Does the christian god have a name? Or is he always referred to as god, heavenly father, etc.? I know it's a queer thought, but isn't it a bit sad to be called by the role, though? Mr. president, boss, my manager, my wife, etc., these are all roles. I guess christians consider him as the only ultimate one, not requiring to be distinguished further by any name, but I wonder if god himself feels sad to be called by the role by everyone all the time. Maybe the faith can get more personal if god could be called by some name. I am curious to know christians' opinion on this thought. Here, I am not referring to Jesus Christ, but the father.
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God's name?
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Bob Dixon
>implying
He doesn't have a name in the traditional human sense, though YHWH comes pretty close.
God doesn't feel sad; emotions are a human thing.
Names are nothing but designations. They're fairly meaningless, especially for something like God. But, again, YHWH comes close. It's a name of sorts.
Oak of Justice
Member
Yes ,He has a name. As the son of man has said ("Father)"I revealed your name to those whom you gave me out of the world. They belonged to you, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word.
His name is revealed to those who keep His word.
I know the Lord and I keep His word.
His name is revealed to those who keep His word.
I know the Lord and I keep His word.
Jacksnyte
Reverend
uu_sage
Active Member
God is not God's name. God is one of many we use to describe that which is beyond and yet present in each. As a liberal Christian I use the following names of God: Father, Mother, process, mystery, the Great I am, the still speaking, the still evolving, the still loving, Love, Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer, Holy Spirit, Spirit, Abba, Elohim, Jehovah, Lord, King, Lord, ect.
Thief
Rogue Theologian
The story I got was simple.
Moses was about to leave the mount with the commandments on tablet....
But turned to ask of the Spirit....
'What shall I say to the people?....when they desire to know Whose law this is?'
He said in reply....
'Tell the people...'I AM'...and they that understand will know whose law this is.'
Moses was about to leave the mount with the commandments on tablet....
But turned to ask of the Spirit....
'What shall I say to the people?....when they desire to know Whose law this is?'
He said in reply....
'Tell the people...'I AM'...and they that understand will know whose law this is.'
Oak of Justice
Member
It tells you if you want to know His name you must keep His word.
As Jesus said and I do as well; "I know the Lord and I keep His word."
"The reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth."
The Lord says; "Speak the truth to one another, judge justly and let honesty and peace be at your gate."
The truth is the word of the Lord and His praise will last forever.
Pegg
Jehovah our God is One
Jesus also said he has 'made Gods name known'
Those early disciples would have heard Jesus use Gods name when he declared to them the name of God. This is why I believe that the true name of YHWH is rightly pronounced in english as Jehovah. The christians would have maintained the use of Gods name among themselves in imitation of Jesus.
Rocky S
Christian Goth
Jesus taught us to call him Father, because through Him(Jesus) that is who He is to the christian. Most Christians do not get in to the whole name thing. Most of them that do just want to argue about what is God's proper name , I believe for erroneous reasons, well from what I have encountered anyway. Most of the time the ones that are so big on Gods proper name or what we are supposed to Call God, usually are not Orthodox, or not from a well known denomination, or do not adhere to any set dogma. Jesus said when you pray say our Father in heaven and that is pretty much it..
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Oak of Justice
Member
Obviously it is not Jehovah because it has to be revealed and that is not a name that needs to be revealed. This shows that you need more study.
Thus says the Lord;
"Call upon me and I will answer you, I will show you great things beyond the reach of your knowledge."
"I will change and purify the speech of the people so they will all call upon the name of the Lord to serve Him with One accord."
"I revealed your name (Father) to those whom you gave me out of the world. They belonged to you, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word.
Now they know that everything you gave me is from you,
because the words you gave to me I have given to them, and they accepted them and truly understood that I came from you, and they have believed that you sent me".
I know the Lord and I keep His word.
According to Psalm [83 v 18] KJV in English the Tetragrammaton is: Jehovah.
At Psalm [110 v1] [KJV] there are two [2] LORD/Lord's mentioned.
The LORD in all capital letters is where the Tetragrammaton [YHWH] stood.
The Lord in some lower-case letters stands for Lord Jesus not God.
Jesus said he manifested God's name at John 17 v 6
and that Jesus declared God's name at John 17 v 26
Jesus said to pray that his Father's name be hallowed, held sacred, sanctified.
Oak of Justice
Member
When Jesus said He revealed the Fathers name to those that were given to Him out of the world, He was saying that the name is hidden, but the name Jehovah is not something that is hidden, it is very well known. The reason I say this is because He has revealed it to me, but I cannot tell it to you in plain language, I can only lead you to find it. This is why things have been hidden for so long because it is for those who seek God with all their hearts and follow in the footsteps of those who have served the Lord by doing what is right and just.
The Lord says this;
1 If you wish to return, O Israel, says the Lord, return to me. If you put your detestable things out of my sight, and do not stray,
Then you can swear, As the Lord lives, in truth, in judgment, and in justice; Then shall the nations use his name in blessing, and glory in him.
When you call on me, when you pray to me, I will listen to you.
When you look for me, you will find me. Yes, when you seek me with all your heart, you will find me with you, says the Lord, and I will change your lot; I will gather you together from all the nations and all the places to which I have banished you, says the Lord, and bring you back to the place from which I have exiled you.
The Lord says this;
1 If you wish to return, O Israel, says the Lord, return to me. If you put your detestable things out of my sight, and do not stray,
Then you can swear, As the Lord lives, in truth, in judgment, and in justice; Then shall the nations use his name in blessing, and glory in him.
When you call on me, when you pray to me, I will listen to you.
When you look for me, you will find me. Yes, when you seek me with all your heart, you will find me with you, says the Lord, and I will change your lot; I will gather you together from all the nations and all the places to which I have banished you, says the Lord, and bring you back to the place from which I have exiled you.
Jensen
Active Member
"but the name Jehovah is not something that is hidden, it is very well known."
Actually, the name Jehovah, which is an English rendering, I find is not well known among many Christians today. Most think it is only a name given by JWs for their God that many actually believe is a non Christian god of a non-christian religion. I've found that most Christians think that God has one proper name, which is Jesus. Of course, I don't agree.
Jensen
Actually, the name Jehovah, which is an English rendering, I find is not well known among many Christians today. Most think it is only a name given by JWs for their God that many actually believe is a non Christian god of a non-christian religion. I've found that most Christians think that God has one proper name, which is Jesus. Of course, I don't agree.
Jensen
....and why is it that many 'Christians' might think as ^above^ ?
Don't the clergy have the same Bible as the people do ?_______
Psalm [83 v 18] in English [KJV] states that God's name is: Jehovah.
The Douay Bible keeps God's name as Yahweh, but nevertheless God's name is in the Bible.
Since the Bible is for Christians, then those who think God's name is not Christian have been wrongly taught by their clergy of Christendom.
-Mark 7 vs 1-7,13; Matthew 15 v 9
It is no wonder that Luke wrote forewarning how false shepherds would fleece the flock of God.- Acts 20 vs 29,30
Paul too wrote how false clergy [man of sin] the [son of perdition or destruction] would sit themselves in the temple [houses of worship] as if they are God when they are really anti-God.
-2nd Thess. 2 vs 2-8