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1 | What's in a name? | Phil 2:9 | DocTrinsograce | 132769 | ||
Or, perhaps, one cannot separate the name from the Lord... notice the word "name" repeated in these verses. Rev 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. Rev 19:12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. Rev 19:13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. Rev 19:16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. Check this out too... clearly "name" is more than just a label, as you suggested. Pro 18:10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. |
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2 | What's in a name? | Phil 2:9 | Aixen7z4 | 132785 | ||
I confess to you that this is a trail that I have not gone down before. I agree with the idea that we should be careful and I trust that the scholars who inhabit this space will keep us in check. I hope they can do so without accusations if and when we get off track. It has been suggested before that we should worship the Lord and not worship his name. From what we have seen so far it seems that we can and should honor, glorify, praise his name. It is as though his name is his identity. It is not like any other item that one may wear awhile and then discard. God will be identified by his name forever. To praise the Lord’s name is the same things as praising him. Or is it? In Psalm 29:2 “Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name” is the same as “worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness”. Or is it? In Psalm 66:4 “All the earth … shall sing unto you” is the same as “they shall sing to your name”. Or is it? Psalm 86:9 “All nations whom he has hast made shall come and worship before you” is equivalent to “They shall glorify your name”. Or is it? Psalm 135:1 “Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD”. The first and last clauses seem to be the same. I assume the one in the middle is saying the same thing. Or is it? It is my sense at this point that the phrases may not be exactly equivalent, but that the name of the Lord is as close as we get to the person of God this side of heaven. God is a spirit and we do not see him. We know him by his name. His name, meanwhile is revealed to us in his word. It stands for his attributes, the ones he has revealed to us. And is it not interesting in Revelation 19 that his name is called the Word of God (v. 13). We relate to him in terms of what he has said. It occurs to me that it is the way we relate to each other as well. We on this forum know each other by our words, and it is our words that communicate what we are. I say this advisedly. There may be some who know each other in other ways. But in some sense it is also true that we know no man after the flesh (2 Corinthians 5:16). In fact, those who had known Christ after the flesh did not focus on that part: his physical being or anything emanating from that. They do not talk at all about what he looked like or sounded like, and though some strain to say that he had a sense of humor or such, the writers of Scripture were not focused on those types of things. They were focused on what he had said and what he stood for, the word of God, and it is captured and summarized in his name. I agree also with the warning we had that we should not try to analyze God. His nature is beyond us, for who ca understand omniscience or omnipotence or infinity or eternity. Those characteristics cause us to fall down and worship him. But what else can we do before him who was, and is, and is to come, the Almighty (Revelation 1:8;4:8)? We cannot see all that he can do but we can worship him because of that name and because of the ability he has given us to understand some of what it means. But it is the name of God as much as his person that is help out to us for our response, be it worship or praise or thanks. When the Lord descended to the mount and stood with Moses there, it is the name of the Lord that he proclaimed. Moses was not allowed to see his person. But the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, “The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth …”, and Moses made haste and bowed himself and worshipped. It seems to me there is some danger in making this post. But these are the thoughts that occurred to me as I meditated on the word pertaining to the name of the Lord. I look forward to the thoughts of my fellow travelers here. I do not expect that it will be helpful to hear disparaging words, but I would like to hear the thoughts that others may have as they meditate on the passages cited, and specifically on the name of the Lord. |
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3 | What's in a name? | Phil 2:9 | DocTrinsograce | 132817 | ||
Not sure where you get that we aren't supposed to analyze God. This is old Deist teaching. We praise the name because of Who He is and What He has done. Even your quotes list many of His attributes... an analysis, if you will, of the nature of God. We can know many things about Him, and ought to know Him. If we are His sheep, then we know His voice. We flee those we do not know. Deu 29:29a The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever. Psa 25:4 Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. Jer 9:24 But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD. Jer 31:34b Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. Hos 6:3 Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth. Mat 11:29a Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me Joh 8:19 Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also. Joh 14:9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? Heb 8:11b "Know the Lord:" for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest. 2 Tim 1:12b For I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. |
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