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What is the name above all names?

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Philippians 2:9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father
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What is the name above all names?
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tam wrote: Sat Dec 30, 2023 9:46 am Peace to you,
Wootah wrote: Sat Dec 30, 2023 2:20 am
tam wrote: Fri Dec 29, 2023 4:17 pm
Wootah wrote: Fri Dec 29, 2023 4:07 pm [Replying to tam in post #104]

Any names above that that you can think of?
No.
YHWH? The first name in the Bible before everything gets named. Isn't that the name above all names?
You asked if I could think of anything higher than the name of the Father. I said no to that.
And do you believe the Bible when it says Jesus was given the name above all names?
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
Proverbs 18:17 The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.

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Re: What is the name above all names?

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[Replying to Wootah in post #1]

Are you thinking that the “name above all names” is just a word?

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Dear JW,

Thank you for your responses of Dec. 17, 2023. I respond with additional clarifications desired from your post quoted below.

Sun Dec 17, 2023 9:04 am

Let’s hear your clear and direct answers.
1. Does the God you worship have a body of flesh and bone?

My personal answer is : God is a spirit. (see John 4:24)

My response:

If I understand you correctly, you claim that God the father has a spirit body only, but does not have a body of flesh and bone?

Also, do you deny the divinity of God (Jesus Christ) the son of God? In other words, do you believe that Jesus Christ is God the Son?




2. Who or what is the Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit?

My personal answer is as follows the spirit of God is the breath of God (see Job 33:4)

And what is his Mission? Anything God desires.

[i]My response:

You said “his mission is to do anything God wants” Can you give me some accounts from the scriptures to illustrate your answer?
[/i]


PSALM 104:29, 30
...If you take away their spirit, they die and return to the dust. 30 If you send out your spirit, they are created


MATTHEW 1: 20

Jehovah’s angel appeared to him in a dream, saying: “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take your wife Mary home, for what has been conceived in her is by holy spirit
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What else does [God's spirit]do besides getting Mary pregnant as you claim [based on Matthew 1:20 in the Holy Bible]?

My response:

It would appear from your response that you claim that Jesus Christ is actually the son of the holy Ghost. So if I understand you correctly you are in reality claiming that Jesus Christ is not the son of God, but actually the son of the Holy Ghost?


The spirit of God has also made me and keeps me alive.
JOB 33:4

"The Spirit of God has made me The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almightygives me life"
PSALM 104:29

...If you take away their spirit, they die and return to the dust. ...


3. Do you claim the Jesus Christ is indeed God the Son?

I claim that Jesus is God's Son.
" ... I said, ‘I am God’s Son’" - JESUS CHRIST (John 10:36b)

[i]My response:

If I understand you clearly, you also claim that Jesus is also the son ofGod?

Also if I understand you correctly you clearly deny that Jesus Christ is God the son. Is this correct?

[/i]

4. Do you teach the doctrine that no one can be saved and exalted In the kingdom of God without the atonement and resurrection provided by Christ?

Yes. (See John 3:16, 17)

I will appreciate your clarifications on your above responses.

Kind regards,
RW

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[Replying to Wootah in post #15]

Where does „Bob“ come from? I thought „Howard“ is a better choice. You know, „Howard be His name.“

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Peace to you,
Wootah wrote: Sun Dec 31, 2023 1:58 am
tam wrote: Sat Dec 30, 2023 9:46 am Peace to you,
Wootah wrote: Sat Dec 30, 2023 2:20 am
tam wrote: Fri Dec 29, 2023 4:17 pm
Wootah wrote: Fri Dec 29, 2023 4:07 pm [Replying to tam in post #104]

Any names above that that you can think of?
No.
YHWH? The first name in the Bible before everything gets named. Isn't that the name above all names?
You asked if I could think of anything higher than the name of the Father. I said no to that.
And do you believe the Bible when it says Jesus was given the name above all names?
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
Yes, I believe that Christ was given the name above all names, as written in that verse. But Wootah, that verse states exactly what that name is:

"...that at the name of [Jesus] every knee should bow..."

Not YHWH.

But of course that does not mean that the name of the Son (Jaheshua) is above the name of the Father (YHWH). Just as everything being placed under Christ does not mean that everything includes God (who placed everything under Christ).



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[Replying to tam in post #115]

The issue was, in general, making people comfortable with worshipping Jesus.

Read correctly the verse is saying that Jesus was given the name above all names.

Jesus was an ordinary common name back then.

https://www.christianity.com/jesus/is-j ... -name.html
Proverbs 18:17 The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.

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Mae von H wrote: Sun Dec 31, 2023 7:00 am [Replying to Wootah in post #1]

Are you thinking that the “name above all names” is just a word?
It's a word, YHWH, first mentioned at.

https://biblehub.com/genesis/2-4.htm#lexicon
Proverbs 18:17 The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.

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Peace to you,
Wootah wrote: Sun Dec 31, 2023 3:53 pm [Replying to tam in post #115]

The issue was, in general, making people comfortable with worshipping Jesus.

Read correctly the verse is saying that Jesus was given the name above all names.

Jesus was an ordinary common name back then.

https://www.christianity.com/jesus/is-j ... -name.html
I am not sure I understand what you are saying.

Are you saying "Jesus" (or rather, Jaheshua) is - or is not - the name above all names that Christ was given?

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tam wrote: Sun Dec 31, 2023 4:41 pm Peace to you,
Wootah wrote: Sun Dec 31, 2023 3:53 pm [Replying to tam in post #115]

The issue was, in general, making people comfortable with worshipping Jesus.

Read correctly the verse is saying that Jesus was given the name above all names.

Jesus was an ordinary common name back then.

https://www.christianity.com/jesus/is-j ... -name.html
I am not sure I understand what you are saying.

Are you saying "Jesus" (or rather, Jaheshua) is - or is not - the name above all names that Christ was given?

Peace again to you.
The name above all names is YHWH. It is not Jesus. Jesus was a common name. It is a derivative of Joshua.

https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/librar ... rist-10572

Because of what Jesus did he was give the title of YHWH.

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It is like a man fighting well for the King and the King giving them a title as a reward. The name they had isn't the name of the title they are given.
Proverbs 18:17 The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.

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Peace to you,
Wootah wrote: Sun Dec 31, 2023 5:00 pm
tam wrote: Sun Dec 31, 2023 4:41 pm Peace to you,
Wootah wrote: Sun Dec 31, 2023 3:53 pm [Replying to tam in post #115]

The issue was, in general, making people comfortable with worshipping Jesus.

Read correctly the verse is saying that Jesus was given the name above all names.

Jesus was an ordinary common name back then.

https://www.christianity.com/jesus/is-j ... -name.html
I am not sure I understand what you are saying.

Are you saying "Jesus" (or rather, Jaheshua) is - or is not - the name above all names that Christ was given?

Peace again to you.
The name above all names is YHWH. It is not Jesus. Jesus was a common name. It is a derivative of Joshua.

https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/librar ... rist-10572

Because of what Jesus did he was give the title of YHWH.

-

It is like a man fighting well for the King and the King giving them a title as a reward. The name they had isn't the name of the title they are given.
But this is not what the verse you quoted says:

Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
10 that at the name of [Jesus] every knee should bow,



Peace again.
- Non-religious Christian spirituality

- For Christ (who is the Spirit)

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