Throughout the Old Testament, we see numerous references made to the NAME of God. So why should there not be a NAME for this same God in the new testament? This is the question that alludes men who have fallen into the trappings of the traditions of men. If our faith and study of the scriptures stops here, we will have no understanding that Jesus is God manifest in the flesh. (I Timothy 3:16) Or that Jesus is the only name under heaven in this "current" dispensation of grace whereby we must be saved. (Acts 4:12)
The Name that God gave to His people is seen throughout the scriptures. Indeed, God continually informed Israel that they would be called by His Name. For example, Deuteronomy 28:8-10 states:
"The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou set thine hand unto; and He shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God gives thee. The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto Himself, as He hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in His ways. And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the Name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee."
In the same way, the psalmist encourages us to magnify the Lord and to seek and exalt His Name. (Psalm 34:3; Psalm 113:1-3; Psalm 83:16)
Indeed, God has always revealed Himself through His Name, continually revealing His character to mankind. "And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the Name of God Almighty ...and I will be to you a God, and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God, which brings you out from under the burdens of the [Egyptians/world]." (Exodus 6:3-7) You see, the reason we are set apart from the world is because of His Name. Thus, when the people of the old testament wanted to know more about God, they sought to know His name. The following are just some of the many examples, showing how the faithful desired to know His Name.
"And Jacob asked [Him], and said, "Tell [me], I pray Thee, Thy Name." And He said, "Wherefore [is] it [that] thou dost ask after My Name?" And He blessed him there." (Genesis 32:29)
"Hear Thou in heaven Thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calls to Thee for: that all people of the earth may know Thy Name, to fear thee, as [do] Thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by Thy Name." (1 Kings 8:43)
And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, "What [is] Thy Name, that when Thy sayings come to pass we may do Thee honour?" (Judges 13:17)
This is why it should not come as a surprise that in the new testament, there is no God outside of the Lord Jesus Christ. This is why Peter (standing with the eleven) on the day of Pentecost declared that this same Jesus, "whom ye have crucified, is BOTH Lord and Christ." (Acts 2:36) This was the point that caused the first 3,000 souls saved to be pricked in their hearts, and to go on and be water baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. (Acts 2:38-47; Acts 8:12; Acts 10:40-44; Romans 6:3-4; I Peter 3:21-22)
"Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, [even] by Him doth this man stand here before you whole." (Acts 4:10)
The very same stumbling block that was evident in the early church remains an issue to this day. Nevertheless, His the Name of Jesus. The Name whereby we are saved this day is JESUS. "And she shall bring forth a son and thou shalt call His Name JESUS for He shall save His people from their sins ... now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying: "Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call His Name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, "God with us!" (Matthew 1:21-23)
"Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for His Name." (Acts 15:14)
"Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a Name which is above every name ..." (Philippians 2:9)
Jesus -- the Name above every name that God has ever revealed to mankind. After His kindness, God Himself became our Saviour. (Titus 3:4-7) And He Himself who came forth as a mighty man confirmed His identity in both the old and the new. (Isaiah 42:13; Isaiah 9:6)
"I have sworn by Myself, the Word is gone out of My mouth [in] righteousness, and shall not return, That unto Me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear." (Isaiah 45:23) "That at the Name of Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven, and [things] in earth, and [things] under the earth." (Philippians 2:10)
And the Word? The same "He who was in the world and the world was made by Him and the world knew Him not. He came unto His own and His own received Him not ..." (John 1:10-11)
"Yet I [am] the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for [there is] no Saviour beside Me." (Hosea 13:4)
Please don't let the traditions of men /modern day religious culture deceive you from knowing and understanding who Jesus is, by believing in a false trinity or tri-une God doctrine. As Jesus Himself declared, "Lo, the volume of the book is written of Me ..."
"Hear ye Him!"
Stand in the offering plate.
In the same way, the psalmist encourages us to magnify the Lord and to seek and exalt His Name. (Psalm 34:3; Psalm 113:1-3; Psalm 83:16)
Indeed, God has always revealed Himself through His Name, continually revealing His character to mankind. "And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the Name of God Almighty ...and I will be to you a God, and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God, which brings you out from under the burdens of the [Egyptians/world]." (Exodus 6:3-7) You see, the reason we are set apart from the world is because of His Name. Thus, when the people of the old testament wanted to know more about God, they sought to know His name. The following are just some of the many examples, showing how the faithful desired to know His Name.
"And Jacob asked [Him], and said, "Tell [me], I pray Thee, Thy Name." And He said, "Wherefore [is] it [that] thou dost ask after My Name?" And He blessed him there." (Genesis 32:29)
"Hear Thou in heaven Thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calls to Thee for: that all people of the earth may know Thy Name, to fear thee, as [do] Thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by Thy Name." (1 Kings 8:43)
And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, "What [is] Thy Name, that when Thy sayings come to pass we may do Thee honour?" (Judges 13:17)
This is why it should not come as a surprise that in the new testament, there is no God outside of the Lord Jesus Christ. This is why Peter (standing with the eleven) on the day of Pentecost declared that this same Jesus, "whom ye have crucified, is BOTH Lord and Christ." (Acts 2:36) This was the point that caused the first 3,000 souls saved to be pricked in their hearts, and to go on and be water baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. (Acts 2:38-47; Acts 8:12; Acts 10:40-44; Romans 6:3-4; I Peter 3:21-22)
"Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, [even] by Him doth this man stand here before you whole." (Acts 4:10)
The very same stumbling block that was evident in the early church remains an issue to this day. Nevertheless, His the Name of Jesus. The Name whereby we are saved this day is JESUS. "And she shall bring forth a son and thou shalt call His Name JESUS for He shall save His people from their sins ... now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying: "Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call His Name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, "God with us!" (Matthew 1:21-23)
"Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for His Name." (Acts 15:14)
"Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a Name which is above every name ..." (Philippians 2:9)
Jesus -- the Name above every name that God has ever revealed to mankind. After His kindness, God Himself became our Saviour. (Titus 3:4-7) And He Himself who came forth as a mighty man confirmed His identity in both the old and the new. (Isaiah 42:13; Isaiah 9:6)
"I have sworn by Myself, the Word is gone out of My mouth [in] righteousness, and shall not return, That unto Me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear." (Isaiah 45:23) "That at the Name of Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven, and [things] in earth, and [things] under the earth." (Philippians 2:10)
And the Word? The same "He who was in the world and the world was made by Him and the world knew Him not. He came unto His own and His own received Him not ..." (John 1:10-11)
"Yet I [am] the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for [there is] no Saviour beside Me." (Hosea 13:4)
Please don't let the traditions of men /modern day religious culture deceive you from knowing and understanding who Jesus is, by believing in a false trinity or tri-une God doctrine. As Jesus Himself declared, "Lo, the volume of the book is written of Me ..."
"Hear ye Him!"
Stand in the offering plate.
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