What did Jesus call his God?
What did Jesus call his God?
In Christian doctrine, Jesus was Yahweh (Jehovah), the God of Israel with whom Moses spoke face to face on Mount Sinai. That God was not the Father. Indeed, in Israelite thought, Yahweh was the Son of the Father God El**.
How do you call Jesus?
Names
- Jesus.
- Emmanuel.
- Christ.
- Lord.
- Master.
- Logos (the Word)
- Son of God.
- Son of man.
Should you call Jesus Lord?
Christians call Jesus Lord because He is superior to ourselves, and because He is the authority in our lives. A Christian belongs to Christ. Thus, the word, “Lord,” should be no mere casual title; rather, ideally, it should reflect the position Christ has in our lives, in our priorities, and in our decision making.
Why did Jesus call God ‘my God’?
This was a psalm of David, but it was a Messianic prophecy as well. The entire psalm contains remarkable predictions by David concerning the coming Messiah. So, one of the reasons He called God “my God” was to fulfill the prophecy of the psalm.
Was God the Father the god of Jesus?
Therefore, God the Father was the God of Jesus. The Father is the God of the Son, but it doesn’t imply inferiority, only a difference in roles. Please also read our article on the Trinity. If Jesus was God, why did He call God “My God?”
Can Jesus have a god if he is God?
According to Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesus cannot have a God if He is God! Implicit in this kind of assertion is the assumption of unitarianism. Unitarianism is the belief that God is only one person. Orthodox Jews, Muslims, and Jehovah’s Witnesses are all unitarians.
Is Jesus Christ a different person from the father?
Even though Christ is the eternal God Himself incarnate, He is still a different person from the Father. As a man and as man’s representative (Son of Man), Jesus’ person was dependent on the Father and, like us, looked to the Father for strength, guidance, wisdom, etc.