You’re assuming if something sounds “strong” it is not said in love. The very act of speaking strongly can be an expression of love if it helps to shake someone out of complacency.

Hello Brother Chip, much as I agree with your response, I just thought it sounded rather “strong”, one may even say dismissive. To quote your last sentence, yes, “let’s move on to maturity, please!” but let’s also remember to “speak the truth in love”. I know your prophetic temperance does burn through sometimes 😉 and that is in order. But please do remember the feeble in faith.
We’re in this together. May He continue to increase whiles we decrease… Be blessed!

I would like to add my opinion to the discussion on using “The name of Jesus”: has anyone considered the Strong’s definitions of the word “name”? Hebrew # 8034: the idea of definite and conspicuous position; by implication, honor, authority and character. Greek # 3686: also means authority and character.

God has a very specified, unique and above all else honor, authority and character: as His Son, Jesus also has such. What this all means to me is that whenever I am totally surrendered to God in what I do and say, I am operating in Christ’s and therefore God’s authority and character (because at that point in time, we are all one as discussed in the oneness chapters in John). Any person can say the Name “Jesus” or “Yeshua” or any of the other names of God or Christ: however, just how many of these do you believe are actually operating in God’s/Christ’s authority and character at that moment of time? That is why we must be wise, discerning and test what is said against scripture.

I have thought this was the meaning for over two decades. What do you think?

“I don’t want to debate, because my minds made up on what I call him.”

So then, it will not matter if I tell you that any debate over “what to call Him” is splitting religious hairs. He does not penalize English-speaking people who pronounce His name with a “J” instead of a “Y.” This is a good example of something that distracts from the simplicity of Christ. All words and names are different from Hebrew to Greek to Latin to English. Making yourself “right” and others “wrong” based on pronunciation is the subtle pride and arrogance of the Judaizer. By the way, I have never had a demon say back to me, “Sorry, you’ve got Jesus’ Name wrong, I won’t come out until you pronounce it correctly!” Let’s go on to maturity, please!

my life too transformed in such way as yours . my life changed in 1978 after i wanted to know Jesus is God and was touched through a Charismatic Retreat though after that my life was surrounded completly under the Lordship of Jesus following step up step through the direction of the Holy Spirit . He gave me Isaiah 60;19 ,20 and i am under the control of the Holy spirit through the word of God leaving the world and the worldliness s Rubbish serving god where ever i am used !Praise God