1. First of all, begin immediately to use the personal name of God – YAHWEH -
Also, begin to use the proper personal name of The Messiah, YAHUSHUA -
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When you read your Bible
- change “the Lord” to YAHWEH in the Old Testament
- change the name of “Jesus” to YAHUSHUA in the NT.
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be very careful about using “the lord” anywhere it occurs.
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When you pray
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When you worship
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When you speak of “God” to others
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When you sing His praises
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Note: The theology of many Christian songs is awful. Watch out!
- Where they use “the Lord”, Jesus, etc. change the wording for His name’s sake,
and for your own welfare.
2. Talk with others about
the problem.
- refer them to this website or to some other place they can find the truth about the problems.
3. Talk to your pastor, your
Sunday school teacher, your Bible study leader, etc.
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ask them if they know about the problem
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help them to recognize the problem
- encourage them to CHANGE, by starting to use the personal name, YAHWEH in all their
teaching, writing, speaking, etc.
4. Get serious about your
own spiritual life.
- Stop relying upon “the traditions of men”. Do your own homework, earnestly. Your relationships
with
YAHWEH and YAHUSHUA are crucial for your present and eternal existence.
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Get some good reference books, and learn how to use them
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a concordance
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a lexicon for Hebrew and Greek words
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a bible dictionary
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a good English dictionary
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Mark up your bible with the proper name, YAHWEH, wherever it belongs
- In the Old Testament, virtually every place you see “the LORD”, replace it with
YAHWEH. You’ll know this is right if
it fits the context of the passage.
- In the New Testament this is a bit more difficult since many of the passages with “the
Lord” are referring to The Messiah, rather than to The Father. In these passages,
change the text to Sovereign. (This will at least avoid the “ha Baal” problem).
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If you own an Apple computer:
- buy “Accordance Bible Software” (I get no commissions) and learn how to use it. It’s a
wonderful reference/study tool that makes it possible for you to learn the Truth about
the Word of YAHWEH.
- this is an excellent resource, and you can purchase it a little at a time, if you wish.
Start with the basics and add to it as you can. My personal recommendation is the
Scholar’s Level combined with the basic package.
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If you own a Microsoft Windows computer:
- buy Logos X-Series Bible Software, or one of the other bible software programs
that are available. Some are better than others, so do your homework before you buy.
I haven’t examined these programs recently since I no
longer run Windows.
- Go on line and search for bible translations and reference tools there. There are a great number
of translations available, and a great many reference tools that are free on line. It’s a bit slower
this way, and you have to be on line to use them, but they are available. The Blue Letter
Bible is a pretty good one.
5. Get a better bible translation and start to get yourself educated in the proper understanding of the
Word of YAHWEH.
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Just remember there are some problems with all of them.
- The World English Bible is available on line, or as a free download.
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go to: http://ebible.org/bible/web/
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This version presents the name, YAHWEH, where it should occur in the OT, but there are
other issues to
address. Also, it does not present corrections for the NT yet.
- The Institute For Scripture Research publishes “The Scriptures”, 2009 edition. This is a fairly
well researched translation. It uses an Aramaic text for translating the NT, so you can get much
of the proper sense of much of the NT as it would appear
from a Hebrew perspective. This text
is better than most, but still
has its own issues to deal with.
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go to: http://www.isr-messianic.org/pubs/the_scriptures.shtml
- There are some “Sacred Name” bible texts available, but be careful here. Some of them have a
particular agenda,
so the notes are “religiously biased”.
This should at least get you started in the right
direction. Once you begin to study these issues you are likely to encounter
some other questions about your current religious practices. You really need to
look carefully at what YAHWEH has to say about The Sabbath Day. It is almost
certainly not what you think it says.
Then there’s the issue of YAHWEH’s “appointed
times”, or feasts (Leviticus 23.4-44). It’s important that you look very
carefully at these as well. The “traditional” Protestant, Roman Catholic, and
Greek Orthodox religious holidays are in many cases perversions of YAHWEH’s
original designs. Easter and Christmas are two of the worst offenders.
May YAHWEH’s Spirit be your guide as you study these things. May He lead you into The Truth. May He call you out from among the perversions that currently exist.