quote: Originally Posted by vplee123:
This over simplified graphic does nothing to explain the nature of the Holy Trinity. You are trying to simplify something which cannot be done. Jesus is FULLY GOD an FULLY human. Pray about it. But you will never convince me that Jesus and God are not the same. I am quite frankly shocked that you differentiate between "Lord" and "God." There, in that statement lies your heresy.
Hi VP,
Possibly, all your catechism classes have you confused. Maybe this will help:
Answer: When "LORD" in all caps or small caps occurs in the Old Testament, it is a replacement for an occurrence of God's Hebrew name "YHWH," also known as the Tetragrammaton. This is fairly consistent throughout all the different English translations of the Bible. When "Lord" occurs in the Old Testament, referring to God, it is usually a rendering of "Adonai," a name/title of God that emphasizes His lordship. LORD/YHWH and Lord/Adonai are by far the two most consistent renderings throughout all the different English Bible translations.
In the Old Testament, when "God" is used, it is usually a rendering of the general Hebrew word for God, "Elohim." When "LORD GOD" or "Lord GOD" occurs, it is usually a rendering of a dual name for God "Adonai YHWH." The Hebrew term "YHWH Sabaoth" is usually rendered "Lord of Hosts." The Hebrew term "YHWH Shaddai" is usually rendered "LORD Almighty." The Old Testament uses many different names and titles to refer to God, to emphasize certain aspects of His person and attributes. This can result in confusion in translation, but in the original Hebrew, it was done entirely in an effort to glorify and magnify God's name.
The usage of "Lord" and "God" in the New Testament is much less complicated. Almost universally, "God" is a translation of "theos," the general Greek word for deity. Also almost universally, "Lord" is a translation of "kurios," the general Greek word for a master. The key point in all of this is that whether we use His actual Hebrew name, or refer to Him as God, or Lord, or Lord God, we are to always show reverence to Him and His name.
So, while Mary is the mother of our Lord Jesus, the human nature who was born of woman and died to offer salvation to all mankind -- GOD was never born and has never died. So, having never been born -- how could GOD have a Mother?
God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,
Bill
