Shalom,

Simple arithmetic -->mathematics --> additional mathematics --> pure mathematics... you grow and you learn. Same with this relationship with our Creator. As we grow we learn more of Him, and as we learn more of Him we grow. We can't grow if we stop learning who He is and accepting Him for whom He reveals Himself to be! However you perceive Him to be, Yahweh is Yahweh, and whether He is lord and master or father and sustainer depends on what you want in this relationship. Whip cracker or nurturer? A little of both? Perhaps He is. That's why He says He is "I Am." If you feel that you should fall prostrate once in a while, do so. Kneel? Sure. Stand? Of course. Sit? Even better! Which would you feel most comfortable doing? Which do you think He wants you to do? How do you get from prostrating to sitting? A world of difference! And it begins in the mind, and manifests in your actions, and your words are an action of your mind. That's why we have to confess it first, and when you do you open your mind to the Set-Apart Spirit who will reveal more of Yahweh.

In several cultures, such as the Chinese, children are taught to bow to their parents from a young age, especially during some ceremonies like during the Chinese New Year. In Japan, people bow to each other. Does this mean that they acknowledge the other as their lord and master or pray to them? Of course not! Well, not in most cases. It usually only means that you respect the person in front of you, whether past or present. That's perhaps why people also bow at monuments for fallen soldiers or leaders, or at grave sites. Are they praying to those dead people? Not for most, although in some cultures they actually do pray for the dead. Most of the time it's just to acknowledge the love and sacrifice of the deceased in the past.

But I digress. The point is, when we learn Truth we should stick to it and not turn back to things that are unprofitable, or even encourage those things that are unprofitable. It's one thing to let Christians pray they way they have always done, but another to encourage them to continue in error. If you can't/won't correct or criticize, do not condone! Not condoning does not mean acceptance, and condemnation does not always mean correction. Soon, the lines will drawn even deeper in the sand such that you have no choice but to express one belief or the other. What better way than to start now?

When saved? Hmmm, lets see. One day I was walking to a fav fishing hole when this extraordinarily bright light floored me and I went blind for a spell, (hahaha, just kiddin', just kiddin'). Can't put a time and date on the actual transition. But I am aware of a near obsession with scrip/YY. That combined with a desire to tell others about Yahshua ben Yahweh and a undying animos towards the world, (read Babylonian), system and it's promoters. I've also noticed that communing with Yah is ever more important with each passing day. Although I must confess something. I frequently fantasize on how cool it would be if I could actually hear his voice with my ears. Like Abraham, Moses, Samuel, the apostles. The thought of being able to carry on a conversation with Him just as I would another person using my mouth and ears, well that would be to cool. Not being able to do so is somewhat frustrating...

Can someone be saved in the name of Jesus? I'm still struggling with that question. Every scripture I read says in the name of Yahweh and no other name. Salvation or conception (the beginnings or origin of something) happens when we know who Yahweh is and Trust and rely on Yahweh's grace ( his sacrifice). It appears to me we would be no different than Maimonides if we say something other than what Yahweh's word says.

Just a thought J

Thank you Matthew for posting that link I'm a couple of weeks behind on listing to the programs. I thank Yah for CW that program was Great