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First of all, let’s solve one simple argument. It’s pretty much a given that God is pretty smart. And therefore, God probably knows most of the languages on Earth. Ok, so He probably knows all of them. So we can assume that God speaks Swahili. He probably even speaks Quechua and Apache. So then we know that if someone who speaks Spanish says “Dios, socorro!!!” (God, help me!), that God will *understand* him. Granted, God may be offended that He didn’t use the proper name, but we know for a fact that God will Understand Him. So then, the only argument that remains is whether God PREFERS that you use the right name, whether He REQUIRES you to use the right name, or whether He DOESN’T CARE. Those are the only options. So which is it? And which is the “right name”?

Right up front we have to say that no one knows the proper name. Most believe it is YHVH, or YHWH, or just YH… but nobody can pronounce it. You see, the Jews were so terrified of speaking the name of God, oops, I mean, YHVW, that they forgot how. Hebrew doesn’t have vowels, per se. So the written language doesn’t tell us how a word was originally pronounced in most cases.

Imagine if even a word as short as “God” was written without vowels, like “Gd”. Now further imagine that as few as one hundred years go by without it being spoken aloud. Now finally, picture yourself, a native German speaker, let’s say, trying to pronounce that word then. Why, it could be Gad, God, Gid, Gud, or Ged - not to mention if there were two vowels, like Goad, or Giud, or Gead.

And there you have the problem with the perfect name. Only, it’s been a few thousand years and Hebrew bears less similarity to English than English does to German. Not only that, but YHVW most likely has three or more vowels in it. That means there are dozens of possible ways it could be pronounced. So no matter what you do, at best you MAY be able to spell it, you cannot ever PRONOUNCE the “perfect name” without divine revelation. But the question of the hour is, does God want you to try anyway?

Well, let’s find out by asking the age-old question - what would Jesus do? Read the rest of this entry »

I see a lot of people treat their employer as a cash cow, or an ogre, or just a means to an end. They do what they have to do, what they are forced to do, and watch the clock and try to kill time until the whistle blows.

They have no real interest in doing a GOOD job, no pride in their work, all they feel is a resentment of their employers for making them work, while finding every excuse possible to cut corners and goldbrick on the job as much as they can.

I realize that this is a very easy description to apply to people that you know. Lazy bums who are just worthless. But does it describe you? Of course not, you say! Well… let’s see if you DO treat your employer just like you should.

You know, the Bible says a lot on this subject. And I’m willing to bet you don’t measure up. Yes, yes, most people don’t measure up, but that’s not the point! We’re dealing with what YOU should do! How YOU should act! Because surprising though it may be, this subject is CRUCIAL to your SALVATION! Read the rest of this entry »

What are dreams? Where do they come from? Can you control them? Why did God design man - and the animals - so that they could dream? What possible purpose could they serve in the plan of God? Everyone has probably thought about a few of these questions from time to time. And before we are through, I think you will see that dreams are one of the most valuable tools in the arsenal of those trying to build in themselves the nature of God. I think we’ll also explain a few previously unexplained scriptures along the way. So what does the Bible say about dreams? Read the rest of this entry »