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cristianprince67

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Do Christians call God Jehova? Or is that just Jewish people or what? Because I'm reading the bible right now and that's his name in the bible.
 
Christians call God "God". You will notice in the epistles that it is now "God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ". Jehovah is YHWH in Hebrew and may be pronounced as "Yahweh" or Jehovah.

The Jehovah's Witnesses insist on talking about "Jehovah God". At the same time, they downgrade the Lord Jesus Christ to "a god", and do not recognize His Deity.

Jesus is God. So is the Father. So is the Holy Spirit. One God but three distinct Divine Persons. (Not to be "figured out" but simply to be believed).
 
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Christians call God "God". You will notice in the epistles that it is now "God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ". Jehovah is YHWH in Hebrew and may be pronounced as "Yahweh" or Jehovah.

The Jehovah's Witnesses insist on talking about "Jehovah God". At the same time, they downgrade the Lord Jesus Christ to "a god", and do not recognize His Deity.

Jesus is God. So is the Father. So is the Holy Spirit. One God but three distinct Divine Persons. (Not to be "figured out" but simply to be believed).
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Jehovah is a mix of the tetragramaton and the vowels in Adonai. Orthodox Jews call God HaShem (the name) because they don't believe in uttering the name. In liturgy we use HaShem or Adonai. The Masoretic text uses the term extensively while the LXX does not use it at all.
 
cristianprince67 said:
Do Christians call God Jehova? Or is that just Jewish people or what? Because I'm reading the bible right now and that's his name in the bible.
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That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth. Psalm 83:18 The Hebrew name for GOD is: The Tetragrammaton or YHVH, WHICH THEY CONTEND SHOULD BE PRONOUNCED "Yahweh" or something similar. Many of them even exclude the use of El, Elohim, or any other name or title for God used in the Scriptures. Which means that scriptures must be rightly divided II Tim. 2:15. Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
 
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cristianprince67 said:
Do Christians call God Jehova? Or is that just Jewish people or what? Because I'm reading the bible right now and that's his name in the bible.
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Some Christians use the name Jehovah. Others use Yehovah or Yawhe. But most don't use the name at all. If that's what it says in your Bible, then I don't see a problem with reading it the way it is. People disagree on the exact pronunciation, but God does have a name.

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cristianprince67 said:
Do Christians call God Jehova? Or is that just Jewish people or what? Because I'm reading the bible right now and that's his name in the bible.
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The Name of God Revealed!
In the book of Genesis we read, “In the beginning GOD created the heavens and the
earth” (Gen.1:1). The original word translated “God” in this verse is “Elohim” in the Hebrew. In the time of Abraham, God appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me and be blameless” (Gen.17:1). In this verse God reveals Himself to Abraham the patriarch by the name of “El Shaddai” in the original Hebrew. Translated into English, it means “God Almighty.” “El” is a shortened form of “Elohim,” and “Shaddai” means “all mighty, all powerful” in Hebrew.
However, when God began to call Moses to bring His people out of captivity in Egypt,
He revealed Himself to Moses by an altogether different name. Notice! When Moses went over to investigate a mysterious burning bush that would not burn up, God said to him, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob” (Exodus 3:6). This is the same word for God used in Genesis 1:1, Elohim.
Is Elohim God's actual name? The Scriptures often use the word Elohim to refer to the
true God, the Creator, the Almighty God. But this same word is also used in other places where it is used of “gods,” false gods, pagan deities, and is also translated sometimes as “judge,”
“judges,” or even “angels.” Literally, it simply describes the essence of “might” or “power” as applied to individuals, whether the true God, idols, angels, or human magistrates or judges. It means, “that which is strong.” Thus the term Elohim is not used as the literal “name” of God, for there are many kinds of “elohim,” including false gods. It is a generic term, and sometimes refers to the true God, and at other times to pagan gods. In English, we differentiate between the two by spelling “God” with a capital “G” and “gods” with a small “g.” In Hebrew, there is no such manner of distinguishing between the two, and context supplies the correct rendition.
God Has Many Names
The Scriptures show that God Almighty has many names. In fact, in rabbinical thought,
it is stated that God’s Name is the entire “Torah” – it spells the long form of His Name. Since one’s name represents one’s total character, in God’s sight, this would be true. In fact, one could even say that God’s Name is His entire WORD – from the first word of Genesis to the last word of the book of Revelation!
 
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