The word "God" is used about 4500 times in the Bible. In 99.9% of the time, God refers to the Father. Read these scriptures where the word 'Father' is substituted for 'God' and get a better appreciation for the loving, gentle, Father Every Christian has through faith in Jesus.

1. Gen 1:1 In the beginning FATHER created the heaven and the earth.
Gen 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was
upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of FATHER moved upon the face
of the waters.
Gen 1:3 And FATHER said, Let there be light: and there was light.
Ps. 22:1 My FATHER, my FATHER, why hast thou forsaken me? why art
thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
Ps. 33:12 Blessed is the nation whose FATHER is the LORD; and the
people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
Ps. 37:31 The law of his FATHER is in his heart; none of his steps shall
slide.
Ps. 40:8 I delight to do thy will, O my FATHER: yea, thy law is within my
heart.
Ps. 43:4 Then will I go unto the altar of FATHER, unto FATHER my
exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O FATHER my
FATHER.
Ps. 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O FATHER; and renew a right spirit
within me.
Ps. 51:17 The sacrifices of FATHER are a broken spirit: a broken and a
contrite heart, O FATHER, thou wilt not despise.
Ps. 53:1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no FATHER.
Is. 44:6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the
LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no
FATHER.
Is. 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord FATHER is upon me; because the LORD
hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me

2. to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the
opening of the prison to them that are bound;
Is. 61:10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my
FATHER; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath
covered me with the robe of righteousness,
62:5 For as a young man marries a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee:
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall thy FATHER rejoice
over thee.
Jer 31:1 At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be FATHER of all the
families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
Eze 11:22 Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels
beside them; and the glory of the FATHER of Israel was over them above.
Dan 2:47 The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that
your FATHER is a FATHER of FATHERs, and a Lord of kings, and a
revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.
an 3:17 If it be so, our FATHER whom we serve is able to deliver us from
the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
Hos 12:6 Therefore turn thou to thy FATHER: keep mercy and judgment,
and wait on thy FATHER continually.
Joe 2:27 And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am
the LORD your FATHER, and none else: and my people shall never be
ashamed.
Joel 1:14 Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and
all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your FATHER,
and cry unto the LORD,
Amo 3:8 The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord FATHER hath
spoken, who can but prophesy?

3. Jonah 4:2 And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD,
was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled
before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious FATHER, and
merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and Thou repents of the
evil.
Mic 6:8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the
LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk
humbly with thy FATHER?
Mat 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son,
and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is,
FATHER with us.
Mat 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of FATHER, and his
righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Mat 19:26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is
impossible; but with FATHER all things are possible.
Mar 12:17 And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the
things that are Caesar's, and to FATHER the things that are FATHER's.
Mar 12:26 And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in
the book of Moses, how in the bush FATHER spake unto him, saying, I am
the FATHER of Abraham, and the FATHER of Is.ac, and the FATHER of
Jacob?
Mar 15:39 And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw
that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was
the Son of FATHER.
Johnn 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
FATHER, and the Word was FATHER.
John 1:2 The same was in the beginning with FATHER.
John 1:6 There was a man sent from FATHER, whose name was Johnn.

4. John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to
become the sons of FATHER, even to them that believe on his name:
John 1:13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor
of the will of man, but of FATHER.
Act 3:8 And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into
the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising FATHER.
Rom 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power
of FATHER unto salvation to every one that believeS; to the Jew first, and
also to the Greek.
Rom 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of FATHER;
1Co 1:25 Because the foolishness of FATHER is wiser than men; and the
weakness of FATHER is stronger than men.
Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good
works, which FATHER hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
1John 4:8 He that loves not knows not FATHER; for FATHER is love.
Rev 19:17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a
loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come
and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great FATHER;