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The Divinity of the Father 2 - God the Father is God - The Father is unique from the Son and the Spirit
The Character of the Father 3 - Mysterious - 'Missional' - Love - Sovereign - Glorious - Gender
The Mysterious Father (OT) 4 - less than a handful of references in the OT - None can understand Him The Father is mysterious: especially in the OT
Why was the Father mysterious in the OT 5 - God and humanity "enemies in their minds" (Col.1:21) - He is invisible - The Father is beyond our understanding - He chose not to reveal Himself (because of the above).
The mysterious Father (NT) 6
The Father is 'Missional' 7
The Loving Father 8
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Male Female 10 1.'Warrior' (Jer.20:11) 1. Woman in labour (Isa.42:14) 3. As a female manager (Ps.123:2) 2. A comforting mother (Isa.66:13) 3. 'King'(Ps.29:10) 2.'Husband' (Isa.54:5)
The Sovereign Father 11
The Glorious Father 12
The Father & the Trinity 13
Conclusion: The Role of the Father 14
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