Month: April 2015
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I Am and The Bread of Life
Don: Jesus laid claim to the name “I Am” in conjunction with various metaphors, each of which reveals something about the nature of god. Seven of these “I Am” statements are to be found in the Book of John. Over the coming weeks, we will look at each in turn. Here are the seven [emphasis…
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“Am I or Am I Not?” That’s God’s Question
Don: God’s first claim to the name “I Am”, which is associated with the Hebrew tetragrammaton YHWH commonly transliterated as “Yahweh”, is made in Genesis 15:1: After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not fear, Abram, I am a shield to you; Your reward shall be…
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The Name of God
Don: We have discussed the significance of our names, and the changing of our names at the End of the Age. But there is one name that never changes; that is, the name of god. The first instance in scripture where god divulges his name was to Moses, at a time when Moses was tending…
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Mystery XXIII: What’s In a Name?
Don: 1 Corinthians 15 told us we shall all be changed: From mortal to immortal, from perishable to imperishable, and from corruptible to incorruptible. But Revelation 2:17 adds one more change: ‘He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, to him I will give…