Fear of saying “God”

[Augustine3]

There are many times when Jesus said out loud “God” in public. I understand the Jews feared God to the degree of never saying “God” out loud accept for the high priest once a year.

How does it work?

 

[meltzerboy]

There are many times when Jesus said out loud “God” in public. I understand the Jews feared God to the degree of never saying “God” out loud accept for the high priest once a year.

How does it work?

To my knowledge, that is not exactly correct. The fear is in writing the name of G-d in its entirety due to the possibility of its being erased or deleted either by intent or accident. Thus the full name of G-d is not written in Hebrew: Adonai is the scriptural form. At the same time, however, the full name of G-d is generally discouraged in speech, so that HaShem is used in its place.

 

[dogknox]

To my knowledge, that is not exactly correct. The fear is in writing the name of G-d in its entirety due to the possibility of its being erased or deleted either by intent or accident. Thus the full name of G-d is not written in Hebrew: Adonai is the scriptural form. At the same time, however, the full name of G-d is generally discouraged in speech, so that HaShem is used in its place.

meltzerboy with all respect; Question…** IF…**
If God’ name is NOT “God” then why do you **not **place the “O” in the word “God”!?
Your way >>> G-d

God’ name is NOT God… Am I right???
The word “god” means “Supreme Being” >> What he is; NOT what his name is!
As you point out… Adonai is God’ name??!
Or
Yaulway (spelling?)
…
DICTIONARY DOT COM
God   [god] Show IPA
noun

1. the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
   …

Please be patient with me…

Dogknox

 

[Augustine3]

To my knowledge, that is not exactly correct. The fear is in writing the name of G-d in its entirety due to the possibility of its being erased or deleted either by intent or accident. Thus the full name of G-d is not written in Hebrew: Adonai is the scriptural form. At the same time, however, the full name of G-d is generally discouraged in speech, so that HaShem is used in its place.

I’ve heard by several learned men in actuality the Jewish people did not say “God” out loud for fear of breaking the commandment not to take the Lord’s name in vain. Only the high priest can say “God” once a year on the day of atonement.

God bless,

 

[puzzleannie]

There are many times when Jesus said out loud “God” in public. I understand the Jews feared God to the degree of never saying “God” out loud accept for the high priest once a year.

How does it work?

please find a citation where Jesus used the actual Hebrew name for God (God is not his name but his job title)
every bible I ever read shows him addressing God as Lord or Father

 

[Sacred_Heart_1]

please find a citation where Jesus used the actual Hebrew name for God (God is not his name but his job title)
every bible I ever read shows him addressing God as Lord or Father

Actually Jesus does say the name of God when he refers to himself as I am. Jesus says in John: Before Abraham was, I am. (Yhwh)

You’re not going to find Hebrew names for God in the New Testament because they were all written in the Greek. Besides, Jesus spoke Aramaic not Hebrew.

 

[Augustine3]

please find a citation where Jesus used the actual Hebrew name for God (God is not his name but his job title)
every bible I ever read shows him addressing God as Lord or Father

He also said to them, “Amen, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see that the kingdom of God has come in power.” – Mark 9:1

I thought saying “God” out loud was forbidden along side with “Yahweh”, even our Jewish friend Meltzerboy writes it as “G-d”?

God bless,

 

[meltzerboy]

meltzerboy with all respect; Question…** IF…**
If God’ name is NOT “God” then why do you **not **place the “O” in the word “God”!?
Your way >>> G-d

God’ name is NOT God… Am I right???
The word “god” means “Supreme Being” >> What he is; NOT what his name is!
As you point out… Adonai is God’ name??!
Or
Yaulway (spelling?)
…
DICTIONARY DOT COM
God   [god] Show IPA
noun

1. the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
   …

Please be patient with me…

Dogknox

You’re right in saying that G-d’s name is not G-d. However, not taking G-d’s name in vain is one of the commandments so that the name itself is considered holy.

 

[Sacred_Heart_1]

He also said to them, “Amen, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see that the kingdom of God has come in power.” – Mark 9:1

I thought saying “God” out loud was forbidden along side with “Yahweh”, even our Jewish friend Meltzerboy writes it as “G-d”?

God bless,

It was out of respect for God’s sacred name that the Jews would say Adonai instead of YHWH. In the Christian way we say Lord instead of Adonai. Where ever you see Lord in the Old Testament is where the name YHWH once was. The Jews replaced it with Adonai and we replaced it with Lord. So it is out of respect that we do not say God’s sacred name.

 

[Sacred_Heart_1]

You’re right in saying that G-d’s name is not G-d. However, not taking G-d’s name in vain is one of the commandments so that the name itself is considered holy.

God’s name is God too. It means Adonai or YHWH just in a different language. For instance, Jesus is not Jesus’ real name. Jesus is actually Jeshua or Joshua; but it is in another language that Jesus means Jeshua. This relates to the word God. If I were to take the name God in vain I would still be taking the name YWHW in vain because God and YWHW are one and the same.

 

[dogknox]

You’re right in saying that G-d’s name is not G-d. However, not taking G-d’s name in vain is one of the commandments so that the name itself is considered holy.

meltzerboy Hello again… I hope all is well…
**I reply: **I feel you skirted the issue…
I ask about “God’ Name!”

The word “God” is not his name!
Your reply …

However, not taking G-d’s name in vain is one of the commandments so that the name itself is considered holy.

Now in your post you say the word “god” is his name!???

If I said… “By God, I will do it, no one can stop me”!
I am not taking god’ name in vain!!

If I said… “By Adonai (or YHWH), I will do it, no one can stop me”!
Then I AM taking God’ name in vain!!

I am Catholic… If Is said… “Jesus Christ, I will do it, no one can stop me”!
Then for me it would be a sin… For me being Christians “Jesus is God!”
For me “Jesus is god’ name”!

Do you understand??

Dogknox

 

[Mintaka]

The modern Jewish practice is to leave a wide margin around anything that might be a sin. So even though they know that God isn’t God’s name, they feel it’s better to leave a very wide margin of respect for the Almighty, by treating even an English word like “God” with respect.

A lot of other people on the Internet follow the practice for different reasons: personal shyness or piety, avoiding profanity monitoring software, etc.

So it’s a well-known style choice, and I don’t see the point of trying to score points off anybody whose morals require him not to express himself as freely as you do. It’s like insisting that a little kid who’s not allowed to say certain words have an explicit argument with you about bathroom habits, and then insisting that you win because you won’t accept any points made by him that use the only terms he’s allowed to say.

 

[bmullins]

meltzerboy Hello again… I hope all is well…
**I reply: **I feel you skirted the issue…
I ask about “God’ Name!”

The word “God” is not his name!
Your reply …
Now in your post you say the word “god” is his name!???

If I said… “By God, I will do it, no one can stop me”!
I am not taking god’ name in vain!!

If I said… “By Adonai (or YHWH), I will do it, no one can stop me”!
Then I AM taking God’ name in vain!!

I am Catholic… If Is said… “Jesus Christ, I will do it, no one can stop me”!
Then for me it would be a sin… For me being Christians “Jesus is God!”
For me “Jesus is god’ name”!

Do you understand??

Dogknox

The word Jesus isn’t really his name either. But we hold it in high regard. I see no difference in holding the word God in high regard either. It’s about intention. The Jewish person is not saying God is the actual name of God, but that they respect God enough that even a word that points to him should probably be used with respect and caution. It’s a beautiful thing to me. I think too often we don’t feel the awe and majesty toward God that we should.

 

[ProVobis]

The word Jesus isn’t really his name either.

The Anglophone “God” appears to have Sanskrit roots. But I don’t have an available source for this.

The word “IESVS” was actually written on the inscription of the cross. That’s good enough for us.

 

[fred_conty]

“Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts, heaven and …” sung in the Mass.
Lord is His name.
God of Hosts is His title.

We say holy, holy, holy, Lord…
We say holy, holy, holy, …God of Hosts…
We say holy, holy, holy, to both.

Just a holy thought.

 

[edward_george]

Just to add–In a printed or written copy of the Hebrew Scriptures, the Tetragrammaton (4-letter name of God) is written out in Hebrew, but it is always pronounced as “Adonai” when it is being read. Even in my Hebrew class here at the seminary we don’t pronounce it. Also, the way the word is pointed–that is, the way the vowels are applied to it–is written in such a way that it doesn’t follow the spelling rules of Hebrew. This is to prevent the name of God from being pronounced.

-ACEGC