In addition to this great gift, God the Father adopts those he saves into his family so they may live with Jesus in heaven. To be saved involves being “born again” into a new relationship with God (John 3:5). Thinking about Allah as Father is unacceptable for all Muslims (Surah 112:3). Any negative view of the earthly father role will twist one’s view of God. In Western cultures, parenting trends err toward permissiveness (more