and this is an excerpt from the entry for god when one speaks of god it is generally the father who is referred to that is elohim all mankind are his children the personage known as jehovah in old testament times and who is usually identified in the old testament as lord in capital letters is the son known as jesus christ and who is also a god jesus works under the direction of the father and is in complete harmony with him all mankind are his brethren and sisters he being the eldest of the spirit children of elohim many of the things that the scripture says were done by god were actually done by the lord jesus