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1 | Are names of God important? | Bible general Archive 2 | hoaryhead | 155044 | ||
Are God's "literal names" important? 1) Iesous. 2) Christos is "Anointed." 3) Elohim is "Gods plural." See: Judg 10.6, John 10.34, Ps 82.6. 4) Yahweh is "He Is." HYHA is "I Am"; Ex 3.14. HWHY is "He Is"; Gen 2.4; 6000 times. hoaryhead |
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2 | Are names of God important? | Bible general Archive 2 | jlhetrick | 155117 | ||
Short answer, everything in the bible is important. The names are there for a reason, to express His great majesty, as descriptives of who He is. Names in bible times were much more important or significant than most of the world considers them today. A name had a meaning and was given for a purpose. Names were so important in identifying who a person was and what he/she represented, that even as an adult one's name might be changed in order to reflect one's standing in society and before God. In establishing the covenant with Abram Gen. 17:5, God changed Abram's name to Abraham to reflect who he (Abraham) had become through the promise, "a father of many nations". Though these "many nations" would never be seen or realized by Abraham, none-the-less, it was and is who he was, Abraham. One more example: John 1:42 And he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas" (which, when translated, is Peter). NIV Peter Peter a rock or stone (from Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary) Later in Matt 16:15-18 Matt 16:15-18 But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" 16 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." 17 Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. NIV Jesus renamed Simon, Peter. He did this apparently in anticipation of Simon, now called Peter, one day "in the future" believing in Jesus as the Christ as it was revealed to him by God the Father. So, Peter is not "the rock" but rather, believing (which can only be given through God the Father) in Jesus as the Christ is the "rock' on which Jesus continues to build His church. Hope this helps, Jeff |
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