Father of Mercies – A Relational Title of God
Father of Mercies is Paul's title for God in 2 Corinthians 1:3, spoken from the depths of suffering. Explore the Hebrew rachamim, Psalm 103, and what it means that mercy is God's nature, not just his policy.
God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob – A Relational Title of God
God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is how God introduces himself at the burning bush. Explore how this title declares covenant faithfulness across generations and why Jesus used it to prove the resurrection.
Holy One of Israel – A Relational Title of God
Holy One of Israel is Isaiah's signature title for God, used over 25 times. Explore its Hebrew meaning, the throne room vision, and why the Holy One of Israel is the God of all the earth.
Judge of All the Earth – A Relational Title of God
Judge of All the Earth is Abraham's title for God in Genesis 18. Explore its Hebrew roots, Psalm 94's lament, and the New Testament's concentration of all judgment in Christ, who will do right.
God of Peace – A Relational Title of God
God of Peace is the title Paul uses in his benedictions to invoke the God whose nature is shalom. Explore its Hebrew roots, the cross as peace accomplished, and what it means that the God of Peace crushes Satan.
Living God – A Relational Title of God
Living God is the title that distinguishes the God of Scripture from every idol ever made. Explore the Elijah confrontation, Daniel's lions' den, Psalm 84's longing, and what it means that God is alive and present.
Son of Man – A Messianic Title of Jesus
Son of Man was Jesus's favorite self-designation, drawing on Ezekiel's mortal prophet and Daniel's cosmic ruler. Explore why he chose it and what it means that both are true at once.
Son of God – A Messianic Title of Jesus
Son of God is the title that declares Jesus's unique divine nature. Explore Psalm 2, the baptism and transfiguration, John's Father-Son theology, and why the title changes everything about the cross and resurrection.
Faithful God – A Relational Title of God
Faithful God is the title declared from the ruins of Jerusalem and confirmed across every generation of human failure. Explore its Hebrew roots, Lamentations 3, and the promise that his faithfulness does not run out.
Creator – A Relational Title of God
Creator is the title people use with too much distance. Explore the Hebrew bara, Isaiah's pastoral use, Psalm 139's intimacy, and what it means that the one who made everything still holds it all together.
Messiah (Christ) – A Messianic Title of Jesus
Messiah means the Anointed One, and Christ is its Greek translation. Explore the three anointed offices, Peter's confession at Caesarea Philippi, and what it means to recover the full weight of this title.
Cornerstone – A Messianic Title of Jesus
Cornerstone is the messianic title drawn from Isaiah and Psalm 118. Explore what it means that Christ is the stone the builders rejected, how the cornerstone sets the alignment of everything, and what Peter builds on it.
Great High Priest – A Messianic Title of Jesus
Great High Priest is the title Hebrews gives Jesus as the one who offered himself once for all and now intercedes permanently. Explore the Day of Atonement, Melchizedek, and what it means that the veil is torn.
Refuge – A Relational Title of God
Refuge is the relational title for the God you run to when you have nowhere else to go. Explore its Hebrew roots, the cities of refuge, Psalm 91, and what it means that God is present with you in the trouble.
Fortress – A Relational Title of God
Fortress is one of Scripture's most powerful relational titles for God. Explore Psalm 46, Luther's A Mighty Fortress, and what it means that the God of the universe is a stronghold that the enemy cannot breach.
Deliverer – A Relational Title of God
Deliverer is the title Scripture gives to the God who acts when his people cannot free themselves. Explore the Exodus, David's testimony, Daniel's furnace, and the cross as the ultimate act of divine deliverance.
Rock of Israel – A Relational Title of God
Rock of Israel is one of Scripture's most powerful relational titles for God. Explore its Hebrew roots, David's testimony, the Psalms of refuge, and how Jesus fulfills and embodies the eternal Rock.
Shepherd – A Relational Title of God
Shepherd is one of Scripture's most sustained images for God's relational care. Explore its Hebrew roots, Jacob's testimony, Ezekiel's promise, and Jesus as the Good Shepherd who lays down his life for the flock.
Abba - Father
Abba is the Aramaic word for Father that Jesus used in Gethsemane and the Spirit teaches believers to cry. Explore its meaning, Paul's adoption theology, and what it means to approach God as a child, not a slave.
Son of David – A Messianic Title of Jesus
Son of David is the messianic title the blind men cried and the crowd sang on Palm Sunday. Explore the Davidic covenant, Nathan's prophecy, and what it means that Jesus is both David's son and David's Lord.