god described as in the bible
Metaphors for gods relationship with the world
Benefits of referring to god as father
100

A valuable someone may lose 

Lost coin

100

Someone that births others

Mother- matches traditional father element of justice and agape

200

Something you’d find in a farm

A hen 

300

A caring and affectionate person

A mother

300

A label to someone you care for 

A friend- spirit. Elements of companionship and phillia, ways in which humans should interact in the world

300

Christian Language about gods form

Supports trinitarian language for example: father, son etc. it supports the idea that god has a male form.

400

Pronouns for a specific gender

“He”

500

An important figure of a family 

Father

500

Someone you’d love 

A lover- matches “son” element of healing and eros

500

Advocates of Christianity 

ideas supported by Augustine, it’s Seuss which taught main Christian beliefs and doctrines.