Interesting post...I see credibility in some of whatis written, and a lack thereof in other parts. While I do believe that this individual is sincere in their relationship with, and seeking of, Christ and serving G_d the Father...their scholarship may be a little lacking. In particular, I find fault with the repeated use of the Christian pop-culture term ‘Yahweh’. The term utilizes what theologians call the ‘tetragrammaton’ (for the three characters,Y, H, and V or W.) - YHWH.
First the question of whether the third character should be rendered as a ‘V’ or a ‘W’ has never been entirely settled, to the best of my knowledge. Second, the Hebrew language often did not use vowels at all - but most especially NOT with this term.
The primary reason is this: it was a representation of what the highest of their high priests considered the unpronounceable and most HOLY name of Almighty G_d. No man’s lips were considered clean enough to articulate that name for most of the year.
I believe there was one exception allowed, once a year, for the High Priest. It was only when he was in the Holy of Holies, offering sacrifice for and seeking forgiveness of the sins of all the people. The most Holy name was articulated just once.
I am not idly name-calling, or calling this individual a charlatan or false prophet. I am calling attention to something which seems out of place and improper based upon my educational studies, general knowledge of traditions, and spiritual beliefs.
I am not fully able to quantify how far out of place something like this may place the remainder of the statements this person makes, but that much seems well out of order to me, and it causes me to approach the rest of it that much more skeptically prayerfully.
If you have feedback to offer, I would be interested.
A.A.C.
Knowing the Bro involved above average for my FREEPER FRIENDS, I have no doubt that
YAWEH is a term os utmost reverence and endearment to him.
OH, Daniel Eggers article I posted . . .
DITTO, actually, imho, using YAWEH BY MOST ALL THE FOLKS I KNOW WHO USE IT—IS A TERM OF
—UTMOST REVERENCE
—UTMOST ENDEARMENT
It is as though “God” has become . . . generically cheapened by pagan use and derision . . . and somehow harkening back to the Hebrew Yahweh is a way some folks use to feel more intimately connected to and IN AWED REVERENCE TOWARD the ALMIGHTY OF THE BIBLE.
I don’t think scholarship has anything to do with it. They recognize it as a very treasured lofty, sanctified, sacred term for ALMIGHTY GOD of the Old and New Testaments and feel closer to HIM—ALMIGHTY GOD OF THE BIBLE—when they use it han when they use “God”—which seems to be splashed casually about by Mooselymbs, Hindus, Buddhists et al as well as atheists, agnostics and nominal “Christians” with a resulting tawdry cheapening in the process.
imho, GOD LOOKS ON THE ATTITUDE OF THE HEART.
If someone avoids meat as unto The Lord—He blesses that.
If someone eats meat as unto The Lord—He blesses that.
However, Axe murderers for Jesus would have a problem.
My 2 cents.