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What does it mean that God is father to the fatherless?



    
    

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Shea S. Michael Houdmann Supporter Got Questions Ministries
Psalm 68:5 says, "A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling." Of all the ways the Lord God Almighty could have chosen to relate to humanity, He chose the languag...

February 07 2014 0 responses Vote Up Share Report


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Andy  3 photo Andy Mangus Supporter I am a Christian since October 1979 & devoted truth seeker.
As Creator of all and especially mankind, God, "the Father" is the ultimate and most-high FATHER that each and every human ever conceived could have. God tells us that 'He is Love' and that He "Loves the world so much, that whosever believeth in Him shall have everlasting life." Simply put, God is "Our Heavenly Father" and that includes anyone that is born fatherless or becomes fatherless.

March 14 2014 0 responses Vote Up Share Report


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