Christians: What does "Lord" mean?

Question

Does it mean Jesus or God? Does it mean both Jesus and God? If Jesus is God, then who is "The Father"?

Jesus and God and the Father are One? I don't get that. How is that possible?

If Jesus is the Son and God is the Father, then who is the LORD? When Christians say, "Lord," are they talking about Jesus or God?

I'm reading your answers. It's still clear as mud, and I know I'm not a dumb person.

Sounds like the answer depends on what denomination of Christian you ask.

So let me get this straight. God is God, and Jesus is Jesus, but LORD could mean God OR Jesus OR both God AND Jesus together? Is that right, according to Christians?

Answer 1

One having power and authority over others.

"I and My Father are One." John 10:30

Answer 2

A Lord (Laird in Scottish contexts) is a male who has power and authority. It can have different meanings depending on the context of use. In Scotland the word 'Laird' means owner of a landed estate, or more simply 'landowner'. The Scots "Laird" title is generally easier to achieve, but is as valued as that of an English "Lord". Many ladies will take the title 'Lady' instead of Laird or Lord.

In a religious concept, The Lord is a name referring to God, mainly by the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Islam, and Christianity).

The etymology of the English word lord goes back to Old English hlaf-weard (loaf-guardian) – reflecting the Germanic tribal custom of a superior providing food for his followers. The female equivalent, Lady, may come from words meaning "loaf-kneader".

Answer 3

"Lord" is a title, like "king" or "Mr." It is not a proper name. (1 Cor 8:5 - "there are many gods and many lords") It only tells you a little bit about the person it is addressing. one dictionary defines "lord" as: A person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler. Since both Jesus and God are in positions of authority, the title "Lord" could refer to either one, depending on the context.

Who is "The Father"? Look at Jesus words at John 14:28, he says, "the Father is greater then I am." If Jesus and God are the same person, how could one be greater then the other? Look at Matthew 24:36 in your Bible. There Jesus says, "concerning that day and hour nobody knows, neither the angels of the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father." Again, if Jesus were "The Father", could he both know something, and not know it at the same time? These two scriptures indicate that Jesus and "The Father" are two seperate entities. They also show that Jesus knew "The Father" to be greater then himself. The Bible tells us who this great God is at Psalms 83:18 - "That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the Most High over all the earth." Jehovah is the Most High God. So Jehovah is unique; no one else shares his position. Jesus is spoken of in the scriptures as "a god," even as "Mighty God."(Isa 9:6) But nowhere is he spoken of as being Almighty, as Jehovah is.

So God has many titles but has only one name. That name is Jehovah. In most Bibles, God’s name has been removed and has been replaced with the titles LORD or GOD. But when the Bible was written, the name Jehovah appeared in it more then 7,000 times. (Exodus 3:15; Psalm 83:18.)

The Bible tells us that there is only one TRUE God. He created everything in heaven and on earth. Because he gave us life, he is the only One we should worship. (1 Corinthians 8:5, 6; Revelation 4:11.)

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Answer 4

What Does Lord Mean

Answer 5

Lord:

Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in Exodus 6:3; Psalms 83:18; Isaiah 12:2; 26:4, both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.

Heb. 'adon, means one possessed of absolute control. It denotes a master, as of slaves (Genesis 24:14,27), or a ruler of his subjects (45:8), or a husband, as lord of his wife (18:12).
The old plural form of this Hebrew word is 'Adonai . From a superstitious reverence for the name "Jehovah," the Jews, in reading their Scriptures, whenever that name occurred, always pronounced it 'Adonai .


Greek kurios, a supreme master, etc. In the LXX. this is invariably used for "Jehovah" and "'Adonai."

Heb. ba'al, a master, as having domination. This word is applied to human relations, as that of husband, to persons skilled in some art or profession, and to heathen deities. "The men of Shechem," literally "the baals of Shechem" (Judges 9:2,3). These were the Israelite inhabitants who had reduced the Canaanites to a condition of vassalage (Joshua 16:10; 17:13).

Heb. seren, applied exclusively to the "lords of the Philistines" (Judges 3:3). The LXX. render it by satrapies. At this period the Philistines were not, as at a later period (1 Samuel 21:10), under a kingly government. (See Joshua 13:3; 1 Samuel 6:18.) There were five such lordships, viz., Gath, Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron.

Answer 6

In scripture, the Supreme Being; Jehovah. When Lord, in the Old Testament, is prints in capitals, it is the translation of Jehovah, and so might, with more propriety, be rendered. The word is applied to Christ, Ps. 110; Col. 3. and to the Holy Spirit, 2 Thess. 3. As a title of respect, it is applied to kings, Gen. 40; 2 Sam. 19. to princes and nobles, Gen 42; Dan. 4. to a husband, Gen. 18. to a prophet, 1 Kings 18; 2 Kings 2. and to a respectable person, Gen. 24. Christ is called the Lord of glory, 1 Cor. 2. and Lord of lords, Rev. 19.

Answer 7

The Jews were very careful about using the name of God. The Divine Name was represented in Hebrew as אֶֽהְיֶה

Because they were so careful about The Name, they had to substitute something else for it, thus the Hebrew "Adonai," LORD, in all caps was substituted.

In Greek, κυριε is pronounced as "Kurios" (or another inflected form of the word).

About 250 years before Christ, the Hebrew OT was translated into Greek, because the people living outside of Palestine had lost their Hebrew to disuse, and needed God's Word in a language they could understand. In the Greek, the Adonai of Hebrew was translated as Kurios.

In the OT, it is primarily the Father who is called "LORD." In the NT, the same term is applied to, and accepted by, Jesus. Jesus knew the meaning of the term, and accepted the title.

You have stumbled into 2/3 of the doctrine of the Trinity, God the Father and God the Son. The other 1/3 of the Trinity is God the Holy Spirit. While the word "Trinity" is not found in the Bible, the idea of it is seen at both the beginning and the end of Jesus' earthly ministry.

When Jesus was baptized we read:
Matthew 3:16-17
16 And after being baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon Him, 17 and behold, a voice out of the heavens, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased."

The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit all in one passage!

Then again:
Matthew 28:19
"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,"

All three in one verse!

Each fully God, fully Divine. All three are one God.
Deuteronomy 6:4
"Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one!"

Answer 8

To allow Jesus to be Lord of our lives is to allow Him to have control. Not unlike a feudal Lord in England.

However, in another sense He is LORD (as in the O.T. term of "LORD", the "I AM", the Tetragrammaton).

There is ONE GOD, YHWH, Who has revealed that He eternally exists as three "Persons": Father, Son (Jesus) and the Holy Spirit.

The Father-Son terminology is a way of us to understand the RELATIONSHIP between the First and Second Persons of the Trinity.

ONE GOD: Father, Son, & Holy Spirit.

Jesus is God, the second Person of the Trinity
the Father is God, the first Person of the Trinity.

Answer 9

Jesus is Lord. God the Father and Jesus are one.These are the kind of things that God wants you to seek. Seek and you shall find. Each man must search on his/her own. Don't expect all the answers to come from Yahoo.

Answer 10

It means god. And Jesus and God and the Father are one. Considering that they're all in the sky, and that they're spirits, Lord refers to them all, because whenever you say Lord, you look up at the sky.