ישוע Ἰησοῦς Iesus ...Jesus
John 19:19-20 " And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was Jesus Of Nazareth The King Of The Jews. This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin."
Twelve years ago I heard that it was necessary to call the Lord by his Hebrew name( most groups do not agree on the spelling themselves), so I started speaking the Hebrew terms, not wanting to speak His name in vain. Deception had caught me. Thankfully He showed me the error.
God is not a respecter of language, which is an earthly thing. Even the Lord himself spoke Aramaic to his Father ( "Abba" "Eli Eli lema sabachthani" )!
It is not the "proper" language that a person has to speak to know the Lord, but we must know the Lord Himself...
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Friday, January 2, 2015
Despondency to Surety
Wherefore alone I was left to tumble about in the slough of despondency
Unable to lift my self by reason of great burden of sin on me
Along came Help whose name also was Support,
Who drew me out and set my feet on Stability
He pointed the way to a Heavenly Path,
That is straight and for my feet surety
No man, no me, can separate from Peace He has for me
Unforsaken, merciful, gracious always to be
Our God is full of compassion, abundant in mercy, ready to pardon if one would just believe. Don't wait for another time. Now is the time! Not only does He forgive our sin and not give us the just punishment for it, but He calls us blameless as if we didn't do it. There is no "your forgiven BUT..." The old saying "I forgive you but I can't forget what you did" is not how He is. He puts our sin as far as the east is from the west.
God's forgiveness is perfect. Never like a contract with small print hidden at the bottom of the page ready to snare you. His son Jesus' sacrifice was received once and for all and will never be revoked. If we sin after receiving Him, we go to Him and know we will be accepted and continue to be forgiven and loved. He is perfect even when we are not. We can never have righteousness in ourselves, but can be clothed in His...
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