Use of name "Jehovah"

XBEHERE

I just listened to one of those teaching tapes from that Witness now for Jesus convention, it was about the divine name. It was a lot of stuff I've heard before "replacing lord for Jehovah in new testament when they shouldnt have" , etc. But towards the end the speaker gave an illustration that really hit me he said something like this:

"I don't know about you but I like my kids to call me daddy, not by my first name. There are only 2 people on this earth that can call me that. Is daddy a name? No its a TITLE"

Wow so I really understand being a parent myself that for my kids to love and respect me they dont need to use my first name... in fact I dont want them to. Does god want us to use his name or just know what his name represents "causes to become" from original hebrew lang. Anyway I thought this was a very interesting way to illustrate his point.

mrsjones5

I think the speak is somewhat confused on the definitions of "name" and "title"in relationship to the name jehovah.

MsMcDucket

I never called my mother or father by their names. I only called my mom by her name if she wasn't paying attention to me or if I were in a store or something. Have you ever heard a kid say "Mama" in a store? All the mother's turn to see if it's their child.

mrsjones5

Same here, Jean (my mother's name) seems to ring out better than Mom in a store.

Didn't a few "progressive" parents (in the 60's & 70's) have their children call them by their first names instead of Mom and Dad with the thought that it was better for the kids to believe they were equal to their parents? That would feel the same to me, if I believe jehovah to be the true name of God, that by my using it we were somehow equal thereby losing a bit of respect for God and his name.

XBEHERE

if I believe jehovah to be the true name of God, that by my using it we were somehow equal thereby losing a bit of respect for God and his name.

I think this is the point the speaker was trying to make, not defining the words title and name. Jesus never prayed using the name Jehovah, it was always "Father". In other words if we have a close relationship with god then we should call him , not by his name, but by father just a child would do to a parent. Using Jehovah has become a title to the JW's.

mrsjones5

The society has branded the name jehovah. They use it on everything and now believe that they own that name (they can have it). It is a commodity for the society. But the society had misused and abused that name and now a lot of people upon hearing that name knows that it means the annoyingly strange people who come to their door early Saturday morning. Instead of elevating that name the society has destroyed any of the religious or spiritual meaning that word supposedly had or has...at least for me.

MsMcDucket

But the society had misused and abused that name

This is true; instead of "glorifying" it they denigrated it! The Witnesses preach we have the true religion because we are making "God's name known". Then they go on to make several declarations of Christ's coming. Only to be proven wrong. Then they say it was invisible or something. By doing this, they have shown that God is not working with them. Whatever his name may be? Any thinking person should began to wonder? Right?

Death to the Pixies

In the Jewish scriptures they called their "Father" YHWH more often than not.

XBEHERE

In the Jewish scriptures they called their "Father" YHWH more often than not.

Right, but JWs are supposedly chrtistians now Jews....Even they teach that Jesus appearance nullified the mosaic system of worship so they are supposed to follow his lead. He called YHWH father most of the time.

lfcviking

Perhaps 'Daddy' isn't enough:

"Everyone who calls upon the name of Jehovah will be saved" ROM 10:13

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Use of name "Jehovah"

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