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Originally Posted by Evangelical
Jesus did not give us any other name for the Father than just Father. Jesus always addresses the Father as Father, so that is His name. The name of the Father is just Father. It is both a name and a title I guess. .
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You guess? Here's a clue: the Father's name is holy. Therefore it was neither written out or spoken aloud publicly. Jesus always honored this strongly-adhered Jewish convention, from what I can see.
Second clue: the hard "J" sound was a 19th-century German interpolation. Nigel Tomes has already covered this in some detail, here on the LCD forum.
You know, a relationship is complicated. It isn't just a guy taking a girl out to dinner. There are ups and downs, good times and bad. The relationship endures, grows. Jesus called God His Father based on such a relationship. They were stated to be one, and the record shows nothing but this. When Jesus spoke, the Father spoke. Jesus always saw the Father, and did His works. The Son and the Father are one. And the Son gave the disciples the Father's name. He fully expressed the Father, in word and in deed. The Father was no longer hidden, mysterious, but tangible and real. "Whom we handled, and our hands touched." This was the Word made flesh. On this we who have not seen yet believe. This becomes the basis of our own relationship, with each other, and with God our Father.
"Our Father who art in heaven; Your name is holy." Etc. It's all there in black and white. All we have to do is live it.