“I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is appointed, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power by his Spirit in your inward being, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith” (Ephesians 3:14). -17).
These verses come from St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, who lived in what is now Turkey, according to the Bible Study Tools website.
They share an important lesson to remember for Fathers DayRev. Hans Fiene, pastor of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Crestwood, Missouri, told Fox News Digital.
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“Every now and then I see atheists online making some form of the same argument: ‘The universe is very big and you are very small in comparison, so it is extremely arrogant to believe that God created anything’ incomprehensibly vast just to love someone as insignificant.’ like you,” Fiene said.
That argument is “not convincing,” he said — and is as “illogical as “kidney stones shouldn’t hurt because they’re tiny.”
Reverend Hans Fiene, father of five, believes that a loving “earthly” father is the key to a child growing up in the love of their Heavenly Father. (Courtesy of Hans Fiene/iStock)
“But even more than I find this argument weak, I find it sad,” he said.
“Every time I hear that, I think, ‘That’s a pretty delicate way for these atheists to tell people that they didn’t have loving fathers.'”
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In the verses of Ephesians, St. Paul states, “From whom is every family in heaven and on earth” — something that can be confusing for people to understand, Fiene said.
“Quite simply, I believe Paul is saying that God established earthly fathers to reflect the love of our Father in Heaven” said Fiene, himself a father of five.
“When fathers don’t love their children, when they are harsh and selfish and distant, the end result is often that those children lose the ability to understand the concept of a loving God,” Fiene told Fox News Digital . (iStock)
A father who protects, loves and sacrifices himself for his child “prepares the hearts of his children to understand how God the Father protects them, loves them and how he has given them the greatest sacrifice of all, the life of His Son Jesus Christ to save them from their sins,” he said.
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“But of course, when fathers don’t love their children, when they are harsh, selfish and distant, the end result is often that those children lose the ability to understand the concept of a loving God,” he said. -he declares.
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If a person’s earthly father didn’t care about them, Fiene says, then “how could your Heavenly Father be any different?”
“And I pray that God will give peace to all those whose fathers failed to love them,” Fiene said, “so that he can heal their hearts by showing them the infinite love that he gives us. given to all in the heart of his Son Jesus Christ. (iStock)
He continued: “If you did not matter to the Father who brought you into the world, how could you believe that you matter to the Father who created the world itself?
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When those who were hurt or mistreated by their fathers claim it is “arrogant” to say that a God who created the universe also loves individuals, “they are not demonstrating their humility to the world,” he said. -he declares.
“They demonstrate their desperation.”
“It is not difficult for me to believe that God would create the universe and give up what was most precious to Him to make me His own.”
Fiene also said: “It is not difficult for me to believe that God would create the universe and give up what was most precious to Him to make me His own.”
It’s not an “absurd concept” to understand, he said.
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“Growing up, I saw this every day in my father’s words and actions.”
He added, “This Father’s Day, I pray that my children will see that same love in me. I pray that God will grant faithfulness to all men who have been blessed to share the name of the Heavenly Father.”
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He also said: “I pray that God gives peace to all those whose fathers failed to love them, so that he can heal their hearts by showing them the infinite love he has given us to all in the heart of his Son Jesus Christ. »
