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NASB | John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 1:1 In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. [Gen 1:1; Is 9:6] |
Subject: God's name or a title? |
Bible Note: If Yahweh means "the existing one," why do Bibles translate the name as "LORD." Doesn't lord mean "one having power or authority; ruler."? Isn't adonay lord? Now we have confusion. The fact is that God inspired his name to be recorded in the Bible thousands of times, far exceeding any titles - even Lord or God! His worshipers, the Israelites, freely used his name, as this attests. Why did the Jews stop using it? Was it out of 'deep respect' or divine revelation? Hardly! The Jews, as a nation with its corrupt leaders, had abandoned God and the truth, thus losing his powerful holy spirit. Their Father was now in actuality the Devil, the big fat liar. To remove what God had inspired, especially his awesome and fear-inspiring name, Yahweh, is the most disrespectful thing they could have done. But of course they topped that - murdering his son, the means by which he purposed to reconcile them to Him first, and then all of humanity. Jesus said to pray that God's name be sanctified or hallowed. (Matt 6:9) He made this name known and continues to make it known as head of the Christian congregation. At Matt 4:10, paraphrasing Deuteronomy 6:13 where the Hebrew tetragrammaton appears, Jesus tells the liar that it is Yahweh alone that should be worshiped. Let us reject Satan's lies and the traditions of those that invalidate the Word of God, honoring his holy name and worshiping Him alone. If you would like more information on this subject, I would be happy to provide it. Sincerely. |