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Probably how your Catholic Bible translates it. Figures...

No...you are guilty of taking your verses out of context.

He said that he had "begotten them through the gospel"...slightly different from asking them to call him "father".

I believe that there was a sense in which Jesus was prophesying about the misuse of authority in the Catholic Church. Because God knows the end from the beginning; and the Lord dealt with something here that would surely be a problem in the future of when He spoke the words.

If it is to be taken literally, it provides you a pretty good reason not to blame your sin on your eye or hand; but to take responsibility for your actions.

Okay...start calling your Catholic Priest "dad" instead of "father" and see how that levels out...

semantics...

Believe it to be a parable if you wish. What is the parabolic meaning of "being in torments" (Luke 16:23)? (obviously in the story of the rich man and Lazarus, the rich man is experiencing torments because he was not faithful to God in his life).

"dad"

Obviously, the believer in Luke 8:13, who falls away, does so because he has no root in himself. Would you say that he had epignosis? If so, then there is a faith that is a step above epignosis, wherein the believer does have root in himself and his faith endures unto everlasting life (John...

Very informative, thank you. You do realize that you are substantiating the JW doctrine of the 144,000?

There are more than 144,000 who will rise to meet Jesus in the air when He returns. The Bible teaches that there will be a multitude that no one can number, all dressed in white, who will stand before the throne of the Lord, having come out of great tribulation. I believe that these may in...

Because of what @Behold teaches... he teaches that "works of the flesh" are not sins in the believer; and that as believers in Christ we are without sin because of the fact that we are not under the law (Romans 6:14; Romans 4:15, 1 John 3:4). But there is more to it than that. Death reigned...

Thank you for providing the biblical background for what I said. I have to admit I was being lazy.

An oxymoron is a stupid person who uses oxy for pimples...:eek::D:p

The scripture in particular says this: Mat 23:9, And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. I do not believe that this was hyperbole but is to be taken literally. (while I am not going to trample over what you have said and neither am I going to...

So, how is it then that you believe that your verses refute the plain meaning of what it says in John 5:24 (kjv)?

If he was able to convince the people that he preached to of the doctrine of entire sanctification (which is the primary doctrine that sets Nazarenes apart from other denominations), there must have been a certain holiness about his life, or else his words would have fallen on deaf ears; there...

freaky...

Not sure why. But the scripture declares that the 144,000 Jews are men who have not defiled themselves with women...virgins.