Christianity
Christianity worships one God known as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and so names God both as Father and through titles of Jesus Christ. Many of these titles come from the Gospels' "I am" sayings and from Hebrew prophecy that Christians read as fulfilled in Christ.
- God the FatherΠατήρ
God as loving Father, the first person of the Trinity, whom Jesus taught his followers to address.
"Our Father which art in heaven": the opening of the Lord's Prayer.
Matthew 6:9 ↗ - AbbaἈββᾶ
"Father": an intimate Aramaic word Jesus used in prayer.
Also in Romans 8:15 and Galatians 4:6.
Mark 14:36 ↗ - The SonΥἱός
Jesus Christ as the Son of God, the second person of the Trinity.
"This is my beloved Son": the voice from heaven at Jesus' baptism.
Matthew 3:17 ↗ - The Holy Spirit (the Comforter)Παράκλητος
God present and active in believers: the Helper, Advocate and Comforter who teaches and reminds.
The KJV calls the Spirit "the Holy Ghost"; Paraclete means one called alongside to help.
John 14:26 ↗ - The Holy Trinity
One God in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
The word "Trinity" is not in the Bible; the doctrine draws on verses such as this baptismal formula.
Matthew 28:19 ↗ - EmmanuelἘμμανουήλ
"God with us": the name foretold for the child born of a virgin.
Quoting Isaiah 7:14 (Hebrew Immanuel).
Matthew 1:23 ↗ - The Word (Logos)Λόγος
Christ as God's self-expression: the Word who was with God and was God from the beginning.
John 1:1 ↗ - Christ (Messiah)Χριστός
"The Anointed One": the promised deliverer, Jesus' central title.
Greek Christos translates Hebrew Mashiach.
Matthew 16:16 ↗ - LordΚύριος
Master and ruler; the earliest Christian confession was "Jesus Christ is Lord".
Philippians 2:11 ↗ - Alpha and Omega
The First and the Last letters of the Greek alphabet: the beginning and the end of all things.
Revelation 1:8 ↗ - The AlmightyΠαντοκράτωρ
The All-Powerful, ruler over all.
"Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty", the song of heaven.
Revelation 4:8 ↗ - I AMἐγώ εἰμι
The self-existent One: Jesus applies to himself the name God revealed to Moses.
"Before Abraham was, I am": echoes Exodus 3:14.
John 8:58 ↗ - The Good Shepherdὁ ποιμὴν ὁ καλός
The shepherd who knows his sheep and gives his life for them.
John 10:11 ↗ - Lamb of Godὁ ἀμνὸς τοῦ θεοῦ
Christ as the sacrifice who takes away the sin of the world.
John 1:29 ↗ - Prince of Peaceשַׂר־שָׁלוֹם
The ruler who brings lasting peace.
A prophecy Christians read as fulfilled in Jesus (Isaiah 9:5 in Hebrew numbering).
Isaiah 9:6 ↗ - Wonderful, Counsellorפֶּלֶא יוֹעֵץ
The wonder-working one who gives perfect counsel.
Often read as one title, "Wonderful Counsellor".
Isaiah 9:6 ↗ - The Way, the Truth and the Lifeἡ ὁδὸς καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια καὶ ἡ ζωή
Christ as the path to God, the truth about God, and the source of life.
John 14:6 ↗ - Light of the Worldτὸ φῶς τοῦ κόσμου
The one who drives out darkness so that no follower walks in it.
John 8:12 ↗ - Bread of Lifeὁ ἄρτος τῆς ζωῆς
The one who satisfies the deepest spiritual hunger and thirst.
John 6:35 ↗ - The Resurrection and the Lifeἡ ἀνάστασις καὶ ἡ ζωή
The one who conquers death and gives life to those who trust him.
John 11:25 ↗ - King of Kings and Lord of LordsΒασιλεὺς βασιλέων καὶ Κύριος κυρίων
Supreme ruler over every earthly power.
Revelation 19:16 ↗ - Loveἀγάπη
God's very nature: self-giving love.
"God is love."
1 John 4:8 ↗ - Ancient of Daysעַתִּיק יוֹמִין
The eternal God enthroned in glory, in Daniel's vision.
Aramaic, from the book of Daniel.
Daniel 7:9 ↗