Jehovah's Witnesses' is it required to call God: Jehovah .. or God and why?

Question

If I was to call my friend by his name I would attempt to learn it first..

I find it interesting that the Jew's who first wrote of god state the following:

JEHOVAH
A mispronunciation (introduced by Christian theologians, but almost entirely disregarded by the Jews) of the Hebrew "Yhwh," the (ineffable) name of God (the Tetragrammaton or "Shem ha-Meforash"). This pronunciation is grammatically impossible;

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The Name of your own faith Jehovah's Witnesses, is based on FALSE information. What else have you gotten wrong .. I would really start asking some questions if I was you

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but increasingly scholars are leaning toward a pronunciation similar to the three-syllable "Yehowah" rather than two-syllable "Yahweh".

"increasingly scholars" who are this mythical scholars of which you speak.. do they have names .. what are their credientials ..

also I take umbridge with your answer simply because on the surface it seems resonalble , untill I hear stories of children being told that unless you used the "LORD's Proper Name" you would not be saved.. if it is the LORDs proper name .. you might want to actually translated properly .. this is not an issue of pronunciation. it is the addition of letters that are not there.. it is the miss-representation of the Name.

if you claim you must use the "PROPER NAME" then you must know the PROPER NAME and jehovah is NOT the proper name . in English or any other language

Answer 1

What is being overlooked here is that the name is not correct. What about what the asker of the question quoted from the encyclopedia?? A mispronunciation (introduced by Christian theologians, but almost entirely disregarded by the Jews) of the Hebrew "Yhwh," the (ineffable) name of God (the Tetragrammaton or "Shem ha-Meforash"). This pronunciation is grammatically impossible;

The name Jehovah is not correct! Yes YHWH may want us to use his name and glorify it but do you think it is glorifying it if it is not even used correctly?

Answer 2

Lady do you really think you are going to get truth from a cultist? NOPE that won't happen truth come through God's word. If anyone teaches a different God, or a different gospel than what we have already received let them be accursed.. The Call the Father Jehovah God and say He is the ONLY true God.. They ignore the passages where Jesus claimed the title of God by referring to Himself as the being that gave His name as I AM to Moses at the burning bush. They call the Apostles liars when they affirmed The Holy Ghost to be God in the case of Ananias, and Sapphira. I guess with all these gods being included in the Scripture they have to have a way to show they have the "real" God.. Trouble with the name Jehovah being the one true name of God is that it didn't exist until 1769 A.D. The Hebrew that is translated as Jehovah is יְהֹוָה which is the exact word Jesus used in John 8:58 when He claims Deity.. I AM.. IHS Jim

Answer 3

We are required to call God - Jehovah. He is the only true God; God the almighty. Ps. 83:18;
Duet. 6:4 says  “Listen, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah."
The main theme of the Bible is that God's name will be sanctified, that means that everyone will know God's name, which is Jehovah. If we don't use God's name, what would make us any different than anyone else on the earth?

Satan is called a god. He is the God of this system of things and is misleading the entire inhabited earth. 2 Corinthians 4:4 - "among whom the god of this system of things has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, that the illumination of the glorious good news about the Christ . . ."
Revelation 12:9 - " . . .the one called Devil and Satan, who is misleading the entire inhabited earth; he was hurled down to the earth, and his angels were hurled down with him."
So in order to direct our prayers to our God who is Jehovah, we use his name. We let his name be known throughout the world, which is a command from Christ Jesus. (Matthew 24:14)

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Answer 4

I agree with lady, there are many on here that turned there back on Jehovah and going around slandering us. don't listen to them. we call God by his name and it is Jehovah. it is in the king james bible also. ps 83 verse 18. God is a title. how come the son has a name Jesus Christ and the Father does not have a name, which is untrue. The Father does have a name. God wants us to call him by his name because Jehovah wants us to be his friend forever. don't you call your friend by his or her name?

Answer 5

ur not going to get a legitimate J.W. on here,,just rejects and disgruntled ppl like silenced lambchops clown gal,,u should go ask a real J.W. in person,,

Answer 6

They are to call him Jehovah. To call him god means that they could be addressing another god.

Answer 7

Not exactly.

A true worshipper would certainly use the personal name of Almighty God, but the worshipper would use whatever respectful translation of that name was generally accepted in his native tongue.

It is true that the Almighty did not say, "Listen, thousands of years from now when a new language called English comes along, they can pronounce my name as 'Jehovah' and that's fine." Instead, like with any and every personal name, different languages TRANSLATE personal names to fit their lingual tendencies. George becomes "Hor-hey" in Spanish or "Gay-org" in German and no one gets upset.

The name "Jehovah" was not fabricated "from whole cloth" (as it were). As speakers of English find it easier to say "Jesus" than "Yeheshua", so "Jehovah" seems to have originated as an honest attempt to pronounce "the Tetragrammaton", which is the four-Hebrew-letter expression used in the bible (and elsewhere) to express the Divine Name of Almighty God (the Father).

The four Hebrew characters are generally transliterated as "YHWH" (that is, each Hebrew character is directly replaced by a different character with the same sound in another language's character set). There is no certainty about how "YHWH" is best pronounced, but increasingly scholars are leaning toward a pronunciation similar to the three-syllable "Yehowah" rather than two-syllable "Yahweh".

If "Yehowah" is close to the correct pronunciation, then it is quite enlightening to juxtapose "Yehowah" with "Jehovah". Many or most English speakers are likely to embrace the pronunciation which their predecessors embraced at least four hundred years ago.

"Jehovah".
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The bible teaches that a certain kind of person would disrespect the divine name.

(Psalm 74:18) The enemy himself has reproached, O Jehovah, And a senseless people have treated your name with disrespect.


The bible also teaches what would happen to those who refuse to use and honor the name of Jehovah.

(Malachi 2:2) If you will not lay it to heart to give glory to my name," Jehovah of armies has said, "I shall also certainly send upon you the curse

(Psalm 83:16-18) Fill their faces with dishonor, That people may search for your name, O Jehovah. 17 O may they be ashamed and be disturbed for all times, And may they become abashed and perish; 18 That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the Most High over all the earth.

(Isaiah 52:5,6) The utterance of Jehovah, "and constantly, all day long, my name was being treated with disrespect. 6 For that reason my people will know my name


According to the bible, what must ALL people do with regard to Jehovah's name?

(Psalm 29:2) Ascribe to Jehovah the glory of his name.

(Psalm 86:8-9) There is none like you among the gods, O Jehovah, Neither are there any works like yours. 9 All the nations whom you have made will themselves come, And they will bow down before you, O Jehovah, And will give glory to your name.


The bible also teaches that there are real benefits for those who appropriately use the name Jehovah.

(Romans 10:13) Everyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will be saved

(Acts 2:21) And everyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will be saved.

(Joel 2:32) And it must occur that everyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will get away safe

(Malachi 3:16) And a book of remembrance began to be written up before him for those in fear of Jehovah and for those thinking upon his name.

(Nehemiah 1:11) Jehovah, please, let your ear become attentive to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who take delight in fearing your name


Who can reasonably be called "a people for Jehovah's name"? What does the bible say about this people?

(Isaiah 43:12) There was among you no strange god. So you are my witnesses," is the utterance of Jehovah, "and I am God.

(Zephaniah 3:9) I shall give to peoples the change to a pure language, in order for them all to call upon the name of Jehovah, in order to serve him shoulder to shoulder.

(Micah 4:5) For all the peoples, for their part, will walk each one in the name of its god; but we, for our part, shall walk in the name of Jehovah our God to time indefinite, even forever.

(Isaiah 52:5-7) The utterance of Jehovah, "and constantly, all day long, my name was being treated with disrespect. 6 For that reason my people will know my name... 7 How comely upon the mountains are the feet of the one bringing good news, the one publishing peace, the one bringing good news of something better, the one publishing salvation

(Malachi 1:11) For from the sun’s rising even to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place sacrificial smoke will be made, a presentation will be made to my name, even a clean gift; because my name will be great among the nations," Jehovah of armies has said.


Here are some additional Scriptures that mention God's personal name. There are THOUSANDS MORE. Do any of these seem to imply that the name "Jehovah" is unimportant?

(Psalm 148:13) Let them praise the name of Jehovah, For his name alone is unreachably high.
(Micah 5:4) He will certainly stand and do shepherding in the strength of Jehovah, in the superiority of the name of Jehovah his God
(Psalm 9:10) And those knowing your name will trust in you, For you will certainly not leave those looking for you, O Jehovah.
(Psalm 34:3) O magnify Jehovah with me, YOU people, And let us exalt his name together.
(Zephaniah 3:12) A people humble and lowly, and they will actually take refuge in the name of Jehovah.
(Revelation 15:4) Who will not really fear you, Jehovah, and glorify your name, because you alone are loyal?. . .
(Micah 6:8,9) And what is Jehovah asking... the person of practical wisdom will fear your name.
(Psalm 96:2) Sing to Jehovah, bless his name.
(Psalm 105:1) Give thanks to Jehovah, call upon his name, Make known among the peoples his dealings.
(Psalm 54:6) I shall laud your name, O Jehovah, for it is good.
(Micah 4:5) For all the peoples, for their part, will walk each one in the name of its god; but we, for our part, shall walk in the name of Jehovah our God to time indefinite, even forever.
(Psalm 118:26) Blessed be the One coming in the name of Jehovah
(Matthew 21:9) Blessed is he that comes in Jehovah's name!
(Matthew 23:39) Blessed is he that comes in Jehovah's name!
(Mark 11:9) Blessed is he that comes in Jehovah's name!
(Luke 13:35) Blessed is he that comes in Jehovah's name.
(John 12:13) Blessed is he that comes in Jehovah's name

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