nobody in the first churches called Paul "holy father Paul" or even "father Paul" to my knowledge. And he never accepted it as a title, let alone introduced himself that way! He always only called the Father, Father. And the christians knew this distinction.
nobody in the first churches called Paul "holy father Paul" or even "father Paul" to my knowledge. And he never accepted it as a title, let alone introduced himself that way! He always only called the Father, Father. And the christians knew this distinction.