Who Gave God a Name?
Well, of course, we did. Very early on in Jewish history people wanted to use words to try and describe God even though they knew that they could never really tie God down to one title. So they quickly added the names like Elohim (God), Avinu (Our Father), El Shaddai (Almighty God), El Elynon (God the Most High) etc. In reality these are not really names but descriptions of God. The reason we give titles to God is so that we can remind ourselves of the type of God we have. So we’re quick to talk about God as “loving”, “merciful” and “forgiving”. For Christians it’s worth remembering that the face of God revealed in the New Testament is Yeshua (Jesus) and this means “the One who saves”. From the Mouth of God God said to Moses, “You are to say to the sons of Israel that Yahweh…has sent me to you. This is my name for all time; by this name I shall be invoked for all generations to come.” (Exodus 3:14-15 Are We Sure it’s “HIS” Name? We have been begging a question that some people don’t wa
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- If the Catholic Church really honors the Bible as the holy Word of God--if she really wants her members to become familiar with its truth--why in times past did she confiscate and burn so many Bibles?
- Why is the Catholic Church opposed to birth control? Where in the Bible is birth control condemned as being contrary to the Will of God?
- Who Gave God a Name?
