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Are some people that afraid of God?

2007-06-15 11:15:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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Yes they are afraid...I Love GOD........

2007-06-15 11:28:17 · answer #1 · answered by Kerilyn 7 · 0 0

Actually, it a sign of respect.


The source for this custom is Deuteronomy 12:3-4. In verse 3, the Israelites were commanded that when they entered the Land of Canaan, they were to destroy the pagan alters, pillars, idol-trees and idol-statues, and to destroy the NAMES of the idols from that place. Then verse 4 says, "You shall not do so to the L-rd your G-d."

In practical terms, this means in part that we should take precautions so that printings or inscriptions of names of G-d will not come to be "desecrated" - erased, torn, destroyed, or otherwise treated disrespectfully. This applies to a name of the One True G-d in ANY language. Books of scriptures or prayer books are usually treated with proper respect, so it is not a problem to print a Divine name in such books. But other types of printings could easily come to be thrown away, so in that case it is best if a Divine name of G-d is not written out completely. Then the real forming of the holy name is within our mind, and not on the actual page.

More generally, it is proper to shown this respect for G-d's printed names, because it is an expression of the awe and fear of G-d which we should have.

If one has a document that contains a name of G-d but which is no longer needed, it is best to set it aside in a safe place so that it will not be thrown into the garbage, etc. When one accumulates a number of such items and they need to be disposed of, it is considered to be appropriate to respectfully bury them, so they will decompose within the ground.

Although an image on a computer monitor is not considered a permanent inscription that needs to be guarded, the concern is with the pages that may be printed out.

2007-06-15 18:51:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

I think it is just another way for them to disrespect God or it is an outward symbol that they do not believe in Him so they are not going to spell it correctly. I personally think it is just a slur so they can upset those of us who do believe in Him.

2007-06-15 18:31:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It's not fear but reverence for the name. Suppose one wrote out the name of one's deity on a piece of paper, and that paper later was torn, stepped on, dropped in mud, etc. Would this not show a lack of care for the object of that name? If one attempted to pronounce the name but coughed or hiccuped or got the giggles in the middle of pronouncing it. Would this not show a lack of respect, even if inadvertent? Those who do this are demonstrating their awe by avoiding the presumption of rendering and preserving it in the material world. In ancient times, names were more than labels, effectively representations of and claims of power over their objects. To pronounce them was considered an assumption of authority over that person.

2007-06-15 18:51:45 · answer #4 · answered by skepsis 7 · 0 1

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