Members Baptistsenior Posted May 4, 2019 Members Share Posted May 4, 2019 Do we minimize Jesus' power by merely referring to Him as Jesus instead of Jesus Christ/Christ Jesus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Jim_Alaska Posted May 4, 2019 Administrators Share Posted May 4, 2019 Mt 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. DaveW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Pastor Matt Posted May 4, 2019 Administrators Share Posted May 4, 2019 How in the world are we minimizing Jesus power when we call him Jesus? After all, we pray in Jesus name. Jesus name is powerful, so powerful that his name banned in plenty of places. DaveW and Jim_Alaska 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Baptistsenior Posted May 4, 2019 Author Members Share Posted May 4, 2019 58 minutes ago, Jim_Alaska said: Mt 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. I notice that Jesus is capitalized here. I just wondered that since there are many people named Jesus whether we should refer to Him more with his title and not just his name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Jim_Alaska Posted May 4, 2019 Administrators Share Posted May 4, 2019 I do not think it wrong to refer to Him either way. I posted the Scripture as this was the way that God, the Holy Spirit chose to introduce Him to the world. I also think that referring to Him by only the name Jesus or by His name as well as His title mostly depends on how He being spoken of. For instance, when speaking of Him as the Messiah it would be entirely correct to use His name and title in full, but also not wrong to refer to Him as Jesus. So, in our writing or speech how we depict Him and who we depict Him as could be the determining factor. swathdiver and Pastor Matt 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members No Nicolaitans Posted May 5, 2019 Members Share Posted May 5, 2019 I just performed a quick search (in Matthew) of the name Jesus on my phone's Bible program. This is just an estimate, because I didn't do the actual math. However, I would venture to say that 99% of the instances in which Jesus' name is mentioned, it is his name alone...without Christ (or another title or identifier) attached to his name. Jim_Alaska and heartstrings 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Salyan Posted May 21, 2019 Moderators Share Posted May 21, 2019 On 5/4/2019 at 7:40 AM, Baptistsenior said: I notice that Jesus is capitalized here. I just wondered that since there are many people named Jesus whether we should refer to Him more with his title and not just his name. I don't think people get confused. Isn't the Spanish name pronounced "Hay-soos" when it's a person and not Jesus Christ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators OLD fashioned preacher Posted May 23, 2019 Moderators Share Posted May 23, 2019 On 5/21/2019 at 9:44 AM, Salyan said: I don't think people get confused. Isn't the Spanish name pronounced "Hay-soos" when it's a person and not Jesus Christ? Quick Spanish and Catholic lesson here. All jotas (Js) are pronounced as an H (haches, Hs, are silent). Jesus (pronounced Hay-soos) IS the name Jesus (Gee-sus). Catholics name many of their children after "saints", apostles, prophets and yes -- the Lord. They see it as a blessing instead of blasphemy. In a Spanish Bible Jesus is spelled Jesus, Jesus Christ is Jesucristo, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jerry Posted May 23, 2019 Members Share Posted May 23, 2019 It is just another one of their ways to “earn favour” with God, to merit salvation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.