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Saturday, August 31, 2024

Names of God in John

Questions to Ponder: 
What names of God are the most frequent? 
What human names appear in the word cloud? 
What adjectives appear in the word cloud? 
Read over the list without repeats. What names resonate the most with you? Why? 
What name comforts you? Why? 
What name is difficult or uncomfortable to accept? Why? 
What have you learned about God based on His names? About Jesus? About the Holy Spirit? 

The Word Cloud: 


The 3 Names Used the Most 
(with the caveat that I didn't tally the names within each day's readings)
God x8
Jesus x8
Lord x5
my Father x6
Rabbi x5
the Father x8
the Son of Man x6
the Spirit x5
The List Without Repeats: 
(Jesus of Nazareth, the king of the Jews)
(king of the Jews)
(your king)
a King
another advocate
Christ
Father
God
God himself
God the Father
God's Chosen One
God's one and only Son
God's Son
he, the Spirit of truth
his Father
his one and only Son
his own Father
his Son
Holy Father
I am God's Son
I am the bread of life
I am the gate
I am the gate for the sheep
I am the good shepherd
I am the light of the world
I am the resurrection and the life
I am the true vine
I am the way and the truth and the life
I, your Lord and Teacher
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph
Light
Lord
my Father
my Father and your Father
my Father is the gardener
my Father, whom you claim as your God
my God and your God
my Lord
my Lord and my God
Rabbi
Rabboni
Righteous Father
Teacher
the Advocate
the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, who the Father will send in my name
the Advocate, whom I will send you from the Father
the Christ
the Father
the Father himself
the Holy One of God
the Holy Spirit
the King
the King of Israel
the King of the Jews
the Lamb of God
the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world
the living Father
the Lord
the man they call Jesus
the Messiah
the Messiah, the Son of God
the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world
the one and only Son
the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father)
the only Father
the only true God
the Prophet
the Savior of the world
the Son
the Son of God
the Son of Man
the Spirit
the Spirit of truth
the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father
the Teacher
the Word
your God
your Son

The Original List: 
the Word
the Messiah
the Lamb of God
Rabbi
Teacher
my Father
God
the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world
the Son of Man
the one and only Son
the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father)
the Father
the Spirit
God's Chosen One
the Christ
the Son of God
the King of Israel
Jesus Christ
the Holy Spirit
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph
Jesus
the Messiah
Lord
God's Son
the Son of Man
I am the gate
I am the gate for the sheep
I am the resurrection and the life
I am the good shepherd
Rabbi
the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world
the Father
God
the Lord
the Teacher
Father
my Father
I am God's Son
the King of Israel
the King
Jesus
I, your Lord and Teacher
the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, who the Father will send in my name
the Father
the Son of Man
I am the true vine
my Father is the gardener
God
the SOn
another advocate
the Advocate, whom I will send you from the Father
Lord
my Father
the Spirit of truth
the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father
Teacher
I am the way and the truth and the life
God
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Jesus of Nazareth
the Father
the Father himself
the King of the Jews
the Advocate
my Father
Holy Father
a King
he, the Spirit of truth
Father
Righteous Father
the Spirit
your Son
the only true God
Jesus
the Lord
Rabboni
Teacher
the Holy Spirit
(king of the Jews)
the Father
my Lord and my God
the Son of God
my Father and your Father
the Messiah, the Son of God
(your king)
my Lord
my God and your God
God
(Jesus of Nazareth, the king of the Jews)
Lord
Jesus
his one and only Son
the Father
Rabbi
his Son
the Son
Christ
God
God's one and only Son
the Savior of the world
the Spirit
Light
the Son of Man
the Messiah
Jesus
his Father
Rabbi
Lord
the Holy One of God
my Father
the Father
God the Father
God
the Son of God
I am the bread of life
his own Father
the Son of Man
the Spirit
the Son
 the Prophet
the living Father
Jesus
Teacher
the Son of Man
your God
Lord
God
I am the light of the world
Rabbi
the Messiah
the Father
the only Father
the man they call Jesus
the Spirit
my Father
the Son
my Father, whom you claim as your God
the Prophet
his Father
God himself

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