Peter is not concerned with differences over language; he is concerned with the Jews and all people believing in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ, and no other, repenting from sin, and receiving his salvific work and worshiping him.
Refusing to believe in the person and work of Jesus Christ as he is revealed in Scripture is to reject the way of salvation; in no other is there a way to be saved. The name itself does not save, but the person the name identifies. Do you see the glory of the Son of God? Do you see your sin, your insurmountable debt to God, and that your only hope is to place your faith in his Christ?
Let me layout my line of reasoning in one sentence to hopefully make things clear:. They were not concerned in spreading Jewish heritage or culture; they were concerned with saving souls, as the Apostle says,. For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them. To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law though not being myself under the law that I might win those under the law.
To those outside the law I became as one outside the law not being outside the law of God but under the law of Christ that I might win those outside the law. To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some. Also, viewing Jesus as represented in the Old Testament, as in the New Testament, with Joshua son of Nun, people would be able to see the emerging traits of Jesus as leading the people away from the bondage of Egypt, standing with them through the trials in the wilderness, and being viewed as a savior in bringing them to a new land.
The view of Jesus to us, as Yeshua in the place of Joshua, shows that throughout time, He has been there as the deliverer and rescuer of people in need of help. He is called several names that all mean the same man who lived on the earth for thirty-three years, went to the cross, and rose again on the third day to defeat death and rejoin His Father in heaven.
Blair Parke is a freelance writer for BibleStudyTools. This article is part of our Names of God Series featuring the most used names and titles of God found in the Bible. We have compiled these articles to help you study all that God says He is and to help you understand His nature and character. Shoebox Collection Week is Here! More than 1, of her works have been featured in various publications ranging from Writer's Digest to Keys for Kids.
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Her modern-day Daniel trilogy is out with IlluminateYA. And her inspirational adult romance Picture Imperfect releases in November of Find out more about her at her website. He Heals the Lame , by James Tissot. The Greek word onoma does mean name , but not only in a literal sense; it also refers to the very being of a person. The name of Yeshua means salvation , and that is the exact essence of who Yeshua is. Scripture clearly states that our salvation comes through grace.
Our salvation is connected to believing in the character, reputation, and essence of the person behind the Hebrew name—who He is and what He did. The one who believes in Me will live, even though they die. The Resurrection of Lazarus , by James Tissot. But this is not the case. The oldest manuscripts for the Gospel of John known as P52 and P66 , for example, were written only 50 years after the original authoring. In these copies, Hebrew pronunciations are not attempted.
Instead, Greek abbreviations of Greek equivalent words are used:. Rather than trying to accurately portray the sacred names of God and the Messiah, the early scribes intentionally avoided it.
This is in keeping with the Jewish practice of using euphemisms, letters or syllables to protect all names of God from being defaced, obliterated or destroyed accidentally. To support the use of the name Yeshua, he goes on to quote Dr.
A Jewish scribe completes a Sefer Torah Torah scroll. Perhaps it seems like a lovely notion to think that Yeshua and Yahweh share the same pronunciation—Yah. It is more important, however, to understand the spiritual elitism behind believing that this revelation was given to a select few in the 16th century and then 20th century. Moreover, it is dangerous heresy to believe that only this unique pronunciation must be used to receive salvation, as many in the Sacred Name Movement claim.
Both Hebrew and Bible scholars who study ancient Semitic languages, historical literature, and archaeological findings regarding this issue agree that the name Yahshua cannot be supported and, therefore, Bibles For Israel does not endorse it.
Bibles For Israel does believe in calling on the name of Yeshua, which in Jewish thinking is calling out for salvation, since the name reflects the person and His character. A Jewish man prepares to recite morning prayer. What does that mean? It means when we pray, our prayers should reflect His agenda, values and purposes, not our own selfish ambitions and vain conceits.
It means we have the confidence to stand before our Heavenly Father because of what Yeshua has accomplished through His holy life, His death on the Roman execution stake, His burial, and resurrection.
We come knowing that because of His resurrection He not only holds the power to forgive our sins, but has absolute victory over death, and has defeated the enemy once and for all! What Makes This Bible Unique? What Will This Bible Feature? What Languages Will Be Available? Dead Sea Scrolls.
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