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Is 'he' called 'God' for a reason, or is the word 'God' just a word by man, like 'flower' and 'shoe'?

Like flower and shoe.

Originally posted by debbiejo
Like flower and shoe.

Oh my flower!

How soft be your petals. Let me pluck them as I worship you.

Like flower, shoe and Godzilla.

Like flower, shoe, godzilla or SPOT!

I call him Spoon pitt_victory

God is a title, his name is Jehovah or Jaweh which means "he who causes to become"

Originally posted by Bicnarok
God is a title, his name is Jehovah or Jaweh which means "he who causes to become" Or Allah.

Originally posted by Bicnarok
God is a title, his name is Jehovah or Jaweh which means "he who causes to become" Sorta like evolution?

Actually god really doesn't have a name. When asked god said "I am."

In some language (real or imaginary) every word you utter is the name of the God of Gods. All language is merely symbolic, without objective meaning...it's all in the subective interpretation we ascribe to it.

...which is what makes Kaballistic ideas of "words of power" or "true names" so ridiculous.

Well, believing in something gives you a since of power too.

Originally posted by C. C. Cowgirl
Is 'he' called 'God' for a reason, or is the word 'God' just a word by man, like 'flower' and 'shoe'?

Being masculine is also a word by man, but does that mean masculinity doesn't exist?

ok what about Zevs then

Originally posted by anaconda
ok what about Zevs then

Well does it exist? You tell me.

i odnt know, but its just a big chance zevs exist as it is the biblical god does

Originally posted by anaconda
i odnt know, but its just a big chance zevs exist as it is the biblical god does

Zevs does exist, u just said so, u just don't know what it is.

Originally posted by BananaKing
Being masculine is also a word by man, but does that mean masculinity doesn't exist?

I simply wondered if there was a biblical history behind 'God' and an actual reason for the name, or if it was taken out of the blue

For all I knew, it could have been an ancient acronym or something

Originally posted by C. C. Cowgirl
I simply wondered if there was a biblical history behind 'God' and an actual reason for the name, or if it was taken out of the blue

For all I knew, it could have been an ancient acronym or something

Probably just a name he thought up in the beginning... i suppose

if so then the first commandment is one of jealousy

Originally posted by anaconda
if so then the first commandment is one of jealousy

I think you are right. There are other gods.

Spelled backwards it's DOG! It's crazy man, crazy!

The Sacred Name of God deals with the Created Realm.

Exodus 3:13 Then Moses said to God, "Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, "The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they say to me, "What is His name?' what shall I say to them?" 14 And God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And He said, "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, "I AM has sent me to you."' 15 Moreover God said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: "The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.' NKJV

This is the common translation of these verses as rendered in the New King James Version. Here is a more accurate translation of this same verse without changing God's name from the orginal Hebrew but using the English alphabet spelling.

"And Moses said to Elohim: behold when I come to the children of Israel and say to them: the Elohim (Almighty One) of your fathers has sent me to you; and they say to me; 'What is His Name?' What shall I say to them? And Elohim said to Moses: EHYEH ASHER EHYEH! (I shall be what I shall be!). And he said: say thus to the children of Israel: EHYEH (I shall be) has sent me to you. And Elohim again said to Moses: Thus shall you say to the children of Israel: YHWH, the Elohim of you fathers, "Elohey Abraham", "Elohey Yishaq" we "Elohey Yaaqob" has sent me to you. This is my Name forever, and this is My Mention to all generations!"

EHYEH is the first person singular, simple future tense of the Hebrew verb HAYAH, to be. You may recognise this word as being commonly tranlated as 'was' in Gen 1:2.

Another way to translate this is 'I am becoming what I am becoming'

Strong's Concordance #1261 - hayah. A prime root to exist, be, become or come to pass.

Another tranlation would be: I bring to pass what I bring to pass.

These are all more meaningful that simply I Am What I Am.

This expanded meaning is consistent with The Reluctant Messenger's view that we are the part of God that is growing and becoming our true destiny as God's children. In other words, God is still becoming whatever it is God is becoming through us.


God is never called a HE or Father.

Originally posted by Diamond Kisses
Is 'he' called 'God' for a reason, or is the word 'God' just a word by man, like 'flower' and 'shoe'?

Some would call him Kerblehgdar (as close as can be interpretted with our alphabet.)

Originally posted by lord xyz
Or Allah.

No! Allah is or was originally a moon God, hence the half crescent on some Muslim flags.

Originally posted by Bicnarok
No! Allah is or was originally a moon God, hence the half crescent on some Muslim flags. B-but it's still used.

The Moon or Crescent moon also stood for a certain goddess.

Cthulhu? Fthagn?

The word God is a titlte like, Father, Son, Daughter, Doctor... it is my belief that Jesus was an aspect of the Father. The Bible says "In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God... The word became flesh, and dwelt amoung us and we knew him not".

Originally posted by Bicnarok
No! Allah is or was originally a moon God, hence the half crescent on some Muslim flags.

And is Arabic for "God." The same God the Christians and Jews worship. This is why all three are called Abrahamic Religions.

Originally posted by debbiejo
God is never called a HE or Father. Cool.

Originally posted by Bardiel13
And is Arabic for "God." The same God the Christians and Jews worship. This is why all three are called Abrahamic Religions. I think the reason the moon was called Allah was because they believed the moon to be the god/creator/deity. Just like some religions have the sun as the god.

Originally posted by AngryManatee
Cthulhu? Fthagn? Well there are quite a lot!

http://lowchensaustralia.com/names/gods.htm




Originally posted by Mindship
Cool. Thanks. God or what ever it is, is neither male or female...It just is what is and was and whatever..

Originally posted by lord xyz
I think the reason the moon was called Allah was because they believed the moon to be the god/creator/deity. Just like some religions have the sun as the god.

Are moon and God homonyms in Arabic? I'm not an expert on Islam, and I don't doubt they believe God had something to do with the moon, but it's still the same God in the bible.

I don't believe that a god, a real god, would care what name is give. Even if it is a wrong name, or wrong thought. Why would IT care?

no clue debbie. maybe you get sent to hell for pronouncing his name wrong? who knows with all the bullshit laws the bible makes up

Originally posted by chickenlover98
no clue debbie. maybe you get sent to hell for pronouncing his name wrong? Well, if that's the case, then I'm going to starting calling him Bob. pissed

Everyone likes to bob and Bob.

actually the muslim stance on the moon is that its significance is based in the lunar calendar as opposed the originaly followed{and still generally accepted} sun based calender. the lunar calender has significance for islam.

Originally posted by C. C. Cowgirl
Is 'he' called 'God' for a reason, or is the word 'God' just a word by man, like 'flower' and 'shoe'?
Originally posted by C. C. Cowgirl
I simply wondered if there was a biblical history behind 'God' and an actual reason for the name, or if it was taken out of the blue

For all I knew, it could have been an ancient acronym or something

As far as I'm aware, the linguistic theories suggest that the word "God" may be derived (via the Germanic language-family) from Indo-European and proto-Indo-European root words that meant "That Which Is Invoked," (or as a verb "(To) Invoke", or that it may derive from a root meaning "(To) Pour," (thus connecting "God" to the act of giving life through giving water).

Originally posted by lord xyz
Or Allah.

Allah is also a title.

Originally posted by chickenlover98
interestinf. but terminology aside, it really doesnt matter what you call him. its just a kid with a world he can manipulate to his will (if he exists)

Correction: A kid with a MAGNIFYING GLASS and a world he can manipulate to his will