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Saturday, October 26, 2024

The Names of God in 1 & 2 Thessalonians

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)
our Lord Jesus Christ x3
the Lord x3
the Lord Jesus x3
Christ x3
Christ Jesus x2
God x3
God the Father x2
our God x2
our God and Father x2
our Lord Jesus x2
the Lord Jesus Christ x2
the Spirit x2

The List Without Repeats: 
Christ
Christ Jesus
God
God himself, the God of peace
God our Father
God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternatl encouragement and good hope
God the Father
God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit
his Holy Spirit
his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead
Jesus
Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath
our God
our God and Father
our God and Father himself
our Lord Jesus
our Lord Jesus Christ
our Lord Jesus himself
the Holy Spirit
the living and true God
the Lord
the Lord is faithful
the Lord Jesus
the Lord Jesus Christ
the Lord of peace himself
the Spirit

The Original List: 
God the Father
the Lord
our God
the Lord Jesus
our God and Father himself
the Lord Jesus Christ
Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath
God
the Holy Spirit
his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead
our God and Father
the living and true God
our Lord Jesus
our Lord Jesus Christ
Christ
Christ Jesus
our God and Father
God
Jesus
Christ Jesus
the Lord Jesus
the Spirit
the Lord
Christ
God himself, the God of peace
God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit
his Holy Spirit
our Lord Jesus Christ
God our Father
our Lord Jesus
the Lord Jesus Christ
our Lord Jesus himself
God the Father
our God
the Lord is faithful
God
the Lord
our Lord Jesus Christ
the Lord Jesus
the Spirit
Christ
the Lord of peace himself
God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope


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