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Also Jehovah as we all know is not the true name of God it's a transliteration of the
Tetragrammaton.
Manny
Tetragrammaton.
Manny
Originally posted by RJHindsYou worship Popeye?
The Hebrew name for God translitered to English is YHVH or YHWH and the Hebrew language has no written vowels so we must supply them. Now, it is most commonly written Yahweh and it means "I AM WHO I AM". God went on to tell Moses to use the shortened form Yah (I AM) as His name. It is used in the word HalleluYah meaning "Praise Yah" which is usually trans ...[text shortened]... "Praise the Lord" or "Praise God".
HalleluYah !!! Praise the Lord! Holy! Holy! Holy!
Originally posted by galveston75This is an online debate Galveston; you seem to be under the misapprehension that this forum is your personal platform from which you can proselytise and in doing so ignore people just because they hold a different view from you.
No. Don't see the need. No matter what I answer or don't, it will not change your mind or mine.
Originally posted by galveston75Do you mind quoting where Christ told his followers that ? It seems that the Bible is actually saying that its not a crime to worship Christ as well as God.
Jesus told his followers that he is not to be worshipped but only the Father is and has that right and honor.
Originally posted by Rajk999Please tell the forum why, in almost every instance of the 53 times, the Greek word,
Do you mind quoting where Christ told his followers that ? It seems that the Bible is actually saying that its not a crime to worship Christ as well as God.
- Wise men from came to worship Christ :
Matt 2:1-2 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Sayin ...[text shortened]... th in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.
Originally posted by robbie carrobieSo the Bible does in fact have instances of people and angels bowing down to or worshiping Christ .. thank you.
Please tell the forum why, in almost every instance of the 53 times, the Greek word,
'proskuneo', translated, as bow down to prostrate oneself, to do obeisance, suddenly
changes and reverts to worship when it comes to Jesus? shall we look at some
instances of the word in scripture, from different translations. Matthew 18:26,
At this the se ...[text shortened]... a lie. Caught again Rajk, when will you ever learn that
truth has a potency all of its own?
Originally posted by Rajk999sigh, such ignorance cannot go unpunished, what the Bible in fact has, because of
So the Bible does in fact have instances of people and angels bowing down to or worshiping Christ .. thank you.
Can I assume that the answer to the question ..
[b] Where did Jesus tell his followers that he is not to be worshipped but only the Father ..
is that there is none ?[/b]
Originally posted by robbie carrobieCan I assume that the answer to the question ..
sigh, such ignorance cannot go unpunished, what the Bible in fact has, because of
unscrupulous translators wishing to impose their bias upon the Greek text, is instances
where, the Greek term which means simply to do obeisance as in the eastern form of a
salutation suddenly and miraculously is translated as an act of religious worship when it ...[text shortened]... uddenly and
miraculously change from an act of salutation, to bow down, to an act of worship.
Originally posted by Rajk999oh ho, what is this, you dont answer my questions, but you expect me to answer
Can I assume that the answer to the question ..
[b]Where is the quote that Jesus told his followers that he is not to be worshiped but only the Father ..
is that there is none and that Galveston is wrong?[/b]
Originally posted by robbie carrobieActually Galveston made a statement.
oh ho, what is this, you dont answer my questions, but you expect me to answer
yours? Once again, i am not the Gman, i am someone else, i am not telepathic, nor
joined at the hip, although we are spiritual brothers, i dont know what the Gman has in
mind, although i am pretty sure you are going to find out.