Greatest I am wrote:God is not to be named.
God is to be what scripture first names him. The word.
"And Moseh said to God (ha ‘elohym - the Mighty One), ‘Now look, if (hineh) I go (bow’ - come) to the Children (ben - sons) of Yisra’el yisra’el -those who strive and struggle with, persist and endure with, who persevere with and are empowered by God), and say (‘amar) to them, "The God (‘elohym - Mighty Ones) of your fathers (‘ab) sent me out (salah) to (‘el) you (‘atem), and they ask (‘amar - question) me, ‘What (mah) is His (hu) personal and proper name (shem),’ what (mah) shall I say (‘amar) to (‘el) them?"’" (Exodus 3:13)
"He said (‘amar), ‘Tell (‘amar) the Children of Yisra’el, "I Am (‘ehayah - first person singular of the verb hayah, meaning I exist) has sent (salah) me to you."’" (Exodus 3:14)
"God (‘elohym), moreover (‘owd - besides this and in addition), said (‘amar - declared) to (‘el) Moseh, ‘You shall say (‘amar) this (koh) to (‘el) the Children of Yisra’el (yisra’el - those who strive and struggle with, those who persist and endure with, those who persevere with and are empowered by God), "Yahuweh (י ה ו ה), God (‘elohym) of your fathers (‘ab), God of ‘Abraham, God of Yishaq, and God of Ya’aqob, sent (salah) me (‘any) to (‘el) you (‘atem)." This (zeh) is My (‘any) personal and proper name (shem) forever (la ‘olam - for all time and into eternity). This (zeh) is My (‘any) memorial, My renown name (zeker - commemoration, inheritance right, symbol, sign, signature, maxim, (and most importantly), the way I want to be recalled, remembered and known) in all dwelling places, homes (dowr) times, and generations (dowr).’" (Exodus 3:15)
Who am I to argue with God, it sounds to me like he wants to have a name.
Why do you say He is not to be named?
Quote:To me this means that we are to look at his philosophy of life only.
We all follow a God of some kind in this way.
A political God or a religious God.
Both of these offer a philosophy of living.
If a secularist then you follow a political God.
If a religionist then you follow a religious God.
Most of us follow both to some extent.
Regards
DL
Ditto to James, politics and religion are opposite sides of a one-sided coin. Both are evil, both are man made, both are corruptions of Yahuweh's truth.
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