Sufficient Self's Bible Study Group

[Rebbetzin]

Rebettzin, forgive my ignorance on this matter but I've often wondered why some people do not spell the name of God but will delete the full spelling, as you do. Can you tell me why?

I think I can answer that if I may. I was curious as well...she told me it is because the name of God should not be put on documents that can be destroyed such as deleting or burning of paper, but that it should be held more sacred. Is that about accurate Rebbetzin?

That pretty much says it.... It is a way of respecting the Holy Name, even names used for the Holy One in other languages.

Is that somewhere in the Bible or just a personally held belief?

It is both a commandment, and a tradition. We are commanded not to use the Holy Name in a profane/common way. It is not to be used where the Holy Name would be crumpled up, thrown in the trash, stepped on, burned, etc. It is to be HOLY.

There are a few places where we are told to keep His Name Holy. Here are two of them. In English, at least when most of the English translations were made, "To profane" was not to use as a curse, but had more the meaning of "making common" as opposed to "special" or Holy.

Leviticus 19:12

12 And you shall not swear by My name falsely, nor shall you profane the name of your G_d: I am the L_RD.


Leviticus 22:32
32. You shall not profane My holy name, but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel. I am the L_RD who sanctifies you,

and you notice The Holy One makes it personal, by ending the sentence with "I am the L_RD." That is His personal signature on a commandment. Anywhere you see that phrase, "I am the L_rd...." you better listen up. What He just said was important to Him.

 

[BarredBuff]

Ok you might laugh @ me but I am going to throw this out here anyway. Has Jesus and the spirt always exist in the three entity?

God is the same as he always has been and always will be. Trinity and all.

Genesis 1:26
Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."

This verse has always indicated to me that he was referring to Himself in the plural. There are other verses in other parts of the Bible that point clearly to the fact that Jesus was present at the Creation as was the Holy Spirit. I am just not student enough to find them right now when I need them.

I have seen verses like that before. Also after the first sin there is this verse:

Then the LORD God said "Behold the man has become like one of us..."
Quote from Genesis Chapter 3 Verse 22

 

[Farmfresh]

Ok you might laugh @ me but I am going to throw this out here anyway. Has Jesus and the spirt always exist in the three entity?

Jesus was there from the beginning. He is and was a part of God from before creation. In John Chapter 1:1-4 says He was.

So do you believe that it was Jesus that was sent as an angel in the old testament?

I believe it was Jesus appeared to Abraham, but he is not an angel. Angels are a different species of being. No matter when or where He was still God.

In Genesis 18:2-3 What has always been interesting to me is that Abraham recognized his as his LORD when they got closer.

 

[BarredBuff]

Jesus was there from the beginning. He is and was a part of God from before creation. In John Chapter 1:1-4 says He was.

So do you believe that it was Jesus that was sent as an angel in the old testament?

I believe it was Jesus appeared to Abraham, but he is not an angel. Angels are a different species of being. No matter when or where He was still God.

In Genesis 18:2-3 What has always been interesting to me is that Abraham recognized his as his LORD when they got closer.

We did that last Sunday and we concluded it was Jesus too. Had to be.

 

[Wannabefree]

I like the story where Abraham pays tithes to the "King of Salem," Melchisedek.

Salem is the area which would become known as Jerusalem.

Genesis 14: 18-20.

18 Then Melchisedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High.
19 And he blessed him and said:

"Blessed be Abram of God Most High,
Possessor of heaven and earth;
20 And blessed be God Most High,
"Who has delivered your enemies
into your hand."

And he gave him a tithe of all.

THEN Hebrews 7: 1-3

1 For this Melchisedek, king of Salem,
preist of the Most High God, who met
Abraham returning from the slaughter of
the kings and blessed him,
2 to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part
of all, first being translated "king of
righteousness" and then also king of
Salem, meaning "king of peace,"
3 without father, without mother, without
genealogy, having neither beginning of days
nor end of life, but made like the Son of
God, remains a preist continually.

 

[BarredBuff]

I just read the first two chapters of 1 John. It was pretty good so far....

 

[bambi]

Are we starting reading John as a group?

 

[BarredBuff]

Are we starting reading John as a group?

No it was something I did by myself. I just took a notion too.

 

[Farmfresh]

I would love a group study of John.

It would be nice to study more "the disciple whom Jesus loved" (John 19:26) and trusted to watch over Mary after he was gone from this life.

 

[BarredBuff]

We can do a group study on it if everyone wants too.