"It is not a very costly thing for me to do" is such a wise and gracious approach to dealing with people, in general. I'm not saying this is wise in all of our interactions but, using discretion, it is a beautiful way to live.
You are a scholar and a gentleman, Dan. I was confused by this myself, being relatively new to your videos, and asked this in a comment section. Someone gave your answer and I am no longer confused. Thank you for setting an example of what it means to be kind. ❤
I wish there were more creators - on UA-cam and elsewhere - who were as gracious about people's sensibilities as you are. Sometimes the small gestures we make tell a LOT about what makes us tick.
There are a surprising number of people upset over this decision. As an atheist, I struggle to see why this would matter to an atheist. It’s not like I care what people call their god. Some religious people obviously do care, and for me it’s not even about respecting their tradition but making the information as accessible as possible to the closed-minded. If someone has an issue with the pronunciation but wants to learn about the scholarship, that’s someone who has been indoctrinated from birth potentially learning and bringing themselves out of that indoctrination. I’m completely in favor of not putting barriers in their way. It’s just the same reasoning a UA-camr like Paulogia uses for not swearing. Making the content accessible is important, catering to your desire to not care about religious tradition is not.
It could be interpreted as someone trying to impose their beliefs on someone else, which is objectionable to pretty much everyone unless it happens to be their beliefs that are being imposed. It sounds like it was more of a polite request than an imposition, though, so I can understand granting it.
Since Dan is an active member of his church I doubt he is an atheist. However, I am. And while I don’t care what other people call their deities I also like to be considerate of people. For this reason, I don’t swear in some situations because I think it is inconsiderate of some of those present. As others have pointed out, why erect unnecessary barriers when you are trying to communicate with others? As Dan said, it costs little and it makes his words accessible to a wider audience. I can get on board with that, both as an atheist and as a person who prefers to build bridges.
@@splorkon Yes he is a Latter Day Saint, Dan has carefully crafted his response concerning the use of the divine name, I would suggest the following undisclosed reason might explain his true motives. In orthodox Mormonism, the term God generally refers to the biblical God the Father, whom Latter Day Saints refer to as Elohim. The term Godhead refers to a council of three distinct divine persons consisting of 1. God the Father (Elohim) 2. Jesus Christ (his firstborn Son, whom Latter Day Saints refer to as Jehovah), 3. and the Holy Ghost. Therefore, in Dan's worldview Jesus Christ is Jehovah. So to use the name "Jehovah" (or another English language alternative) for the divine name of the Old Testament Supreme God would cause a theological problem for him. Em...🤔.
I once heard that some ancient poetry was discovered where their version of rhyming words was to have the last word of every line be the same amount of syllables. They said this is how it was discovered that the full pronunciation of YHWH/YHVH had three syllables, because the poet aligned it with the other three syllable words. Is there any truth to that?
What’s gracious and loving thing to do! Finally someone who doesn’t whine about “my rights” and “free speech”. This is a beautiful example of sacrificial love right here
It's so much easier to be respectful than to dig one's heels in, especially in matters that may be more significant to others than yourself. Also, I got that hoodie for xmas!
My understanding is that when used in a synagogue and reading the torah or worshipping Adonai is used. Hashem is used when your not worshipping. big think to take from it, just dont use the 4 letter word and you should be okay. Hashem just means the name. referring to GOD. keep in mind if ur using a Hebrew word (especially from biblical hebrew) Ha is specific so Ha (The) Shem (Name)
I've heard other scholars trace YHWH from the Caananite polytheistic pantheon. Conversely, there's apparently linguistic evidence that Caanan was heavily influenced or an offshoot of Egypt, possibly during the slavary era. Do you agree? Is there evidence pointing to Judaism as an offshoot of Caanan and Egyptian cultures?
so basically a bunch of people asked you nicely not to say a word cuz it upsets them , and so you dont say that word because you dont want to upset them .. seems like a good and easy thing to do
interestingly my first assumption when watching your videos and hearing you use Adonai was that you were Jewish yourself; when I found out you were not Jewish it confused me but this does make it make sense
It doesn't cost anything to use someone's preferred pronouns, either, but some people certainly do howl about it when asked. I would prefer to be respectful. Personally, I use thee/thou but I'm having a hard time getting people to conjugate properly the 2nd person singular in English.
@@maklelan maybe I’m just misunderstanding the term academic. I come to this channel to learn about scholarship and I learn a lot here. Are there any digital spaces you would consider academic?
Can somebody help me with it?? Why god of OT was murderer, lieing spirit, decriver, chsnging his mind many time, commanded killed babies, showe himself in darkness? When Jesus said thst he is an image of the Father and Never killed anyone. He said that in fhd Father is no darkness. Its mdnh verses contradict with OT god.
Elohim says to call upon His Name many times in scripture. We need to stop worrying about what other people think, as rabbia Tovia Singer is doing, and do what scripture tells us to do.
HaShem is used in common conversations on matters where HaShem might be referenced. Adonai is typically used in discussions involving religion, and religious issues like scripture and such.
👏 Romans 15: 1 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.
Oh for the scholarly reconstruction of the pronunciation of the tetragrammaton's sake! That's far too reasonable. What are you - perfect or something? I thought it was only the scholarly reconstruction of the pronunciation of the tetragrammaton who was perfect.
If religious sensibilities matter, why not also affirm the religious beliefs of Jews (or Christians, or whatever)? Many of them are certainly going to be offended by your claims contradicting many of their beliefs. But then, if you use a word meaning "Lord" you're subtly doing just that, for one sect. You imply that this entity really is "the Lord", which may understandably offend other people who think this entity is not the real Lord or God. (Hindus, Wiccans, militant atheists, etc.) I'm not a Muslim, so I don't refer to Muhammad as "The Messenger of God". I'd only say that he's believed by some people to be God's messenger. It's "costly" in the sense that you thereby endorse a specific religious worldview, implicitly deny others. You're bending the knee. Do you call Jesus "Lord" too? That would make Christians feel more comfortable. (But if you did that, you'd make Jews and many others uncomfortable.) Of course not. Maybe it's better not to bother trying to make everyone feel comfortable and included. No matter what you do, you'll offend some "folks". Interesting that you chose for some reason not to offend these ones in particular. You may not want to admit it, but what you're doing is essentially choosing to participate in the cultic practices and taboos of a specific sect. Like atheism, "academic" objectivity seems to bend in certain directions.
Question: Is there/what is the relationship between the Tetragrammaton and the words "I Am"? Is it right to conflate the tetragrammaton (or the name of Adonai) with "I Am"? Does YHWH literally translate to "I Am" the way Adam translates to "man," "Eve" translates to "living," Jacob translates to "supplanter," and Moses translates to "drawn out" [of water]? Several authors, speakers, and singers have claimed over years (maybe centuries) that the name of the God of Israel literally means "I Am." Is that true? Ex 3:14 appears to use a different Hebrew verb for I AM. John 8:58 also uses the Greek "I Am," but the Jews who heard Jesus say it (supposedly in Aramaic) apparently thought it was blasphemous.
Genuine Question, as a sincere atheist, what’s the argument for not saying the word? It seems like some flawed hypothetical syllogism under the premise for Inclusivity by restriction. I’m suspect perhaps by the reason that I’m uninformed of the contentions surrounding the verboten nature of saying a word for a certain community of thinkers. What’s the big deal? Is it a big deal? Are you merely respecting traditions? Whose traditions? I’m very laissez-faire in my ideas of sharing unbiased information to the community of learners. Edit-clarity
the third commandment : you shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. religious jews (even atheist jews, see my post above) think that by not using this name they are not taking it in vain, but theres more than one way to skin a cat. ungodly things done in His name still take His name in vain
It's just pandering to a niche group of a cult aka religion. It's just a name and if this channel is suppose to be an academic one, makes no sense to cater to irrational religious beliefs and reinforce it, but it's his choice.
Are you going to treat in the same way requests from folks of other faiths? To call their deities with the same pious reverence? Or is it only one religion specifically? This whole justification is lame and for actually cowardly under the pretense of politeness. I value people who are not crowd pleasers. Also it makes me wonder if your academ8c output is also neutered in the same way.😂
If I am not mistaken, the cult to the pronunciation of YHWH is a liturgic tradition for a specific community. But, if an individual does not practice that liturgy and/or isn't from that specific tradition, it makes no sense to ask others for the practice of those customs, right? Also, what is the cult about? Because if it's god's name, saying "the almighty" or "god" or "the Name" is literally the same isn't it? Words carry meaning and are individualized by differences in meaning, so wrongly using god's name would include every way to call god? I guess this aspect is more of a tradition thing than an structuralist analysis of god's wishes, but in that sense, (I have no idea where in the Torah this tradition comes from) it would be sensible to say that if god cares about the pronunciation of YHWH, they would care about being named in general. Thus, saying "god" in "for god's sake" would be equally wrong as pronouncing "YHWH". You can't just say "listen here god, I did exactly what you told me, I used a different signifier you see *mischievous laugh*". I am genuinely curious about this, no attack intended. Besides I obviously agree that accommodating some people's customs to an extent to be able to reach more people makes perfect sense, although as I said it is a mystery to me how Hebrew liturgic traditions are meant for everybody and not just participants in said traditions. Thanks
Just for the record, I don't think it's a reasonable concession. Expecting those not of one's faith to adopt a very arbitrary taboo in your own public and private life is obnoxious in the extreme. If I attend a Jewish service or celebration by choice, I of course adhere to any requested reasonable custom. But using a name that is not offensive for a deity because a subset of a religion doesn't want you to is bowing to unreason.
The fact a person would be offended by using a word, shows irrational religious extremism being pushed onto others in a public forum. Better to not enable that attitude and belief system. An academic channel should be neutral, not catering to specific religious groups
I don't think you should get into the habit of changing your behavior to align with other people's religious convictions which you yourself do not share.
What if God said “this is my name”? Jesus specifically did not appease a religious view enforced on the people of things like this. Think about the sabbath and how He intentionally broke their rules and concepts because they were wrong in their approach. It is not unreasonable to call God by the name He told us to. If in our pursuit of not offending our neighbors it we offend God we are wrong no matter how well intentioned we may be. Just some thoughts.
When you don't realise I Am means Yahweh And yahweh is literally in the ( holy bible new living translation) Exodus 34 ( A new copy of the covenant )line 6 Don't use false names
Substitution to accommodate superstition? You're more sensitive to religious fanaticism than me. Personally I feel religion is accorded far too much deference, given that's it based on mythology and has caused tremendous harm.
Is it better to please God or man? Our Creator says to call on His name many times in scripture, which is YHWH, so we should. It should make no difference what man thinks about it.
I do not use that name, the name of the Holy and Terrible, The Dread Lord, the One of whom i am genuinely afraid BUT it is a legalistic superstition, irrational for thinking that by refusing to use the name one cannot ABUSE it. yet this is simply not so, one takes his name in vain by doing ungodly things in his name even if his name is not vocalized in theprocess Legalism is a prime example of this. the effort destroys lives and is a counterfeit obedience, something that in fact the Terrible Sovereign did not command, for it is a countereit response to the commandment which is only fulfiled if we LOVE. and that we most assuredely do NOT do that no longer daring to vocalize the name of the Judge oif All is a superstition i share means said vocalizing is not a thing i do BUT it is still an irrational superstition this showed itself most bizarrely in a jewish friend WHO IS AN ATHEIST threw a fit when i said that name in his presence now many years ago. it makes for peace to indulge the superstitions of others rather than expose these superstitions, especialy when i share this superstition
"It is not a very costly thing for me to do" is such a wise and gracious approach to dealing with people, in general. I'm not saying this is wise in all of our interactions but, using discretion, it is a beautiful way to live.
You are a scholar and a gentleman, Dan. I was confused by this myself, being relatively new to your videos, and asked this in a comment section. Someone gave your answer and I am no longer confused. Thank you for setting an example of what it means to be kind. ❤
I wish there were more creators - on UA-cam and elsewhere - who were as gracious about people's sensibilities as you are. Sometimes the small gestures we make tell a LOT about what makes us tick.
There are a surprising number of people upset over this decision. As an atheist, I struggle to see why this would matter to an atheist. It’s not like I care what people call their god. Some religious people obviously do care, and for me it’s not even about respecting their tradition but making the information as accessible as possible to the closed-minded. If someone has an issue with the pronunciation but wants to learn about the scholarship, that’s someone who has been indoctrinated from birth potentially learning and bringing themselves out of that indoctrination. I’m completely in favor of not putting barriers in their way. It’s just the same reasoning a UA-camr like Paulogia uses for not swearing. Making the content accessible is important, catering to your desire to not care about religious tradition is not.
It could be interpreted as someone trying to impose their beliefs on someone else, which is objectionable to pretty much everyone unless it happens to be their beliefs that are being imposed. It sounds like it was more of a polite request than an imposition, though, so I can understand granting it.
Since Dan is an active member of his church I doubt he is an atheist. However, I am. And while I don’t care what other people call their deities I also like to be considerate of people. For this reason, I don’t swear in some situations because I think it is inconsiderate of some of those present. As others have pointed out, why erect unnecessary barriers when you are trying to communicate with others? As Dan said, it costs little and it makes his words accessible to a wider audience. I can get on board with that, both as an atheist and as a person who prefers to build bridges.
You continue to be scholarly, thoughtful and respectful. More reasons your approach and videos are terrific. Thanks Dan
That is a very respectful reason and I think it is wonderful that you are being inclusive.
@@splorkon Yes he is a Latter Day Saint, Dan has carefully crafted his response concerning the use of the divine name, I would suggest the following undisclosed reason might explain his true motives.
In orthodox Mormonism, the term God generally refers to the biblical God the Father, whom Latter Day Saints refer to as Elohim.
The term Godhead refers to a council of three distinct divine persons consisting of 1. God the Father (Elohim) 2. Jesus Christ (his firstborn Son, whom Latter Day Saints refer to as Jehovah), 3. and the Holy Ghost.
Therefore, in Dan's worldview Jesus Christ is Jehovah. So to use the name "Jehovah" (or another English language alternative) for the divine name of the Old Testament Supreme God would cause a theological problem for him. Em...🤔.
I once heard that some ancient poetry was discovered
where their version of rhyming words was to have the last word of every line be the same amount of syllables.
They said this is how it was discovered that the full pronunciation of YHWH/YHVH had three syllables, because the poet aligned it with the other three syllable words.
Is there any truth to that?
Thank you for this. I was genuinely curious. I didn’t know the difference and now I’ve learned something new.
That's super respectful and awesome!
What’s gracious and loving thing to do! Finally someone who doesn’t whine about “my rights” and “free speech”. This is a beautiful example of sacrificial love right here
Very respectful!
Wasn't Yaweh and El initially different in thr canaanite pantheon and Yahweh was El's son
That's what I call an ,"easy ask."
It's so much easier to be respectful than to dig one's heels in, especially in matters that may be more significant to others than yourself. Also, I got that hoodie for xmas!
Agreed, and thanks so much! I hope you get plenty of mileage out of the hoodie!
I have no horse in this race, but hats off for being respectful.
Would you ever use the name Hashem, or is that specifically only used by practicing members of the Jewish community?
My understanding is that when used in a synagogue and reading the torah or worshipping Adonai is used. Hashem is used when your not worshipping. big think to take from it, just dont use the 4 letter word and you should be okay. Hashem just means the name. referring to GOD. keep in mind if ur using a Hebrew word (especially from biblical hebrew) Ha is specific so Ha (The) Shem (Name)
@@richy11ify thanks for the info!
I've heard other scholars trace YHWH from the Caananite polytheistic pantheon. Conversely, there's apparently linguistic evidence that Caanan was heavily influenced or an offshoot of Egypt, possibly during the slavary era. Do you agree? Is there evidence pointing to Judaism as an offshoot of Caanan and Egyptian cultures?
Thoughtful!
so basically a bunch of people asked you nicely not to say a word cuz it upsets them , and so you dont say that word because you dont want to upset them ..
seems like a good and easy thing to do
interestingly my first assumption when watching your videos and hearing you use Adonai was that you were Jewish yourself; when I found out you were not Jewish it confused me but this does make it make sense
Hi Dan what religion do you follow ? do you believe in God and do you think there is life after death
It doesn't cost anything to use someone's preferred pronouns, either, but some people certainly do howl about it when asked. I would prefer to be respectful. Personally, I use thee/thou but I'm having a hard time getting people to conjugate properly the 2nd person singular in English.
😭😭😭 I love you, Dan.
Is this not an academic setting?
This is very much not an academic setting.
@@maklelan maybe I’m just misunderstanding the term academic. I come to this channel to learn about scholarship and I learn a lot here. Are there any digital spaces you would consider academic?
You're filling a very important niche, Dan. Thank you.
Not only is that incredibly respectful and wholesome, it's also taught me what Adonai means :D
❤
The word Lord is a title not a name.. that part😅
@maklelan first time I've heard a non-JW use the term tetragrammaton. Thought that was entirely a WT invention.
It's just the Greek for "four-lettered".
Can somebody help me with it?? Why god of OT was murderer, lieing spirit, decriver, chsnging his mind many time, commanded killed babies, showe himself in darkness? When Jesus said thst he is an image of the Father and Never killed anyone. He said that in fhd Father is no darkness. Its mdnh verses contradict with OT god.
A lot of Jews use the term Hashem for the name God. Rabbi Tovia Singer does that.
Elohim says to call upon His Name many times in scripture. We need to stop worrying about what other people think, as rabbia Tovia Singer is doing, and do what scripture tells us to do.
HaShem is used in common conversations on matters where HaShem might be referenced. Adonai is typically used in discussions involving religion, and religious issues like scripture and such.
I have no dog in this fight, but I applaud the sentiment.
Respect🤜🏼
Thank you!!!!
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Romans 15: 1 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
2 Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.
The story was a Elohist source of scripture, Elohim=yhwh
>folks
Oh for the scholarly reconstruction of the pronunciation of the tetragrammaton's sake! That's far too reasonable. What are you - perfect or something? I thought it was only the scholarly reconstruction of the pronunciation of the tetragrammaton who was perfect.
Adonai doesn't mean Lord in the ancient Hebrew, only modern hebrew
It meant Lord in Jerome's day (late 4th century), since Jerome did render the name as precisely "Adonai" in Exodus 6.3.
Read the Quran , my advice to you and all who read this comment, Just give it a try , it's not time to debate here
Please research that name again
He's literally written a book on the subject. What are your qualifications?
@@tchristianphoto same as yours
A DON AI ADONAI ALLAH ALL AH!
That's good! Finally I agree with the content of a video on this channel
If religious sensibilities matter, why not also affirm the religious beliefs of Jews (or Christians, or whatever)? Many of them are certainly going to be offended by your claims contradicting many of their beliefs. But then, if you use a word meaning "Lord" you're subtly doing just that, for one sect. You imply that this entity really is "the Lord", which may understandably offend other people who think this entity is not the real Lord or God. (Hindus, Wiccans, militant atheists, etc.) I'm not a Muslim, so I don't refer to Muhammad as "The Messenger of God". I'd only say that he's believed by some people to be God's messenger.
It's "costly" in the sense that you thereby endorse a specific religious worldview, implicitly deny others. You're bending the knee.
Do you call Jesus "Lord" too? That would make Christians feel more comfortable. (But if you did that, you'd make Jews and many others uncomfortable.) Of course not.
Maybe it's better not to bother trying to make everyone feel comfortable and included. No matter what you do, you'll offend some "folks". Interesting that you chose for some reason not to offend these ones in particular. You may not want to admit it, but what you're doing is essentially choosing to participate in the cultic practices and taboos of a specific sect. Like atheism, "academic" objectivity seems to bend in certain directions.
Well in the first place you are NOT pronouncing Adonai correctly anyway your A pronunciation is incorrect
Question: Is there/what is the relationship between the Tetragrammaton and the words "I Am"? Is it right to conflate the tetragrammaton (or the name of Adonai) with "I Am"? Does YHWH literally translate to "I Am" the way Adam translates to "man," "Eve" translates to "living," Jacob translates to "supplanter," and Moses translates to "drawn out" [of water]? Several authors, speakers, and singers have claimed over years (maybe centuries) that the name of the God of Israel literally means "I Am." Is that true? Ex 3:14 appears to use a different Hebrew verb for I AM. John 8:58 also uses the Greek "I Am," but the Jews who heard Jesus say it (supposedly in Aramaic) apparently thought it was blasphemous.
Bro did you read the Qur'aan ?
UA-cam keeps deleting my comments but please do, consider it just for general knowledge but please do
Genuine Question, as a sincere atheist, what’s the argument for not saying the word? It seems like some flawed hypothetical syllogism under the premise for Inclusivity by restriction. I’m suspect perhaps by the reason that I’m uninformed of the contentions surrounding the verboten nature of saying a word for a certain community of thinkers. What’s the big deal? Is it a big deal? Are you merely respecting traditions? Whose traditions? I’m very laissez-faire in my ideas of sharing unbiased information to the community of learners. Edit-clarity
He said it was for inclusivity of the Jewish community.
good lord man, please be more concise. You write like you ate a Thesaurus in a dictionary reduction sauce
the third commandment : you shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
religious jews (even atheist jews, see my post above) think that by not using this name they are not taking it in vain, but theres more than one way to skin a cat. ungodly things done in His name still take His name in vain
@@splorkon no he did not. he made no reference to the third commandment. he was just afraid of offendingsome people
It's just pandering to a niche group of a cult aka religion. It's just a name and if this channel is suppose to be an academic one, makes no sense to cater to irrational religious beliefs and reinforce it, but it's his choice.
Are you going to treat in the same way requests from folks of other faiths? To call their deities with the same pious reverence? Or is it only one religion specifically? This whole justification is lame and for actually cowardly under the pretense of politeness. I value people who are not crowd pleasers. Also it makes me wonder if your academ8c output is also neutered in the same way.😂
If I am not mistaken, the cult to the pronunciation of YHWH is a liturgic tradition for a specific community. But, if an individual does not practice that liturgy and/or isn't from that specific tradition, it makes no sense to ask others for the practice of those customs, right?
Also, what is the cult about? Because if it's god's name, saying "the almighty" or "god" or "the Name" is literally the same isn't it? Words carry meaning and are individualized by differences in meaning, so wrongly using god's name would include every way to call god? I guess this aspect is more of a tradition thing than an structuralist analysis of god's wishes, but in that sense, (I have no idea where in the Torah this tradition comes from) it would be sensible to say that if god cares about the pronunciation of YHWH, they would care about being named in general. Thus, saying "god" in "for god's sake" would be equally wrong as pronouncing "YHWH". You can't just say "listen here god, I did exactly what you told me, I used a different signifier you see *mischievous laugh*".
I am genuinely curious about this, no attack intended. Besides I obviously agree that accommodating some people's customs to an extent to be able to reach more people makes perfect sense, although as I said it is a mystery to me how Hebrew liturgic traditions are meant for everybody and not just participants in said traditions.
Thanks
Just for the record, I don't think it's a reasonable concession. Expecting those not of one's faith to adopt a very arbitrary taboo in your own public and private life is obnoxious in the extreme. If I attend a Jewish service or celebration by choice, I of course adhere to any requested reasonable custom. But using a name that is not offensive for a deity because a subset of a religion doesn't want you to is bowing to unreason.
@@splorkonMissing the point.
In their faith, uttering The Name is not just a taboo, but a mortal sin.
Jesus christ delivered me with the name YAHWEH
It's a nice gesture, but a weird standard.
The fact a person would be offended by using a word, shows irrational religious extremism being pushed onto others in a public forum. Better to not enable that attitude and belief system. An academic channel should be neutral, not catering to specific religious groups
I agree. Far too much deference shown to superstition based on ancient mythology.
Awful mythology depicting a genocidal God(s).
I don't think you should get into the habit of changing your behavior to align with other people's religious convictions which you yourself do not share.
What if God said “this is my name”? Jesus specifically did not appease a religious view enforced on the people of things like this. Think about the sabbath and how He intentionally broke their rules and concepts because they were wrong in their approach. It is not unreasonable to call God by the name He told us to. If in our pursuit of not offending our neighbors it we offend God we are wrong no matter how well intentioned we may be. Just some thoughts.
When you don't realise I Am means Yahweh
And yahweh is literally in the ( holy bible new living translation) Exodus 34 ( A new copy of the covenant )line 6
Don't use false names
Substitution to accommodate superstition?
You're more sensitive to religious fanaticism than me.
Personally I feel religion is accorded far too much deference, given that's it based on mythology and has caused tremendous harm.
Is it better to please God or man? Our Creator says to call on His name many times in scripture, which is YHWH, so we should. It should make no difference what man thinks about it.
Only satan wishes you to not pronounce the name of your father For there it is complete power in his name alone and he has one name
Yahweh is not God's name. It is a false name. His name is Jehovah. Adonai is a good one too.
Read Mackey's Encyclopedia of Freemasonry then you'll understand his reason 🤣👏 A well-trained snake 🐍
I do not use that name, the name of the Holy and Terrible, The Dread Lord, the One of whom i am genuinely afraid
BUT it is a legalistic superstition, irrational for thinking that by refusing to use the name one cannot ABUSE it.
yet this is simply not so, one takes his name in vain by doing ungodly things in his name even if his name is not vocalized in theprocess
Legalism is a prime example of this. the effort destroys lives and is a counterfeit obedience, something that in fact the Terrible Sovereign did not command, for it is a countereit response to the commandment which is only fulfiled if we LOVE. and that we most assuredely do NOT do
that no longer daring to vocalize the name of the Judge oif All is a superstition i share means said vocalizing is not a thing i do
BUT it is still an irrational superstition
this showed itself most bizarrely in a jewish friend WHO IS AN ATHEIST threw a fit when i said that name in his presence now many years ago.
it makes for peace to indulge the superstitions of others rather than expose these superstitions, especialy when i share this superstition