is a name necessary for the ultimate being and if so should the name be descriptive
2006-08-13 05:53:05 · 17 answers · asked by gasp 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Taoists believe so in reference to the Tao -
This is from the first chapter of the Tao Te Ching:
"The tao that can be told
is not the eternal Tao
The name that can be named
is not the eternal Name.
The unnamable is the eternally real.
Naming is the origin
of all particular things."
I get Lao Tzu's point - and your point too - but I'm not sure that I believe it exactly. If we cannot attribute names to concepts, then why have language?
2006-08-13 05:58:11 · answer #1 · answered by XYZ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gods name means essentially "I Am"..meaning He is self-existant..so you have a name that is not necessary for the ultimate being but its still there none-the-less and its the only name by which He calls Himself..the other name is the descriptor..GOD...as in "I am the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob." Even to confess the name of Christ...Yeshuah Messiah means...in English.."Jesus Christ is Lord" or "Yeshua Messiah is Jehovah" The Annointed Savior is self-existant..meaning..Jesus is God. If you don't believe that and cannot confess it with your mouth and believe it in your heart, the you should pray about it right now. Love in Christ, ~J~ <><
2006-08-13 06:06:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Throughout religious history it has been known that once a God or Goddess's true name is revealed, they sort of lose a bit of power over the person who knows their name. Christianity picked up this concept from ancient Egypt:
One of the healing spells, which has become known as the Legend of Ra and Isis describes how Isis makes a serpent of clay mixed with Ra's saliva and allows it to bite him. Ra becomes sick and the only cure is to conjure the poison out of him by using his secret name, which is a word of power, so he is obliged to reveal the name to Isis in order for her to perform the spell that will heal him. It is implied in this story that the secret name is equated with the heart and the two eyes of Ra, which are the sun and the moon (Borgghouts, 1978, pp. 51-5). Isis is allowed to share the power of this secret name with Horus, who was also regarded as a healing deity.
2006-08-13 06:09:02 · answer #3 · answered by Ana 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your question reminds me of the clay vessel that looks up at the potter, and questions his motives. Can the clay vessel question the credibility of the creator? By doing so, you don't dihonour the creator, just the created. Romans 9:19-21
2006-08-13 06:06:32 · answer #4 · answered by Freeway 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe it's necessary for it to have a name. That whole idea of knowing a God's name and you have some sort of link to that God's power is purely primitive pagan.
2006-08-13 06:42:57 · answer #5 · answered by Kithy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not. A rose by any other name is still a rose, same with God. The name does not change the essence.
2006-08-13 05:56:56 · answer #6 · answered by LindaLou 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to Eastern religions, yes.
If someone HAS to be into religion, I think they have a much better grasp and approach to this whole thing.
Rather than trying to define what god is, as western religions attempt, they define what he is not.
2006-08-13 05:58:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've met God and he's an old man named Don.
http://answers.yahoo.com/my/profile;_ylt=AoWmtdhh7oktyEScR34OjeXsy6IX?show=4922f809419ba72a4ce9b2226f9f2370aa
2006-08-13 05:59:07 · answer #8 · answered by idspudnik 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion, any human definition of god (or gods) can only be based on our own personal limitations.
The only honest answer about god or his abilities is:
"I don't know".
Anyone who says that they "know" the answers is either deceiving themselves, or deceiving you...
Caveat Emptor (buyer beware)
2006-08-13 06:00:46 · answer #9 · answered by joetho 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
we just give god a name so that we can identify him with, humans are more of touch, feel, smell, look, hear! so when give a name and have a picture of god in our mind we find it easier to talk to him!
2006-08-13 05:59:11 · answer #10 · answered by imhm2004 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋