Anyone want to help me with names for God/Jesus

[Lilac]

(I recently converted from being a long time practicing Baptist)

I was helping my son write his talk for Primary.

I got very tangled up in the words that are also used for God and Jesus. Obviously I'm aware of the difference in the view of the trinity. Baptists/Protestants etc. tend to use the names interchangeably.

Can I use Lord for Jesus?

Is Lord Jesus or is He God? Or is Lord Ok for both of them? Is it Lord God or Lord Jesus?

This got me very tangled, more than you can imagine. To the end, I said "dont' use the word Lord until i can get this straightened out. Just use Havenly Father and Jesus"

Can you clarify the correct names for me?

Also: My little daughter was taught by the Baptists and I guess me too, to say "Dear Jesus" when she prays. I am swtiching her to Heavenly Father. You don't say "Dear Jesus" as a LDS, do you?

Thanks so much.

[Guest]

Keeping it simple, I would address God the Father as Our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ as Our Lord Jesus Christ.

So, my prayers - and my children's - usually go... Our kind and gracious Heavenly Father.... in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Amen.

We don't use Lord for the Father. When we say God unqualified, we usually refer to the Father. God the Father is also used a lot.

Dear Jesus is okay if you want to talk to Jesus or about Jesus. But prayers need to be addressed to the Father in the name of the Son.

Hope this helps.

[Connie]

Lord

Hope that link helps with your first question. Basically, it's a title that can be used for both. Generally i think it is used more for Christ than for Heavenly Father in speaking, but it can be interchangable, especially in written scripture.

No, we do not pray to Christ. We pray to Heavenly Father in the name of Christ.

Edited December 28, 2011 by Connie

[Vort]

"Lord" generally refers to Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Technically, it is not wrong to address God the Father as "Lord", as for example when we are praying. So the title can be used for either, but is usually used to refer to the Savior.

[bytebear]

in the KJV the word Lord is generally a replacement for Jehovah who is Jesus Christ. but there are some passages that use El (God) or Eloheim (the Gods) which is usually translated as God or Lord God. Think of Lord as Jesus, God as the Father, and Lord God as the Godhead (or the Father and Son acting as one). It doesn't always translate perfectly and there are some passages where the same verse uses two or three of the terms for God together, so it can be confusing.