Is "God" a name or a title?

Question

When we say God do we use it as a name or is it used as a Title?

Answer 1

I view it as a job title.

Blessings )O(

Answer 2

Many refer to the creator of heaven and earth and all things in them as "God". The Bible tells us that this is not his name but a title. According to the original King James Bible at Psalm 83:18, God's name is Jehovah. Yet some believe a more accurate translation would be Yahweh. Unfortunately, since they cannot be positive, the New King James has eliminated God's name altogether, making some believe he does not have a personal name and making it harder for seekers of him to draw close to him on a personal level. Sad, isn't it??

Answer 3

God is a title, the origianl Hebrew name is Yahweh the Greeks translated his name to God ! Yashua is His Son whom everyone calls Jesus, The greeks got that name from one of thier greek gods named zuis they did this when they translated the bible from the original Hebrew text . Yahweh said " My people shall know Me by My name" So yes God is a title he is Yahweh the Almighty, the First and the Last the Alpha and the Omega.

Answer 4

That is a terrific Q!!!!!!!!!!

The word God is in fact used as both

God as a name: "Im just not sure what God is doing in my life right now but Im very excited about the future."

God as a title: Jesus is God the Son who follows God the Father.

The title issue indeed comes up when you refer to Jesus as "God" which there is nothing wrong with because him and the Father are 1.

Answer 5

No. God is God. Name or title not required.

Answer 6

Title

The question of defining the term god is extremely problematic - every sort of theism and every sort of theistic religion seems to have their own definitions. Indeed, there are so many definitions that when a person says they believe in a god, it isn't a very good idea to assume that you know what they are talking about. The wisest course of action is usually to ask them what they mean.

The root of the term (from Gothic root gheu; Sanskrit hub or emu, "to invoke or to sacrifice to") means either "the one invoked" or "the one sacrificed to." This indicates that whatever one calls "god," the relationship is not passive - instead, there is an active submission of the believer.

Some common characteristics of gods include: supernatural, powerful or all-powerful (omnipotent), loving or all-loving (omnibenevolent), wise or all-knowing (omniscient), creator of all existence, etc.

People who believe in the existence of at least one god are known as theists. People who lack any such belief are known as atheists.

Answer 7

God is a title not a name like the Muslim's call Allah God and as you my know there 3 person's in the Cristen god

Answer 8

When I refer to God, all I think is "GOOD". I can't think of politically correct answers, social conformity, the majority/masses. All I think of is WHO and WHAT He is.

This brings me to rethink something I was thinking earlier this morning while listening to people talk about the tv show Survivor and the racial differences and how we spend so much brain power on things that matter so little (if at all).

God can be a name or a title. What is so much more paramount is the power within. I encourage you to direct your energies in that direction.

"God" bless!

Answer 9

God is a title like King is a title but the king has a name.
Even Satan the Devil is called the God of this system of things.
God's name is Jehovah, everybody knows that.
Yahweh is his name in Hebrew. Can't remember what Greek is.

Answer 10

God is what I believe to have become the commercialized and publicized substitute for the true name(s) of God, which is/are strictly forbidden to be used by man. One of these such forbidden names is YHWH, which even in itself is a substitute for the full and most forbidden name of God. In the olden days, when priests were to inscribe God's name (which I will not spell out, out of respect and common sense) on a parchment (for lack of better word), they would have to bathe themselves and change their clothes EACH time they wrote the name down, in order to cleanse themselves before writing down one of God's holiest of names that should never EVER be used nonchalantly, or in vain. There is also the Shemhamphorae, 72 words (I believe them to be so) that, when combined, make up the "forbidden name(s) of God." So, in conclusion, the term "God" is more of a name, used for the being whom Christians worship and follow. However, when used as "a god," the term can apply to any deity or god of just about any religion. But when you say "God," or "the God," I believe we can all safely assume that you're reffering to the Christian God.

Answer 11

"God" is a name for the one true "god," a title. Catch the difference? It's all in the capitalization.