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Do “Lord” and “GOD” mean the same thing?

LORD (Hebrew: adonai) stands for the name of GOD: Yahweh. The title Lord (Hebrew: adon / Old Greek: kyrios) is used for both GOD and earthly rulers, kings, rulers, landowners, landlords, slave owners, fathers, husbands. Adonai is never used in reference to Jesus. The LORD (adonai) made Jesus Lord (adon) over all creation and head over the church of GOD (Acts 2,36 / Romans 14,9 / Ephesians 1,22). Jesus Christ came in the name of the LORD / Yahweh. Jesus is both the Lord (Old Greek: ho kyrios) and our Lord (Old Greek: hemon kyrios). This underlines that the word kyrios is a royal title. However, the phrase our LORD / our Yahweh (adonai) is not found anywhere in the Bible. Instead, it is always Yahweh, our GOD (Old Greek: hemon theos). Jesus, however, is never called our GOD. Lord (kyrios) and GOD (theos) do not have the same meaning. Rather, it depends on the respective context.

see:

Ps 110,1 / Mk 11,9 / Mk 13,25 / Mt 10,24 / Mt 20,8 / Mt 21,30 / Mt 23,39 / Mt 27,63 / Acts 4,23-31 / Acts 5,30 f. / Acts 25,26 / 1st Pet 3,6

 

 

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Genesis 18,1-3:

Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby

 

Genesis 19,24 f.:

Then the Lord rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the Lord out of the heavens

Matthew 22,41-45:

The Lord said to my Lord

John 1,22 f.:

Make straight the way for the Lord

 

John 20,28:

My Lord and my GOD

Romans 10,13:

Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved

1st Corinthians 2,16:

For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ

Jude 1,4:

Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord

Revelation 17,14:

because he is Lord of lords and King of kings

 

 

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