There is no mention in the Word that the name of our God should not be pronounced. This teaching is from rabbinical teaching, and it is a holier than thou concept.
The truth is God's name is to be proclaimed throughout the nations. When thinking in terms of His name, keep in mind the word, shem, Hebrew transliteration of the word, name, though usually translated as name is the same as in our tongue. It means fame, renown, reputation and all the word, name, entails. His fame is to be spread everywhere.
Although I love to call Him Yahweh, I am guilty also of not actually translating His name to my language, for it means self-existing, and, naturally, there is only one being Who may use this title or name in truth, He being our Father.
When we use any accepted name for our Father, and for Jesus Christ, we are spreading His fame, His renown, and His reputation.
As for the name, Yahweh, to say it is unpronounceable goes against all thinking people's reason. It is the gerund form of a verb in Hebrew meaning to be, only unlike in our language it is transitive when God uses it as His name. Anyone who knows anything at ll about grammar and linguistics is well aware that a gerund may be formed from any verb, and the pronunciation follows the rules of the language in use. How difficult is it to make the gerund form of to be in English and pronounce it. Here is the gerund form, being; now is it possible to pronounce? Of course it is, and all languages follow suite.
You like to use God and Jesus? God is from Sanskrit without knowledge of its origin, however It has come to be the popular word in English for our Maker. I like Yahweh because I think in terms of His saying this to Moses, and it defines best His Entity in being self-existing. Nothing created may use this term in truth.
Bottom line, call the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit what you will as long as it is in total reverence.
Do not be like the over pious who take from "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain," to mean you cannot say His name. It means do not invoke any of His titles frivolously or with disdain. He is to be revered.
His Hebrew name is pronounceable, and there is nothing magic about it. His name is to be proclaimed, His fame, His renown and His reputation. Rabbinical teachings will many times mystify meanings and the rights of the children of God. Rabbinical teachings run rampant within the hierarchies of today's denominations, so watch for them, you, children of the Most High God.
The truth is God's name is to be proclaimed throughout the nations. When thinking in terms of His name, keep in mind the word, shem, Hebrew transliteration of the word, name, though usually translated as name is the same as in our tongue. It means fame, renown, reputation and all the word, name, entails. His fame is to be spread everywhere.
Although I love to call Him Yahweh, I am guilty also of not actually translating His name to my language, for it means self-existing, and, naturally, there is only one being Who may use this title or name in truth, He being our Father.
When we use any accepted name for our Father, and for Jesus Christ, we are spreading His fame, His renown, and His reputation.
As for the name, Yahweh, to say it is unpronounceable goes against all thinking people's reason. It is the gerund form of a verb in Hebrew meaning to be, only unlike in our language it is transitive when God uses it as His name. Anyone who knows anything at ll about grammar and linguistics is well aware that a gerund may be formed from any verb, and the pronunciation follows the rules of the language in use. How difficult is it to make the gerund form of to be in English and pronounce it. Here is the gerund form, being; now is it possible to pronounce? Of course it is, and all languages follow suite.
You like to use God and Jesus? God is from Sanskrit without knowledge of its origin, however It has come to be the popular word in English for our Maker. I like Yahweh because I think in terms of His saying this to Moses, and it defines best His Entity in being self-existing. Nothing created may use this term in truth.
Bottom line, call the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit what you will as long as it is in total reverence.
Do not be like the over pious who take from "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain," to mean you cannot say His name. It means do not invoke any of His titles frivolously or with disdain. He is to be revered.
His Hebrew name is pronounceable, and there is nothing magic about it. His name is to be proclaimed, His fame, His renown and His reputation. Rabbinical teachings will many times mystify meanings and the rights of the children of God. Rabbinical teachings run rampant within the hierarchies of today's denominations, so watch for them, you, children of the Most High God.