Hey, wiz!

No, not trying to be offensive. A muslim that I know who is very high up in knowledge gave me this information. I forget what you call one who leads his group, I will ask.

My postings were not to offend but to inform. As is your goal as I perceive it. We both have totally different opinions and I guess as much as others' opinions, facts, thoughts and ideas, shock my spirit, I suppose mine shock yours and theirs. Sorry, but I cannot deny what I believe and until God speaks to me and tells me different (and I mean really speaks) I will have to say what I believe. I cannot sit back and deny what Peter said, that Yeshua is christ the son of the living God.

No, I wasn't trying to start anything. (or finish) Just had to clear the air.

I understand the Hebrew meanings and downloaded from several sites to verify the authenticity of each. What I was trying to express was that some who translated, substituted the Y in Yeshua for a J and also in Yaweh the Y for a J. That is all. so why do we call God Jehovah?

I also know the cross is a symbol of God and Christ worldwide and also why. Beginning in the story of Moses when God told Him to hold up the staff with the serpent on it to heal the people who were bitten. It symbolized THE cross and the death of sin on the cross. The people were grumbling and complaining and God saw it as sin. Yeshua also said,"If I be lifted up I will draw all men..." paraphrased.

Never said there was more than one God. But God is more than a simple moon God. He is Lord over the universe. Maybe one day we can talk about what I meant by the genie thing. It is a dlgy issue.

aparently being pagan is simply relative to the ones who say the word....You think that I am, the muslim, druid and any other religion thinks I am, yet, the bible says everyone else is. Who is right? I don't sweat it! I just simply ask God to help me even if I'm wrong, at least I am doing my level best to get things right.

Wiz, I think you aare precious and wonderful and I never meant to make anyone mad. I just thought this was an open forum in which we could state our beliefs. Sorry, I upset you.

question...Why is the name of Jesus always under attack when the name of God is not? I don't understand how Yeshua can be spelled and pronounced so many different ways. But people have different accents and I guess eventually things got changed.

But the name of God is NOT Jehovah. That is an English interpretation of YHWH which is pronounced Yaweh. The name is Sacred and Holy and Any Jew will tell anyone else that you od not say that name lightly. He is Also called the Great I Am and many other things.

Here is my big Problem. This is not to offend but this is told to me by a muslim. The name allah is not what we think. He is not the same God. This is why. Muhammed chose to follow a demon that presented himself as a genie. He was very powerful and was a biblical Strongman. Muhammed chose to follow him. Not God. All these other faiths do not believe in the same God. Some are created from stone by their own hands. Some are demons that they have to apease. They admit this but they call them gods. Americans and others do not have any concept of the ethinic, cultural and traditional meanings. We are using our own termonlogy.

For instance, did you know that a muslim in the east considers ANYONE other than an easterner/ arab is an infidel and cannot convert to the islamic faith? But here in america, it happens all the time. It is considered an abomination in those countries.

Other than that, I don't believe Jesus is a swear word. I think it is strangly sybolic that there are thorns in the name of the one who wore thorns as a crown.

The letter in His name "J" a letter that you can convert between hebrew and english are substituted by the letter "Y" .
Translating has advanced greatly in the last 2000 years and we can understand better the things that we didn't know before. If you don't know words or meanings of verses, go and get a study bible with the explaination of every verse on every page.

ALSO, I am not thrilled with the explaination of Jesus taking up His cross. Jesus wanted us to live and act responsibly and be willing to die to our own desires, to take up our cross(our burdens) daily and follow him.

He also said to carry His yoke for His yoke is easy and His burden light. As compared to the heaviness of the world.

He also said to learn from Him. It seems to me, that no matter the burden, no matter the pain even unto death He stayed faithful to God. I very good lesson. He overcame death, hell and the grave. I aim to do the same.

ok, I haven't said anything yet about the devil. I wonder why this subject bothers everyone so much? No reason to be defensive, friends. I know he is real. oh of course God can smite him quickly. I really don't know why He hasn't except He has a plan. So I haven't seen the face of God, but I believe He is there. Same with the stupid devil. When I go to heaven I want to ask God to introduce me to whichever demon tortured my mind the most so that I can kick his little fiery booty. I have the power in Jesus' name to cast him out and away from people and I have. But face to face in my spirit only, it'll be like kicking my shoes off and getting down to business!!! tell me what else you think, knowing the roaring lion- thinks he's all that . Even the devil knows there is a God and a truth and that is why we are all having trouble getting along. He uses his minions to cause confusion. For instance ESP and witches and mediums. They constantly commune with demonic familial spirits. That is why they know so much about a person when you go to one. Anyway, I know I am talking all over the board.

See ya!!!
brendalee

thankyou for your comments and apologies.

Now, iwould like to say this ... of course we are souls, eternal beings living in bodies. But even though God is love He is also many other things like discipline. He is justice and truth and sovereign. He says throughout teh bible that there is a hell and punishment and we may receive such. He also says that there is but once to die and after that the judgement.

He has struck people including lying christains( they lied to the Holy Spirit) to death. He still does. We are inthe end times and this will happen more and so will terrible things. Famine, earthquakes, occult worship, pestilence ect...

These have been prophesied by every religion including the old testament. So that is why things are worse. Jesus said this would happen right before he came back. so much more so than ever in history.

I just know that not everything can be proved by science as of yet. Like I said, we don't even know how to cure the common cold, we only know how to nurse it.