New translations are replacing YHWH (Yahweh, Jehovah) with "Lord" and "God." Those are not names, but titles. By what authority does man remove the Name that God put in his Word?
2007-04-20 04:00:25 · 14 answers · asked by בַר אֱנָשׁ (bar_enosh) 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Interestingly, even the Encyclopaedia Judaica says that “the avoidance of pronouncing the name YHWH ... was caused by a misunderstanding of the Third Commandment.”
http://www.jehovantodistajat.fi/e/20040122/article_02.htm
(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
The bible uses the Divine Name ("YHWH" or "Jehovah") nearly SEVEN THOUSAND TIMES. The bible writers refer to the Almighty by His personal name more times than by "God", "Lord", and "Father" COMBINED. There is no other personal name used in the bible more than the personal name of Almighty God. It seems clear that Jehovah wants his name to be used, while insisting that the Name be used respectfully.
(Exodus 20:7) You must not take up the name of Jehovah your God in a worthless way
http://watchtower.org/e/bible/ex/chapter_020.htm?bk=Ex;chp=20;vs=7;citation#bk7
Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/na/
http://watchtower.org/e/20040122/
2007-04-20 07:02:50 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
New translation have also put the word 'lord' infront of Jesus on every occasion.
the authority is called: this book was written by a man long ago and we know better about what he meant.
*shakes head*
God dictates His words to men by the help of Gabriel. He does not inspire them to write them. Those are two very distinct things.
Because inspiration can be subjective of the person it comes out from. Whereas dictation, is free of human elements.
To say that the Bible was inspired word, rather than dictated, Christians accept that it was written by man.
2007-04-20 04:08:21 · answer #2 · answered by Antares 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Thank you! I always wonder where people think they have the Right to do these things!
No Authority. There is no Bible today (that we know of anyways) that hasn't been changed a little.
It's called Apostasy
The KJV is the least compromised of all the translations. So it's the one most Christians use.
Have a great Day! :)
*Edit* (Dust...)look at the answer below me... that's sad that people think that way.
2007-04-20 04:04:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
One word... Apostacy.
I like you Avatar name: Bar_Enosh. What about Bar_Adam?
Many Christians get angry at Mormons for "adding and taking away" from the Bible, but technically the Mormons did not add to or take away. People who change the wording of the Bible are hypocrites in the worse way.
This is a topic that makes me sad. Decent people doing horrible things!
Hope you have a good day! :)
2007-04-20 04:13:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
nicely i could say "for the final time" yet all of us are conscious of it heavily isn't.......Maurog for all his zeal is merely undeniable ignorant. it extremely isn't any longer that the Jews could no longer use God's call. it extremely is that they does no longer. even with the undeniable fact that the simple rationalization replaced into they refused to pronounce his call out of reverence or superstition, the fact is they disregarded the examples set via each and every Bible author and Jesus himself who reported "I even have made your call everyday and could make it everyday." And he additionally has it incorrect in asserting Adonai is God's call. Adonai is a call, no longer a recognition. merely like god is a call. And if each and every of the individuals who combat using Jehovah, then why do they no longer have worry asserting Jesus? it extremely is likewise a recognition for which we've not have been given any advantageous evidence of it extremely is real pronunciation. finally, Jehovah is God's call in English. Yahweh is His call in Hebrew. In Spanish it extremely is Jehova, in Italian, Geovah, and so on. could human beings like Maurog insist that we call everybody in Mexico who is going via Pablo, Paul. Or that we call everybody named p.c.., Frank? Then why does he think of we could continuously call God via his Hebrew call as quickly right this moment English?
2016-10-28 13:20:49 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we don't have authority to do so... but it is being done. I don't know if God so much cares. He is happy and celebrates when just one turns from evil and decides to follow Him. Yes, it might be a title... but it is a respectful title. It's like me being a teacher and someone calling me Mrs. Smith... or some one calling George Bush, Mr. President. I wouldn't be offended, and I don't think that God is either. The God that I worship is a kind and loving God. I don't believe that He will strike me down because I don't call him by his first name.
2007-04-20 04:09:54 · answer #6 · answered by mommy of 3 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
The Jews did that a looong time ago. It was to keep people from blaspheming the name *Thou shalt not take the lords name in vain*. I guess they didn't realize that vain there means "empty" and they made it empty by removing it all together.
By the same authority people today claim. "God is ok with it because I believe in him" *wink*
2007-04-20 04:45:16 · answer #7 · answered by Kithy 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
In the first place translators use what they feel is most appropriate and less confusing on their own authority and there isn't anything you have to say about it. and God didn't put anything in his word. Those were just names some other man made up for God. and you can kiss my pumpkin.
2007-04-20 04:10:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
They all mean God. Early English translations used these words as well as Jehovah. A word is a word and the word is a bird.
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2007-04-20 04:04:04 · answer #9 · answered by Dust in the Wind 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋
The seriousness of this is shown in Romans 10:13,14 where it says, "For “everyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will be saved.” However, how will they call on him in whom they have not put faith? How, in turn, will they put faith in him of whom they have not heard?"
2007-04-20 04:56:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋