIS vessel (Pastor E.A. Adeboye). Be careful what you say because you will be held accountable for every careless word you speak. Read Numbers 12: 1-10 and see what happened to Miriam for daring to speak ill against Moses (A prophet of GOD) her younger Brother.
Also the Bible explicitly states in Psalms 105:15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
Almost all that are against his post are complaining about what it doesn't mean, why not not explain what it means if he is not right. The expression there is clearly about spiritual father and all should desist from referring to their pastors by that term. That's the Bible we are talking about... Pls place it above your traditions, for only your traditions can be wrong and not the Bible.
Yes he was talking of the hypocrisy of the pharisees, so explain the meaning of his statement? You believe psalm 105:15 is explicit and yet you don't think Matt 23:9 is explicit... Hmmmm. Stop interpreting the Bible to suit your traditions.
Plus there is nothing insulting in his words, he just quoted the Holy scriptures... And attacking him.... Explain the meaning of that scripture if you understand it better.
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What of your father at home what do you call him? I think you are wrong this time
DeletePeople n misinterpretation. The father here means God. Just like as d bible says, I am a jealous God, thou shall not have any other God except me. So this verse simply means u should not worship any man, or take any man as him being d father. U only hv one God(father) not dat u can't call ur biological father, father. Or that u can't use title father for whoever deserves it. What of wen u want to address an elderly man dat u don't know his name... we still use d word father, baba, papa...for we to understand d bible we really need Holy spirit to direct us. Not just by opening our mouth to talk. Thank u
DeleteI can call anybody father that is worth it and that doesnt nean i will not also call God in heaven my father. God understands. So keep your stupid opinion to yourself
DeleteThis guy should just shut the hell up
ReplyDeleteWhat a misconception! Oga Omokirikiri, I bet to differ! If that is the case your children shouldn't call you father as they have a father in heaven too. There's absolutely nothing wrong with the title, they're our spiritual fathers whom we see on earth...
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DeleteThe main problem is that most Christians do not under the significance of the sacrifice made by Jesus on the cross. When Jesus died on the cross, the veil in the tabernacle tore from top to bottom giving all who believe direct access to God and eliminating the need for chief priests who were the only ones that could go behind the veil to intercede on people's behave prior to this. It means you can talk to God, cry to him, praise him directly, not through any pastor or priest.
DeleteShutup reno omokri what do u call d man who brought u to earth?
ReplyDeleteIn some of the translation, it says "spiritual father" and not father in the real sense.
ReplyDeleteOmokirikiri i would advise you seek the help of the Holy Spirit for a clearer understanding of the Word,you don't interpret it based on human knowledge... #Misconception
ReplyDeleteUju, if "holy spirit" told you that Jesus was not referring to spiritual leaders then who was he admonishing Christians not to refer to as father?
DeleteThe preceding verses, 1 to 8 clearly points out that Jesus was referring to the scribes and Pharisees- religious leaders. He went on to remind them that they all were brothers. So no one deserved to be called Teacher, Father ect...
If you lack understanding of basic scriptural truth, how then will you grasp solid/deep bible teaching when you are still struggling with something as simple as this?!!!
Tell them pls
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My pastor is pastor not daddy. I dey madt? Some cal deres papa. Nonsense
ReplyDeleteTell them... Ndi daddy
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ReplyDeletePapa Oyedepo sounded this warning sometime ago I quote..never a time will u call him or any of his pastors daddy
Lol.. What is the difference between Papa and Daddy abeg?
DeleteSo it means u can't even call ur earthly father "father"? Una go just dey turn Bible upside down
ReplyDeleteHehehe! You fit call your earthy 'father' daddy. Linda take note!
Deleteso my father is no longer entitle for fathership title..Nigerians with their different understand of holy bible
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In the context of spiritual matters. The second translation clarifies we have only one spiritual father. It doesn't remove the physical father
DeleteThe new living translation said 'spiritual father'
DeleteOf course Jesus expected sensible people to know the exception of biological and adoptive father
DeleteHe mean you can't call ur pastor your spiritual father.
DeleteReceive sense! It's talking about "spiritual" father! Not ordinary biological father! Yes, you can refer to your biological father as "father" but only God almighty in heaven shall you call your Father cos he's the only one that's your spiritual father not that sinner in your church that's using psychology on you!
DeleteNo mind this Reno.
DeleteNo mind this Reno.
DeleteHian! Reno easy o. I font even know wat to tell u but hope u don't call the man who gave birth to u father sha
DeleteLong Live LIB
Anon 7:16, if you think Mathew 23:9 doesn't apply to pastors than pls tell us what Jesus meant or shut the heck up. U counter what Reno said without giving a basis why you disagree.
DeleteIts obvious you are one of those who call your pastor daddy so you get on the offensive without even reasoning on what that verse means. This is how a lot of people reject sound scriptural truth because they can't accept that what they practice or believe is unscriptural. This was the attitude that blinded the scribes and Pharisees to the truth that Jesus was the Messiah and they rejected him.
When scriptural truth is brought to our attention, God expects us to search the bible and see if what we are being told is true. If indeed it is than a wise and honest-hearted person will drop what he formally believed or practiced and cling to the truth.
Seemingly true.
ReplyDeletePastors are known to be earthly spiritual father so,reno omokiri stay off, must u poke nose all d time, into d affairs dat neva related to u
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Lie my man na lie i don't support u on this ooo
ReplyDeleteFREEBORN DON'T SUPPORT EVIL OR RUBBISH
u misunderstood that verse of scripture ooooo why calling ur father or mother daddy and mum?u would have call them by their names naaa?calling those pastors daddy means noting thats another way of showing respect please i can see that TERRORIST BUHARI SCAM ISLAMIC GOVERNMENT DON DEY AFFECT UR BRAIN OOOOOOOO
#sad indeed
This means u shouldn't refer anyone as your spititual father. Not that u can't the person that gave birth to u father.
ReplyDeleteLie my man na lie i don't support u on this ooo
ReplyDeleteFREEBORN DON'T SUPPORT EVIL OR RUBBISH
u misunderstood that verse of scripture ooooo why calling ur father or mother daddy and mum?u would have call them by their names naaa?calling those pastors daddy means noting thats another way of showing respect please i can see that TERRORIST BUHARI SCAM ISLAMIC GOVERNMENT DON DEY AFFECT UR BRAIN OOOOOOOO
#sad indeed
You don't want to weep for this one or are you tired of weeping.Nonsense
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ReplyDeleteDo they know this ? Many portions of the Bible are not popularised by many Pastors especially when they affect them.
ReplyDeleteAh!! Na wa oo for this man oo
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ReplyDeleteMumu man, what should your children call you then
ReplyDeleteSpiritual Daddy and Mummy 🙄
ReplyDeleteWhat do you call your biological father, Reno go and sleep. You don't give literary meaning to Bible verses. Pele
ReplyDeleteUna no gree say na 1 father na. Na 3 fathers una dey talk say e dey for 1 so what are we talking about. People just turn the bible unpside down over the years confusing everything with their own thought. Alot Christians didn't even know that Jesus christ never spoke english or came across anything like english in his life time, alot think that the bible was even written in english where the original language of christ has no alphabet as "J" instead is "Y". So how come he's been called Jesus instead where there's to no sound like J in Aramaic or Hebrew.
ReplyDeletePeople can interpret Bible as they chooses.. In that particular verse father in that context means God.. In other words "don't call anybody God, for you have one God, who is in heaven...father is jst a title..when I call someone father I knw exactly what I mean.. And I can call different people father or dad at different occasions...
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I think there's a lot of sense in your comment..I agree with u all the way.
DeleteSapphire u re d only one making sense here. My same thought. D father dere simply means God. That's y God said he's a jealous God dat we should never hv any other god but him. Not just calling someone father, but don't call or worship or take any other person as ur father (God) nt wat ppl re saying here.
Deletenobody is turning the bible up side down.....read between the lines "mr anonymous"...the bible said do not "address" anyone as father.
ReplyDeleteThis doesn't apply to your earthly father, calling someone who's ordained and is supposed to spiritually guide you "father" is what this verse is against.for only God in heaven is your spiritual father.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, your comment is silly. God knows that you are fathered by a man and he cannot bar you from calling him father on earth.
ReplyDeleteWhat God means in Math 23:9 is calling human 'father or daddy' in the spiritual sense, which is like contesting the position with God as he alone is the father of all men spiritually.
It is you that is turning the bible up-side-down, so please be careful.
You are just a nonentity, I guess you call the MALE that brought you into this world PAPA, OLD MAN, PALE...Gutter pikin
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ReplyDeleteThat same bible you are trying to twist for your demonic and evil mind set referred to loads of people as FATHER. Don't expect a nonentity like you to understand the bible anyway.
ReplyDeleteIts a cultural "Yoruba" thing.
ReplyDeleteIf we take your allusion "hook line and sinker" then our biological father should not in anyway be called father.pls don't read the Bible in isolation. There is a context in which Christ used that statement he was referring to the Pharisees and scribes who wanted to be adored and worshipped,moving around with their philateries,being showy of the faith and directing attention to themselves rather than God who calls, the one they are working for. They were carried away by the external and honours instead of worshipping in Spirit and in Truth.Remember Christ gave his apostles authority to loose and bound things on earth and to continue his mission. If truly a man of God acts in the person of Christ, being Christlike there is no crime with that. Your calling him or not calling him those names changes nothing. It neither reduces nor add to his anointing. Neither should the man of God be so preoccupied with titles and names, salvation of souls should be his or her mantra. Nonetheless, to whom it has been given u can't take it away from him.
ReplyDeletelol.... Bible and its fuss
ReplyDeleteIf u can call ur biological father, father. I don't see anything wrong in calling ur spiritual father, father or Daddy. Why do pple like translating Bible the way it will suit them?
ReplyDeleteChinenye, pls tell us what Jesus meant at Mat 23:9. Does what Jesus said include our biological father? Stop this dumb reasoning already.
DeleteI'll soon cease to take anything serious from this guy! How does this help our nation I ask?!
ReplyDeleteReno go and sit down jor.
ReplyDeleteWtn u come dey call person wey born U.
Don't take ur cheap talks further
Does that mean even our earthly fathers shouldn't be called father? I think that place simply means dont see anyone as God. Afterall theres also a place in the bible that talks about earthly fathers. Reno you dont know everything. Think before you post sometimes.
ReplyDeleteSo what should i call my biological father? By his first name? Or Mummy?
ReplyDeleteno, it means, do not regard anyone on earth and ur spiritual "father".....read the whole chapter and u wud understand better. he's right
ReplyDeleteIt better the bible read upside down inorder to obey the Lord than you disobeying what Jesus outrightly said.
ReplyDeleteLiteral interpretation of the bible is a problem, try do some exegesis before posting anything reno
ReplyDeleteDis man should stop being silly now!! Haba!! How can a grown man be spurring out rubbish like dis!!
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 7:16 AM "Spiritual" Father is what this reference is about. Don't call anyone "Father" in the sense of the person being your "Spiritual" father, daddy or papa. Na u dey turn am upside down.
ReplyDeleteOga Reno Omo-whatever, what should I call the man who gave birth to me? Paddy? "Father" is in capital letter meaning no other soul should be called God on earth. Pls dont misconstrue the Holy Book make better thunder no go fire ur yansh there o
ReplyDeleteOga Reno Omo-whatever, what should I call the man who gave birth to me? Paddy? "Father" is in capital letter meaning no other soul should be called God on earth. Pls dont misconstrue the Holy Book make better thunder no go fire ur yansh there o
ReplyDeleteDon't mind him. Joblessness dey worry am. Go and farm.
ReplyDeleteThat stupid Adeboye is the worst, his Mumu followers thinks he's god. Am a Christian but will NEVER call any of these rogue pastors "Daddy".
ReplyDeleteMy father died 6 years ago thank you very much.
Kevin
Oga u re wrong here hope u re feeling like GOD now because people listen to u doesn't mean they re fools go and read it complete and stop this stupidity
ReplyDeleteYou can as well term it to mean I shouldn't call my biological father, "Father" or "daddy" since the word said "call no one on earth father" ogbeni, find better things to talk about and stop twisting the word of God to shade men of God,there are consequences, remember in the same bible some children were torn apart bcuz they called a man of God a baldie.! Be wise! And remove the log in your own eye 1st. B4 seeing the one in another's.
ReplyDeleteI concur with Reno on this. Why should anyone call his or her pastor, daddy. That's what makes these pastors turn their members into dummies, that before they eat, accept a job offer or have sex with their partner, their pastor must know. These pastor manipulate their lives that some even start bearing the name of their pastor. Example is Pastor King . Christians should stop hero-worshiping their pastors, they are human, stop making them fee like they are super-human.....It sucks
ReplyDeleteReno is only a fundamentalist Christian who only read the surface of the Bible and not knowing the context but do not know the spirit behind the letter. The whole Bible is filled with people referring to people of earlier times who where role model as their fathers in faith. For example - the Israelites consider Abraham as their father in faith... Elisha, considered Elijah as his father in the line of prophethood and in the new testament Paul called Timothy his son - 1 Timothy 1:2 To Timothy my true son in the faith: Grace...
ReplyDeleteWhat Jesus was condemning giving the place of God to a human being. That you so much respect a human being above the law and adoration of God. And rightly many pastor following Christians follow every whim of their pastors and would put aside the commands of God because pastor say so.
Mumu , so cos bible said that now , u won't address ur papa "FATHER too
ReplyDeleteCall ur earthly father "Oppa" and ur mother "Omo'nee"!
ReplyDeleteUnderstanding simple english is the bane of this generation! Do not call anyone father....for u have only one father who is in heaven"! Was that written in french? This is a simple english statement that needs no further argument!
You eat tiny yam and send fat ones to a self proclaimed man of God! Better wake up and start feeding urselves properly and appropriately
WATIN RENO TALK CORRECT BUT MANY OF UNA KNO BUT UNA NO UNDASTAN. HIM SAY, ANYTIN WEY RELATE TO RELIGION, D ONLY PERSON WEY B FATHER NA GOD. SO ANYBODY WEY DE CALL PASTOR FATHER, DEM DE FOOL DEMSEF. IGNORANT NO B EXCUSE!!!!
ReplyDeleteI don't even want to talk much on this alarming post, be reading bible upside down oh you try, Reno please receive sense now it's not too late
ReplyDeleteNA HERE WE GO KNO WHO "UNDERSTAND SOMETHING" AND WHO "KNOW SOMETHING" MANI PIPLE KOW BUT NO UNDERSTAN HERE. WEN U SAY FATHER IN RELIGIOUS WEY, NA GOD U DE REFER TO. PASTER, IMAM, ABALIS, ALL DE DO GOD WORK SO U NO FIT CALL DEM "FATHER" OR MENTOR OR INSTRUCTOR BCOS DEM DE UNDER PERSON. BUT UR PAPA WEY BORN U B UR FATHER OR PERSON WEY TAKE CARE OF U NA UR FATHER SINCE NO MIDLE MAN BTW, UR FATHER NA ORDINARY PERSON TO U BUT PASTOR NA SPIRITUAL PERSON TO U.
ReplyDeleteWhat a misinterpretation of the Holy Bible! Haba Reno! So, what do you call that man that born you? Seriously, Reno go back to school of theology and get better education about the holy book.
ReplyDeleteif i may ask you Mr Okri, what do u call the Men that gave birth to you? SON i guess, Nonsense better go find better work and stop misinterpreting the Bible
ReplyDeleteI respect you deeply sir, it hasn't changed..
ReplyDeleteThe scripture however must be read in the context.
Please see 1 corinthians 4, verse 15 has something that may help
This is why Nigeria is so unproductive....instead of focusing on being creative, the leaders are stealing while the rest of the population is debating an ancient book written by a group of middle easterners based on their culture around 2000 some years ago that has absolutely nothing to do wuth them.....American kids are thinking of going to the moon, discovering cures for diseases, exploring nature and the planets una dey argue over book lol even the internet and all the social media playforms una dey use, none of the creators or inventors read your story book.....Why una book no dey give una wisdom to create something of relevance to humanity????I'm sure if una go spend less time on religion and concentrate on oractical thinking , someone would've figured out an alternative to electricity or NEPA. Nigerians dalunu
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RENO I AGREE WITH U 100%... CALLING MY DAD ,FATHER IS VERY VERY OK,I JUST DONT NO Y PEOPLE CANT UNDASTAND UR SIMPLE ENGLISH...I CAN NEVA CAL MY PASTOR ,FATHER OR DADDY COS DEM NO B MY GOD...D ONLY FATHER NA D ONE WEY BORN ME..PASTOR NA PASTOR, BISHOP NA BISHOP, REV NA REV ,PROPHET NA PROPHET, SO WETIN WAN MK ME CALL MY PASTOR..FATHER OR DADDY.. ABEG PEOPLE E NO MK SENSE LETS TEL OURSELVES D TRUTH... WE VE MADE DIS PEOPLE FEEL LIKE GOD INSTEAD OF OUR FELLOW HUMAN BEING..NA VERY SMALL TIN GO TK PERSON GO HELL IF WE R NOT WATCHFUL N PRAY..BABA GOD DON ALREADY SAY MANY SHALL COME BY MY NAME..
ReplyDeleteBEWARE N BE WARN OOO...RAPTURE GO SOON COM... AL MAN TO HIMSEF DAT DAY.
NA MY CHURCH MIND I TALK SO.
U CAN CALL THEM G/O BUT NOT MY DADDY OR MY FATHER MBAAAAAA..I NO GREE
That's the problem you see when the Bible is read out of context.
ReplyDeleteWhen you read Matt 23:1-9 Jesus was speaking of the hypocrisy of the Pharisees, they do things only to be praised by men, they love to be seen by people, they impose laws they themselves don't abide by, such leaders, don't honor them, they don't qualify as a spiritual leader.
No that don't call anyone your Father.
Paul called Timothy My Son Timothy Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 Timothy:1:2
So if Paul calls him Son, what will Timothy call him?
@ Anonymous (Kevin). May the LORD have mercy on you for daring to insult HIS vessel (Pastor E.A. Adeboye). Be careful what you say because you will be held accountable for every careless word you speak. Read Numbers 12: 1-10 and see what happened to Miriam for daring to speak ill against Moses (A prophet of GOD) her younger Brother.
ReplyDeleteAlso the Bible explicitly states in Psalms 105:15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
Almost all that are against his post are complaining about what it doesn't mean, why not not explain what it means if he is not right. The expression there is clearly about spiritual father and all should desist from referring to their pastors by that term. That's the Bible we are talking about... Pls place it above your traditions, for only your traditions can be wrong and not the Bible.
ReplyDeleteYes he was talking of the hypocrisy of the pharisees, so explain the meaning of his statement?
ReplyDeleteYou believe psalm 105:15 is explicit and yet you don't think Matt 23:9 is explicit... Hmmmm. Stop interpreting the Bible to suit your traditions.
Plus there is nothing insulting in his words, he just quoted the Holy scriptures... And attacking him.... Explain the meaning of that scripture if you understand it better.
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