“You are perfectly correct about the authors of the Greek Scriptures did not use YHWH or rather the Greek equivalent; but this is a mute point. Smith did.”
You mean moot point, not “mute point”.
“Jesus never instructed his followers to not speak his Fathers Name, on the contrary, many times he prayed that they might know it.”
There’s no “contrary” there. Knowing something is not the same thing as saying it. And no one here claimed Jesus “never instructed his followers to not speak his Fathers Name” so is there a reason to suggest someone did?
“I don’t recall Jesus ever calling his Father by name; yet Smith did or attempted to. This speaks much louder than the words themselves speak.”
Yes, but how does that in any way work with your original comments?
“Christianity today is largely based on tradition, something Jesus himself abhorred.”
No. Christ DID NOT abhor tradition and engaged in it Himself EVERY DAY. What He abhorred were the traditions of men that nullified the Lord’s Word. Mark 7:13 There’s a HUGE difference there.
“Many speak of KNOWING GOD’S NAME as knowing what it stands for; for having a personal relationship with him. I believe this to be true and could explain why no one in the NT called God the Father by name. Why then did Smith feel the need.”
Two reasons: 1) Smith was born into a time when it was commonly done in popular religion, and 2) it suited his theology. Note he called even Jesus Jehovah: http://tinyurl.com/jtusamy
“I am sure a by-stander reading our arguments would wonder of the divide between us. I am doubtful if there is one.”
Maybe there isn’t one.
Ah yes, I had forgotten this:
“Note he called even Jesus Jehovah:”
So much has been lost to “tradition”
Col 1
15The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together
Most certainly, most Christians attribute all of the above to the Father. However, the above text does not state that Jesus CREATED everything, only that creation was created through him and for him. Through what. Scripture indicates his voice.