ok so yesturday i asked this question
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...
when i was asked questions like 1-4 i said i wouldnt consider any of these my name, but without being asked #5 i said that i would answer to them though.
most people stated that they wouldnt consider any of the "names" stated in questions 2-4 their name, but that they would probably answer to them.
all the different things people call God may not be his "name", but i still think He answers to them and it isnt as big of a deal as some people make it out to be. whats your take on all this??
2006-12-03 05:25:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
sorry, the other link wasnt working...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Arrp7wPpZ4CQxeJy87.HQQfsy6IX?qid=20061202122212AA77Tsw
2006-12-03 05:26:59 · update #1
i might aknowledge that you are trying to get my attention, but if you know my real name and are not using it to try and talk with me, i would think you are being direspectful.
2006-12-03 05:30:16 · answer #1 · answered by norm s 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In other cultures where the Judeo-Christian idea of God with whatever name you might choose (Jehovah, Yaweh, Elyonna, El Shaddai, Jesus etc) God may not be known by name but perhaps by the essence of who He is as the creator and sustainer of the universe. In such a culture before the birth of Christ, if a native was to invoke upon what light was available to him/her a faith that eternal salvation could be wrought through this unknown entity without a name for It/Him, do you not suppose that this salvation could be actualized by God who knows the hearts of man. Afterall the Bible says that Jesus created the world and isn't He the one that the Bible declares in whose name all might be saved that call upon Him? What is a name but a spoken reality of a truth that is revealed to the mind?
2006-12-03 13:48:58 · answer #2 · answered by messenger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I understand what you are saying but if someone tries to call me by one of the titles you mentioned---and especially if the title didn't fit me---I wouldn't answer. If they call out and then described a male executive, who climbed mount Everest, I wouldn't answer because those descriptions don't fit me.
2006-12-03 19:02:02 · answer #3 · answered by Witchy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Come back later when i've had some drugs... I never understood a word of it either
2006-12-03 13:39:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Come back later when the drugs wear off and ask that quesion again. I didn't understand one damn thing you said. Peace.
2006-12-03 13:31:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
i totally agree with you,,,,, when people call out to God, i dont think it matters what name they use,,,,,,,
2006-12-03 13:36:00 · answer #6 · answered by dlin333 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋