Bible Verses About God as Father

"After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name."

"Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him."

"For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father."

"If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?"

"And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty."

"If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?"

"Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God."

"But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand."

"I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you."

"A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation."

What does the Bible say about god as father?

One of the most intimate names for God in Scripture is 'Father. ' Jesus taught His disciples to pray to 'Our Father,' revealing a God who is not distant or impersonal but lovingly involved in every detail of His children's lives. Key King James Version passages include Matthew 6:9, Psalm 103:13, Romans 8:15. This page collects 10 KJV verses about god as father, each quoted in full.

What does it mean that God is our Father?

God as Father means He relates to believers with parental love, care, provision, protection, and discipline. Through faith in Christ, we are adopted as His children (Romans 8:15) and can approach Him with the intimacy of calling Him 'Abba' (Daddy).

Can people with absent fathers relate to God as Father?

Yes. God's fatherhood actually heals the wounds of earthly fatherhood. He is the 'father of the fatherless' (Psalm 68:5) and perfectly embodies every quality that earthly fathers fail to fulfill.