Question: Is it stated in the Torah (or Rabbinical writings) that saying that God is your father is equivalent to stating that you are “equal with God?”

Answer: Thank you for the great question. Not only does the Torah and all of Rabbinical writings not say that God being our father makes us equal to him, but the very notion of God as our father implies an inequality. The very notion that we have a father (God) Who is our source of existence implies, very clearly, that we are unequal to God.

Also, remember that the notion of God being our father is metaphorical; it is only meant to communicate that we exist because of God, just as a human child only exists because of his/her parents. However, God’s creation of human beings is, obviously, much different than human procreation.

Best wishes,

Adam Penrod