First of all, you can't be lazy in capitalizing the word "God". In English, it means the God of Abraham, ie Yahweh, the highest being in Christianity etc. Without capitals it means gods from other places. However the meaning of "the God" varies in the context. For example, "the God of War". In language context, "the God" means a particular god where as having just god can mean any god. Of course to fanatics of any monotheistic religion, this would be sacrilegious and insulting. Then other cultures refused to have the word god. For example, in Islam, God is Allah and this will differentiate what one is referring to. To the Chinese, the word Heaven is synonymous with God.