I asked a question earlier about god, and the name of?

Question

God and it got removed for abuse, which I dont understand.

Can someone please explain why this question is offensive?

Question: Can you really call god, god?

Question Details: Surely wouldnt 'god' be un-namable? What does the word 'god' actually mean

Just to explain a bit, I do have a form of a god in my newly developing spiritual beliefs so I'm not saying anything bad about god. Just pondering.

Thank you

Love and Light
Rachie

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Answer 1

Youve struck on a Very Good point which often the Atheists and Theists choose to ignore ie what is this thing we call 'God'? The thing we choose to believe in or disbelieve in.
It would be good if people stopped using the term because then we would have to make more effort to try to describe the thing we are talking about.
The sentences 'i believe in God'
and the sentence 'i dont't believe in God'
are quite commonly used, but what exactly do they mean?
THAT i think is the question.

I would tend towards your idea that this thing called 'God' is ultimately unameable because if it is the ultimate creative force , then it must contain the vastness of EVERYTHING it has created , and therfore be beyond simple categorization.

(Getting into daoist/buddhist territory)

Answer 2

Yes, God is indeed "un-namable".

In Classical Hebrew, the name is more than a popular means of identification; it is descriptive of the person bearing it. To the ancient Hebrews, a name was highly significant.

Accordingly, the name Elohim, denotes the power of God.
YHVH is simply four letters together, denoting "to be" or, "always present".

That is why the text of Exodus 3:14 (where Moses asks God his name), could NEVER have come from the mind of a human author: It would never occur to a human being to state a name in that way --- "I AM".

As to why your question was removed, I would not have the remotest idea. This is an age where people cannot bear to hear straightforward, sincere, and pertinent criticism; or hard, relevant question ... if their "feelings" get hurt, you are tagged as "unloving", "abusive", racist, sexist, and the list goes on.

Disagree about the colour of the sky, and you are liable to find yourself being threatened with legal action from people who have more money to waste, than common sense.

I recall spening twenty minutes answering one question; and when sending the answer, received a notice stating that the question had been removed.

I have noticed even here, that people can be rude, vulgar, use profanity (if there is an asterisk or two inserted), be impertinent ---
(a question, the other day, was asked: "Who in this R&S would you 'smack' if you could?" - stunning maturity!) ---
and yet, seemingly, if you ask a genuine question, it is removed ... ?

Prior to that, someone had stated that lesbianism was not in the Bible. I provided the chapter and verse of where it was ... and received two "thumb down" icons for my trouble. When objective, straightforward factual answers receive a mark of disapproval from the audience, who can say what the thinking is?

Question: "How many inches in a foot?"
Answer: "12"
Icon from other group members: Thumb Down (!)

I had not read your original question, but can see nothing wrong in asking about the name of God.

I am not certain if you were also wondering about the term "God", as well; but the three letter word is Anglo Saxon, which in turn, was taken from German, Gott. The meaning of the term is, a divine being.

I hope this helps with your query.

Please do not feel badly about your original question, if indeed all you did was ask about the name of God. Obviously, it is by asking questions that people learn.

Kind regards,
Philip Livingstone
www.theforgottenbible.org

Answer 3

God has many names. Some people belive it is sacrilidge to actually speak or write his name. I do not. Like the angels, his names all actually specify what he is rather then to label him. The actual word translated God in the bible usually refers to the supreme authority or lord.
It would take too long to list all the names here, but one or two examples are:
El - God as the supreme one
El Shaddai - God almighty.
Elohim - (plural) 'Gods' - usually refers to God among the angels
Jehovah - spelt differently in the original hebrew. Meaning the creator with his creation.
etc etc.
BTW the bible clearly states that there are only two Gods. The Supreme one who is the creator, and the Devil, the god of this world.
All the other 'gods' of the world are actually inventions of the devil. This includes many areas of worship that people believe to be good and righteous today.
I will not list these as I am bound to offend a great many people doing so.

Answer 4

If you can actually find an OLD King james bible, look up Psalms 83 verse 18. God gave himself a name.
In a hotel? Motel, pick up a full version bible by the Gideons, same location 83;18
In even older bibles God's 'name' appears around 7 thousand times.
Now a days LORD= God
Lord= Jesus
Man made the changes through inspiration of Satan, who hates God and Jesus.
Definition:
At Acts 17:29, Paul, when in Athens, showed that it is illogical for humans to imagine that “the Divine Being [to thei′on, form of thei′os] is like gold or silver or stone.” Many translators here use terms such as “the Godhead,” “the Deity,” or “the divinity” (KJ, AS, Dy, ED, JB, RS), while E. J. Goodspeed’s translation says “the divine nature.” According to The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, the expression to thei′on “is derived from the adjective theíos, meaning ‘pertaining to God,’ ‘divine.’” (Edited by G. Bromiley, 1979, Vol. 1, p. 913) Liddell and Scott’s Greek-English Lexicon gives as the meaning “the Divinity.” (Revised by H. Jones, Oxford, 1968, pp. 787, 788) So the phrase to thei′on can be understood to refer to a person or to a quality. Obviously, then, the context must guide the translator in his choice of words. Here at Acts 17:29, the context clearly shows that the person of God is being described, and so the expression is appropriately rendered “Divine Being” in the New World Translation.—Compare NIV.

Answer 5

Some religions believe that the name of god is so Holy that it should not be spoken.This happened before the birth of Jesus.During his ministry he declared "I have made your name manifest".What i do know is that the name given in the old testament was YHWH.The old testament was written in old Hebrew which had on vowels.So the true name ,for now,is misplaced.But my own thoughts are this "YesHuWaH" Jesus true name.
There were a few different Greek words used for god in the n/t which all have different meanings.If you truly want to know the answer than read,learn,and share.
Hope this helps a little.
May peace be with you.

Answer 6

The Creator is a God.
God means 'mighty one'.
In fact, He is the ALL-mighty one.
The term 'god' is a title ....like Mister, or Doctor.
The Allmighty God's name is Jehovah.
If you wish to stay with the original Hebreux, its Yahweh.
He gave Himself that name.
It means "To become what I become."
The basic idea here is God can become whatever the situation requires.
Example:
In Egypt, the Israelites needed a deliverer.
God became a deliverer.
In the wilderness, the Israelites needed a provider of food.
He became a provider of food.
Some people think its not necessary for God to have a name because there is supposedly only 1 God.
However, an only child is still given a name.

To whoever thought your question was abuse:
You're wrong!

Answer 7

The Jews think that the name of God is so holy, that they can not speak it, and call him G-D or other names to avoid saying their name for God. But in my thinking, the 'name' of God is just going to be what you call God, because its not like God starts up conversations with people 'hello my name is God pleased to meet you' or whatever! so even if you decided you couldn't name God, what would you refer to him by? Divinity or something? wouldnt that just be a name too? I guess it's up to you and what you decide you're comfortable with calling God. Good luck on developing your spiritual beliefs.

Answer 8

English.
From Middle English, from the Old English god (meaning supreme being, deity), from Old High German got (a rank of deity),
The Term is used for Male Version of the supreme being. For female its Goddess.

See the links

Answer 9

The name of God, properly translated is Jehovah. However, it is a hugely holy name -so much so that the Jews honored it to the point of never saying it or writing it out fully.

The Lord's prayer teaches us to keep that name holy- but to address Him as "Our Father". God is simply a title that refers to Him as our Creator.

Hope this helps.

Pastor Larry Lombardi
www.wordoflove.org.nz

Answer 10

The way I see it man needed to call it something and somwhow came up with God. I personally referred to it as Spirit.

As to why the question got deleted... Only the Yahoo Nazis know for sure.