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Saturday, October 19, 2024

The Names of God in Colossians

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)
Christ x2
Christ Jesus x2
God x2
the Lord x2
the Spirit x2

The List Without Repeats: 
a Master in heaven
Christ
Christ Jesus
Deity
God
God our Father
God the Father
God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
its Creator
Lord
the Father
the firstborn over all creation
the invisible God
the Lord
the Lord Christ
the Lord Jesus
the mystery of God
the one we proclaim
the Son he loves
the Spirit

The Original List: 
Christ Jesus
the Father
the one we proclaim
God
the Spirit
the Son he loves
the mystery of God
Christ
the Lord
the invisible God
Lord
Deity
God our Father
the firstborn over all creation
God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
Christ
the Lord Jesus
God
God the Father
its Creator
the Lord Christ
the Lord
a Master in heaven
the Spirit
Christ Jesus

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