The name for God that probably bothers me more than any other name and also challenges my thought process and theology is Abba. This is basically calling God daddy. I feel like it is irreverent and too familiar. I do not like the name daddy even for earthly fathers, let alone the creator of the universe. I think it humanizes God too much, and makes him less than what he is... if that makes any sense at all.
Theologically, I understand the concept of God as Father. In order for Jesus to be the son, God has to be the Father. I feel like the only person who has the right to call him that though is Christ. However, I also understand the idea of adoption through salvation making us brothers and sisters/ coheirs of Jesus, which when played out to the end would make God our Father as well. But why call him Abba, daddy? I don't not have an answer for that. I know that it makes me cringe.
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