Our Father Heidelberg Catechism
Question 120. Why has Christ commanded us to address God thus: Our Father? To awaken in us, at the very beginning of our prayer, that filial reverence and trust toward God, which are to be the ground of our prayer; namely, that God has become our Father through Christ, and will much less deny us what we ask of Him in faith, than our parents refuse us earthly things. Gal. 4:6. Because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of
Our Father Westminster Catechism
Westminster Larger Catechism Question 189 What doth the preface of the Lord’ s prayer teach us? The preface of the Lord’ s prayer (contained in these words, Our Father which art in heaven, (Matt. 6:9)) teacheth us, when we pray, to draw near to God with confidence of his fatherly goodness, and our interest therein; (Luke 11:13, Rom. 8:15) with reverence, and all other child-like dispositions, (Isa. 64:9) heavenly affections, (Ps. 123:1, Lam. 3:41) and due apprehensions of his sovereign power, majesty,
