Afraid to type God's name?

Question

How come some people spell God is this fashion (g-d)? Are they afraid to spell the entire name?

Answer 1

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Why is God spelled the without an "o" throughout Jewish writings?

Any Hebrew name of God is forbidden to erase. From the Torah's exhortation to destroy idolatry, we learn out the prohibition not to destroy the name of God. (see Deuteronomy 12:3-4)

The English word "God" is actually a matter of dispute as to its degree of holiness. Many treat the name "God" with great reverence as well, for example, by spelling it with a hyphen.
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Answer 2

The interesting thing about what you wrote is that "God" is a title. It is not God's personal name which people truly are "afraid" to write. Most religions even took his name out of their Bibles. But in the oldest manuscripts of the Bible, that name is found some 7000 times! If you want someone to get to know you, what might you do? Would you not tell the person your name?

How important is God’s name? Consider the model prayer that Jesus Christ gave. It begins this way: “Our Father in the heavens, let your name be sanctified.” (Matthew 6:9) Later, Jesus prayed to God: “Father, glorify your name.” In response, God spoke from heaven, saying: “I both glorified it and will glorify it again.” (John 12:28) Clearly, God’s name is of the utmost importance. Why, then, have some translators left this name out of their translations of the Bible and replaced it with titles?

In most Bibles "God's" personal name can be found at Psalm 83:18.

Answer 3

Well, God is not really his name, it's a title, so I don't know why they do that. It seems rather silly to me. There is another name for god, Adonai, which is said instead of his actually name. The real name of God is represented by the hebrew letters YHWH, it is called the Tetragrammaton, and is a 72 letter name that is unpronouncable and possibly forgotten by men of this world.

Answer 4

IF GOD were the Dammer, it would be O.K. to say GOD Damn a thing or some-one etc.
GOD is not the Dammer, Satan and his fallen follower Angel's are.
HELL was not made for Human Being's.
Satan hate's all Human Being's and try's to take all of us there, cause we can get REDEEMED, and satan cannot.
JESUS died for Human Being's, not fallen Angel's.
I spell GOD, "GOD", "the CREATOR", and any other of HIS NAME's that you can find in the BIBLE if I want to. The CREATOR is HIS Official Title, cause that's basically what HE is, "I AM". Hope this helps.
p.s. GOD is the REDEEMER not the Dammer. HE LOVE's US.

Answer 5

The Jewish people specifically are the ones that type G-D in this manner.
It is done out of respect for HIS Holy name.
It is also done out of the fear of using HIS name in a manner that doesn't go with who HE is the creator of all.
Something that a lot of Christians would do well to remember.

Answer 6

Some people see typing the name of God as blasphemous or sacrilegious. They fear to commit the sin they believe they would.

Answer 7

Some feel that a mention of God alone is vain -thus taking God's name in vain, although I have to admit that is not the definition of vain.

Answer 8

People who are Jewish can't write the name God.

Answer 9

You're not supposed to take God's name in vain, according to the Christian and Jewish religions.

Answer 10

They who do not fear the Lord, can never truly approach knowing Him. You are obviously a Christian, that group of people who believe in an incarnate deity. Believe how you will, but please have respect for the beliefs and belief practices of others.