"Jesus said to them, 'If God were your Father, you would love Me
. . . ' "
There is not a true God-devotee in the entire universe who does not love the Lord Jesus Christ. All other "god-talkers" serve a different ultimate spiritual father, (namely, Satan). Devotion and dedication to a "god-concept"--no matter how ardent and fervent--is worthless idolatry, if it does not center on love for Christ.
Every soul has a "father"; and, in the final analysis--even according to Christ Himself--it is either the Father in heaven, or the one consigned to hell (Satan). Who is your Father? Look at the highest object of your love, and you will know.
[Puritan quote of the day: "Where Christ is, all happiness must follow." --Richard Sibbes, in "The Bruised Reed"]
