My Journey to Life, Step 9—God the Father

8. Is Jesus personal and relational while the Father is stern and detached?

Absolutely not! Thinking of the Father as stern and detached is a common misconception; perhaps because no sinful human being has ever seen God (Exodus 33:20), whereas Jesus lived thirty-three years as a man on earth. JTL9 4.6

The loving personal character of God the Father was illustrated best by Jesus while He lived among us—especially while He hung dying on the cross. Imagine for a moment the Father’s loving sacrifice, having to witness His beloved Son being crucified by unrepentant sinners for their salvation! JTL9 4.7

“God, who at various times and in different ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds” (Hebrews 1:1, 2). All the beautiful and loving attributes that we appreciate about Jesus are also found in the Father! JTL9 4.8