Why dont "christians" use Jehovahs name in worship?

Question

matt 6:9,10 tells us to sactify his name And god is not his name god is a title just as teacher,or human.
Psalms 83:18 says he is the highest among all the earth.The king james version says Jehovah while many just say lord or god.Is it right to remove gods name

Rev 22:18,19 tells us taking things out of the scriptures is wrong

Answer 1

For centuries, most Jews have superstitiously refrained from pronouncing aloud any form of the divine Name. They base that superstition on the third of the Ten Commandments given to Moses:
(Exodus 20:7) You must not take up the name of Jehovah your God in a worthless way

Over the centuries, that Jewish superstition has expanded to also forbid writing or engraving any form of "YHWH", even when simply copying from one of the nearly 7000 occurrences in the Hebrew Scriptures. In recent centuries, some superstitious Jews have even forbade unabbreviated EUPHEMISMS for "YHWH"; capitalized terms such as "Tetragrammaton" and (amazingly) even "the Name" are forbidden by such superstitions.

More recently, the Jewish superstition has ballooned out of all reasonableness by also forbidding respectful impersonal TERMS referring to the Almighty; thus many Jews insist upon writing "G-d" or "G~d" rather than "God". They may even refrain from capitalizing impersonal terms such as "Creator" and "Almighty".

Naturally, the religious and superstitious practices of a person are between him and his Creator. However, in recent decades these superstitious Jews have worked to impose their superstitious sensibilities beyond their religious communities, and onto the entire populace. Thus, although "YHWH' is unanimously recognized as the personal name of God, few today use any form of it in their writings and conversation.

Interestingly, Christendom has largely joined with superstitious Jews in suppressing the use of "Yahweh" and "Jehovah". However, it seems that Christendom's anti-YHWH bias largely devolves from their hatred of Jehovah's Witnesses, the religion almost single-handedly responsible for the growing public recognition that the Almighty God of Judaism and Christianity actually does a personal name.

It seems that too many are more interested in coddling superstition than in allowing intellectual honesty and respect for the Almighty.


Interestingly, Encyclopaedia Judaica says that “the avoidance of pronouncing the name YHWH ... was caused by a misunderstanding of the Third Commandment.”

(Psalms 83:18) That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the Most High over all the earth

(John 17:26) [Jesus said] I have made your name known to them and will make it known, in order that the love with which you loved me may be in them

Answer 2

Many don't use it because their clergymen tell them that God's name is just God or even Jesus. Others don't know because the divine name has ben removed from their Bible. Others just choose to just ignore the words of Ps. 83:18: "That men may know that you, whose name is Jehovah, you alone are the Most High over all the earth.

Many scholars favor the spelling “Yahweh,” but it is uncertain and there is not agreement among them. On the other hand, “Jehovah” is the form of the name that is most readily recognized, because it has been used in English for centuries and preserves, equally with other forms, the four consonants of the Hebrew Tetragrammaton.

Names are often pronounced differently in different languages. In English we call the first Christian to die for his faith Stephen, but the French call him Étienne. Jesus was called Ye·shu′a‛, or Yehohshu′a‛, in Hebrew, I·e·sous′ in Greek.

The fact that we do not pronounce Jesus’ name—or the name of any other person—exactly as it was pronounced in the original language does not make us drop the name. We simply say it as it is pronounced in our language.

Mr. K below insists that in Hebrew there is no "J". He's right, for a change. However, I'm sure he doesn't mind saying "Jonathan" instead of the Hebrew "Yehohnathan," or "Elijah" instead of the Hebrew "E·li·yah" or "E·li·ya′hu." Similarly, the Hebrew name for "Jehoshaphat" is "Yehoh-sha·phat"

In English, God's name is pronounced "Jehovah."

Answer 3

Jehovah's Wittiness's use the name always, however the name of God which is "I Am" is unpronounceable in Hebrew, it is Yahweh which is a sounding of the tetragrammaton of the Holy name. So Christians call on the name of God the Father by calling Him "Our Father" The written name that Jehovah's Wittiness's use is only an approximation of a sound if it could be pronounced! See this to better understand--YahwehThe name YHVH or YHWH is written with four consonants only; it is the holy Tetragrammaton, or in Hebrew, Shem Hameforash. Hebrew has no vowels.
www.pantheon

Answer 4

Lots of worship songs do use the name Jehovah. Do you listen to Christian radio, especially contemporary music? You hear it a lot there. May the great God Jehovah bless you and keep you. How was that?

Answer 5

Its because Jehovah is not his name. That is an english translation of the symbols of his name (YHWH) which is the tetragrammaton.
The Hebrews considered the name of God sacred and would take pains to not speak it or write it for fear it would be degrading if spoken incorrectly or damaged if written down.

excerpt from Wikipedia:
In Judaism, the Tetragrammaton is the ineffable Name of God, and is therefore not to be read aloud. In the reading aloud of the scripture or in prayer, it is replaced with Adonai ("My Lords", commonly rendered as "The Lord" in most modern English translations), though occasionally replaced with "Elohim" (GOD). Other written forms such as י‎ (yod) ה‎ (heh) (YH or Yah) are in fact pronounced during prayer.

Makes sense to me if your a follower of Judaism but but not using it the actual pronunciation would get lost over time.

Answer 6

jehovah is an error in translation. you can pray to god in the name of jesus(forget the passage). god has many titles people can use all equate to god and so you are not taking anything from the scripture. the book of revelations is a book within the many books of the bible, so you could also argue that taking away or adding to the book simply refers to the book of revelations-not the whole scripture.

Answer 7

True Christians do use his name today. The Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses number well over Six million members in all tongues and nations here on earth. We sanctify his name and bear Witness to his word in The Bible. We also recognize his son Jesus as the head of our
Congregation. And we heed his commandment to Preach the good news of his Kingdom worldwide to the end of this system of things. I suspect you already knew this .

Answer 8

The King James Version means the same thing as the rest of the other Bibles, they just put the sentences in a different form. They still mean the same thing! It is not just a title like teacher or human it has more meaning to it!

Answer 9

If you meet some one and you never learn their name how can you become close to them? How can they come into your world? They can't because when you meet someone you know them by their name, you don't say oh hey friend, or person....u call them by their name.

The reason why "christians" don't use Jehovah's name is cuz they are not true "christians"

Answer 10

At my Christian church I can think of at least 2 songs off the top of my head in which we say Jehovah. I've never heard anything against it, I just think that we have traslated it into English. Why don't we call Jesus Yeshuah? Same reason.