Occurrences of the Word “God” and Related Words on Pages 1-164 of “Alcoholics Anonymous,” 4th Ed.: Part 3: The 16 Occurrences of Biblical Descriptions of “God”

Occurrences of the Word “God” and Related Words on Pages 1-164 of Alcoholics Anonymous, 4^th Ed.

Part 3: The 16 Occurrences of Biblical Descriptions of “God” on pages 1-164 of Alcoholics Anonymous, 4^th ed.

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Creator: 12 Occurrences:      [KJV: Eccl 12:1; Isa 40:28; Isa 43:15; Rom 1:25; 1 Pet 4:19]

p. 13                “. . . I would enter upon a new relationship with my Creator; . . .”

p. 25                “The central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that our Creator has entered into our hearts and lives in a way which is indeed miraculous.”

p. 28                “. . . all of us, whatever our race, creed, or color are the children of a living Creator with whom we may form a relationship upon simple and understandable terms as soon as we are willing and honest enough to try.”

p. 56                “For the first time, he lived in conscious companionship with his Creator.”

p. 68                “We never apologize to anyone for depending upon our Creator.”

p. 72                “We have been trying to get . . . a new relationship with our Creator, . . .”

p. 75                “We begin to feel the nearness of our Creator.”

p. 76                “. . . [W]e say something like this: “My Creator, I am now willing . . .”

p. 80                “. . . [B]etter to take those risks than to stand before his Creator guilty . . .”

p. 83                “. . . [A]sking each morning in meditation that our Creator show us . . .”

p. 158              “. . . [T]he lawyer gave his life to the care and direction of his Creator…”

p. 161              “They had visioned the Great Reality—their loving and All Powerful Creator.”

Maker: Two (2) Occurrences:           [KJV: Job 4:17; 32:22; 35:10; 36:3; Ps 95:6; Prov 14:31; 17:5; 22:2; Isa 17:7; Isa 45:9, 11; 51:13; 54:5; Jer 33:2; Hos 8:14]

p. 57:               “He humbly offered himself to his Maker—then he knew.”

p. 63:               “Many of us said to our Maker, as we understood Him: ‘God, . . .”

The Father: One (1) Occurrence:     [KJV: Matt 11:27; Mark 13:32; Luke 10:22: John 1:14, 18; 3:35; 4:21, 23; Acts 1:4, 7; 2:33; Rom 6:4; 15:6; 1 Cor 8:6; 15:24; 2 Cor 1:3; Gal 1:1, 3; etc.]

p. 62:               “God. . . . He is the Father, and we are His children.”

The Father of Light: One (1) Occurrence:  [Jam 1:17 (KJV): “the Father of lights” (= 1939 ed.)]

p. 14:               “I must turn in all things to the Father of Light who presides over us all.”