I am sharing the truth from the word of God, not to receive praise from anyone, but to find God’s lost sheep. If they do not accept what I share and say that I am wrong, I will simply let them hold on to their beliefs. Perhaps they are not the ones I am meant to reach. How can you say that is the reason?
How do preachers or teachers explain this?
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Only the Lord Jesus has the right to say, “I am the truth,” not you. What you are doing is putting yourself on an equal footing with God. You are not God; you are only a human being.
JOHN 14:6
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Here, read this carefully so that you can understand your own contradictory statements.
First, you do not believe that God’s name is written on the white stone.
Second, you say that I have not been given the white stone.
If that is the case, then you are essentially saying that God’s name is written on the white stone, but that I have not been given one.
Revelation 2:17 does not say "the stone with My Name written on it". Your assumption is baseless.
You haven't been given a white stone either, so give up your silly ego trip.
MATTHEW 23:12
12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
They are not just "regarded as" names of God. God Himself said that they are. For example:
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Exo 3:14 And God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And He said, "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.' "
Exo 3:15 Moreover God said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: 'The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.'
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Isa 42:8 I am the LORD, that is My name; And My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise to carved images.
But Revelation 2:17 is not about God's name, but about God giving a name to "him that overcometh."
I would ask you this: Was God lying when He said to Moses and Isaiah, "That is My name"?
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My statements are not contradictory. YOUR ASSUMPTIVE MISUNDERSTANDING of my statements is contradictory.
It's a "you" problem... as usual.
Did I say, "I am the truth"?
No. Not even close.
Once again, you can't understand the words on the page. That's likely the reason you understand Scripture so poorly: you see the words and immediately rephrase them in your head to suit your agenda.
I agree. Revelation 2:17 doesn't mention God's name; it talks of God hiving him that overcomes a white stone with a new name written on it. No mention is made of God's own name in that verse:
NKJV Rev 2:17 "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it."
When Yeshua said believers would do “greater works,” I don’t think He was necessarily saying that every believer would perform greater miracles than He performed.
Notice why He says the greater works would happen: “because I go unto my Father.” After Yeshua returned to the Father, the Holy Spirit was given, and His disciples carried the message far beyond the geographical limits of Yeshua’s earthly ministry.
At Pentecost alone, about 3,000 people believed (Acts 2:41), and from there the message spread from Jerusalem to Judea, Samaria, and eventually to the nations (Acts 1:8).
So “greater” can be understood in terms of the greater extent and multiplication of Yeshua’s work through His people—not because the disciples became greater than Yeshua, but because Yeshua continued His work through them after returning to the Father.