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All this arguing about what to call God is kinda funny..........so I took a look at what the Greek Text called God in John 1:1.
This is what I found:
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[TD="class: greek2, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Θεόν,[/TD]
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So, shouldn't they be calling God whatever that is? Oh, according to the translation......it's God.
This is what I found:
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[TD="class: greek2, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Θεόν,[/TD]
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So, shouldn't they be calling God whatever that is? Oh, according to the translation......it's God.
and..........for the hardcore nerds........there is this........... 
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[TD]Koine Greek[/TD]
[TD]Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος.[SUP][9][/SUP][SUP][10][/SUP][/TD]
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[TD]Greek transliteration[/TD]
[TD]En archē ēn ho Lógos, kaì ho Lógos ēn pròs tòn Theón, kaì Theòs ēn ho Lógos.[/TD]
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[TD]Greek to English[/TD]
[TD]In beginning was the Word, and the Word was with the God, and God was the Word.[/TD]
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[TD]-------alternate Greek[/TD]
[TD](beginning: original, foundation, source, principle) (Word: reason, saying) (with: toward, facing)[/TD]
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[TD]Syriac Peshitta[/TD]
[TD]ܒ݁ܪܺܫܺܝܬ݂ ܐܺܝܬ݂ܰܘܗ݈ܝ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܡܶܠܬ݂ܳܐ ܘܗܽܘ ܡܶܠܬ݂ܳܐ ܐܺܝܬ݂ܰܘܗ݈ܝ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܠܘܳܬ݂ ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ ܘܰܐܠܳܗܳܐ ܐܺܝܬ݂ܰܘܗ݈ܝ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܗܽܘ ܡܶܠܬ݂ܳܐ ܀[/TD]
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[TD]Syriac transliteration[/TD]
[TD]brīšīṯ ʾiṯawhi milṯā, whu milṯā ʾiṯauhi hwā luaṯ ʾalāhā; wʾalāhā iṯauhi hwā hu milṯā[/TD]
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[TD]Sahidic Coptic[/TD]
[TD]ϨΝ ΤЄϨΟΥЄΙΤЄ ΝЄϤϢΟΟΠ ΝϬΙΠϢΑϪЄ, ΑΥШ ΠϢΑϪЄ ΝЄϤϢΟΟΠ ΝΝΑϨΡΜ ΠΝΟΥΤЄ. ΑΥШ ΝЄΥΝΟΥΤЄ ΠЄ ΠϢΑϪЄ[/TD]
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[TD]Coptic transliteration[/TD]
[TD]Hn teHoueite neFSoop nCi pSaJe auw pSaJe neFSoop nnaHrm pnoute auw neunoute pe pSaJe.[SUP][11][/SUP][/TD]
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[TD]Sahidic Coptic to English[/TD]
[TD]In the beginning existed the word and the word existed with the god and a god was the word [SUP][12][/SUP][/TD]
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[TD]Latin Vulgate[/TD]
[TD]In principio erat Verbum et Verbum erat apud Deum et Deus erat Verbum[/TD]
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[TD]Latin to English[/TD]
[TD]In beginning was Word and Word was beside (alongside) God and God was Word.[/TD]
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[TD]-------alternate Latin[/TD]
[TD](beside: by, alongside, near, next to)[/TD]
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[TD]Koine Greek[/TD]
[TD]Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος.[SUP][9][/SUP][SUP][10][/SUP][/TD]
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[TD]Greek transliteration[/TD]
[TD]En archē ēn ho Lógos, kaì ho Lógos ēn pròs tòn Theón, kaì Theòs ēn ho Lógos.[/TD]
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[TD]Greek to English[/TD]
[TD]In beginning was the Word, and the Word was with the God, and God was the Word.[/TD]
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[TD]-------alternate Greek[/TD]
[TD](beginning: original, foundation, source, principle) (Word: reason, saying) (with: toward, facing)[/TD]
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[TD]Syriac Peshitta[/TD]
[TD]ܒ݁ܪܺܫܺܝܬ݂ ܐܺܝܬ݂ܰܘܗ݈ܝ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܡܶܠܬ݂ܳܐ ܘܗܽܘ ܡܶܠܬ݂ܳܐ ܐܺܝܬ݂ܰܘܗ݈ܝ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܠܘܳܬ݂ ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ ܘܰܐܠܳܗܳܐ ܐܺܝܬ݂ܰܘܗ݈ܝ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܗܽܘ ܡܶܠܬ݂ܳܐ ܀[/TD]
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[TD]Syriac transliteration[/TD]
[TD]brīšīṯ ʾiṯawhi milṯā, whu milṯā ʾiṯauhi hwā luaṯ ʾalāhā; wʾalāhā iṯauhi hwā hu milṯā[/TD]
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[TD]Sahidic Coptic[/TD]
[TD]ϨΝ ΤЄϨΟΥЄΙΤЄ ΝЄϤϢΟΟΠ ΝϬΙΠϢΑϪЄ, ΑΥШ ΠϢΑϪЄ ΝЄϤϢΟΟΠ ΝΝΑϨΡΜ ΠΝΟΥΤЄ. ΑΥШ ΝЄΥΝΟΥΤЄ ΠЄ ΠϢΑϪЄ[/TD]
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[TD]Coptic transliteration[/TD]
[TD]Hn teHoueite neFSoop nCi pSaJe auw pSaJe neFSoop nnaHrm pnoute auw neunoute pe pSaJe.[SUP][11][/SUP][/TD]
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[TD]Sahidic Coptic to English[/TD]
[TD]In the beginning existed the word and the word existed with the god and a god was the word [SUP][12][/SUP][/TD]
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[TD]Latin Vulgate[/TD]
[TD]In principio erat Verbum et Verbum erat apud Deum et Deus erat Verbum[/TD]
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[TD]Latin to English[/TD]
[TD]In beginning was Word and Word was beside (alongside) God and God was Word.[/TD]
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[TD]-------alternate Latin[/TD]
[TD](beside: by, alongside, near, next to)[/TD]
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