Posted on 04/26/2026 10:17:58 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
This happened to my father when he moved from Italy to America around 1930. My mom told me that his given name was Giuseppe, and that he went by Joseph once he moved to America...
Why do I bring this up?
Well, recently I heard about some of my friends coming across a person who will only refer to Jesus Christ as Yeshua... The idea goes something like this:
“When Jesus was on this earth, he wasn’t called Jesus. His name would have been pronounced closer to ‘Yeshua.’ So, all these people going around the United States calling him ‘Jesus’ are calling him by the wrong name. How disrespectful and ignorant.”
Of course they didn’t call him Jesus back then (before English was invented.) They also didn’t use the words Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John. I’m pretty sure they didn’t use the words Egypt, Moses, or Pharaoh 3,000 years ago during the Exodus story either. Same goes for almost every other word in the Bible...
The Christian Bible is allowed to be translated - The Bible is not like the Quran (which in Muslim theology must remain in its original Arabic to be considered “the Quran”) ...
God’s message being heard in multiple languages is how Christianity got a big jumpstart back in the first century (see Acts 2:8-11) ... If every Christian were forced to use the original languages in order to evangelize, much of the world would have been left out.
Praise Jesus that we can worship Him with the words Jesus, Yeshua, Isa, Jesucristo, and many other spellings and forms....
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Judaising instincts are especially strong in Christians disconnected from any tradition.
“The Christian Bible is allowed
To Be Translated!”-——
.
Thank You Jesus!
Deeming Christian Torah study "Judaising instincts" is the product of replacement theology.
Heysoos in Hispanish
A Rose by any other Name
Would smell As Sweet!
You left out my roofer and landscaper, Hey Zues!
Well, gee.
One of my neighbors says “hay-sous”.
I heard he’s bound for New Orleans.
Careful… your kind of calm reasoning went out with the Eisenhower administration.
Though I question all of it since it is the product of men, the Book of Revelations would disagree with you.
The important thing is that they CALL HIM.
Aside from the sociology aspect of the conversation, who really cares?
If they are not holding you down and forcing to say it the way they like, what difference does it make. I mean it’s not like folks forcing you to say Allah and Muhammad—those guys can get really worked up.
In a French kitchens, “Hey, Sous!”
As a matter of curiosity, says who?
Depending on the translation or version (assisted by AI):
Revelation 22:18-19: Warns that if anyone adds to or takes away from the prophecy, God will add plagues or remove their share in the Book of Life.
Deuteronomy 4:2: "You shall not add to the word that I command you, nor take from it...".
Deuteronomy 12:32: "Whatever I command you, you shall be careful to do; you shall not add to it or take from it".
Proverbs 30:5-6: "Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar".
And are you sure translation is or can be done without doing any of the above?
Correct, as long as you revere him as God and submit to him as Lord.
See it all the time. It’s like they want to replace the DNA of Jesus and the Promise of the Messiah.
Yeshua is from the tribe of Judah. Christian is the equivalent of “follower of Christ.” IE Christ - the Messiah - Yeshua Hamashiach - Jesus the Messiah.
It was because of my father that from the ages of seven to fifteen, I thought that my name was Jesus Christ and my brother, Russell, thought that his name was Dammit. “Dammit, will you stop all that noise?” And, “Jesus Christ, sit down!” One day, I’m out playing in the rain, and my father yelled, “Dammit will you get back in here!” I said, “Dad, I’m Jesus Christ!”
-Bill Cosby
Very true ✝️
And the pronunciation of His name varies slightly by language - however, that has been known to happen with other personal names, too.
For instance, although the name „Michael“, for example, is written the same way in English and in German, it is pronounced very differently. In other languages, not only the pronunciation changes, but the orthography as well.
Somehow, I don’t have a clue where the problem might be…🙂
LOL! Classic.
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