Does God mind being called the wrong name?

by Gill 28 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

  • caligirl
    caligirl

    Wouldn't you be incredibly annoyed?

    Then think about how that irritation would be compounded by millions of people who find it necessary to bother you multiple times a day just to say 'thanks for the food', or 'thanks for another meeting' . Man, would that ever grate on the nerves! If you count up how many times per day each witness is supposed to pray, and all the prayers at meetings of any kind, you have the recipe for one very annoyed higher being.

    One of the things I've always thought, especially about the say a prayer every time you eat thing, is that if God knows all and sees all, then he already knows who is grateful for what they have and who isn't. He doesn't need to be bothered all the time by people reminding him that they appreciate the food, just shut up and eat already!

    Well, that's my take on it anyways. Nothing wrong with prayer, but whatever happened to moderation? It all just started to feel like habit and praying for the sake of praying after a while, and even though you were not supposed to say the same thing, I think everyone does after a while because there just are not that many ways to say "thanks for the grub and this day of life"

  • MsMcDucket
    MsMcDucket

    Remember what we use to preach about Jesus's Birthday? "How would you like it if someone celebrated your birthday on the wrong day?"

    It doesn't bother Jehovah to be called the wrong name, but it bothers Jesus that his birthday is celebrated on the wrong day?

    Give me a break!

  • moggy lover
    moggy lover

    I have it on the highest authority, namely, Uncle Bernie the baker, that back in the bad ole days of the 60s when J Edgar Hoover ruled the roost at FBI HQ in Washington, that WT followers were called:

    J Hoover's Witnesses.

    Cheers

  • greendawn
    greendawn

    What I find annoying is not that they use jehovah instead of Yahveh which is as close as we can get to the original Hebrew, but that they bother using this name at all when Christ is the central name for the Christian faith. But then again the dubs are not part of that faith. Yahveh (the one that is) is a Hebrew word and God can not be defined by words from Hebrew or any human language.

  • Stealth453
    Stealth453

    Does a rock care if you call it a stone?

  • Mad
    Mad

    Carla wrote: "Would a jw be offended if you decided to change his name?"

    Mad writes: No. Call me whatever you wish- I'm sure you will anyhow! My name is Mike. If, upon returning to visit aquaintances made years ago in, say, Mexico- and they called me Miguel, Mik, Mikka, Moka, Muke- WHATEVER, I would be honored they would remember my name no matter how off it might be. I guess you don't use the name JESUS- do you, Curly?

  • Mad
    Mad

    Bonezz wrote: "You are right on! I used to always get irritated when they would make fun of other religions who just called him, "God." In reality that was more respectful than calling him by, most likely, the wrong name. As humans I think most of us would rather be called "Mister" or "Sir" than some made up name..in fact it wouldn't make any sense. I used to argue with my elder study masters about that. They would always repy that the Israelites called him by a name and so should we. I would drive them nuts because I would tell them if He wanted to be called by a name then why didn't He give us a name instead of a crypto-puzzle? Why was it allowed to be lost? Of course they would just mumble about my lack of spirituality. "

    Mad writes: It's a 'crypto-puzzle' only to those who don't WANT to understand. Sounds like you drove YOURSELF nuts, instead!

  • Mad
    Mad

    Poppers wrote: "It seems to be that "god" would only need a name if there were other gods, so you could distinquish one god from another"

    Mad writes: Names do FAR more than just identy, Popper. THINK about it...

  • Mad
    Mad

    MsMcducket wrote: "Remember what we use to preach about Jesus's Birthday? "How would you like it if someone celebrated your birthday on the wrong day?"It doesn't bother Jehovah to be called the wrong name, but it bothers Jesus that his birthday is celebrated on the wrong day?

    Give me a break!

    Mad writes: Sounds like you NEED one! Here's two-

    Break 1: Jesus Birthday? Wisk out Santa & the tree- that will be SURE to please him!

    Break 2: You said "Jehovah"! Wash your mouth out with soap, then start calling Him by the endearing 'name' of "Lord", "God", or "Jesus"- as everyone else does....

  • carla
    carla

    Break 1: Jesus Birthday? Wisk out Santa & the tree- that will be SURE to please him!---- And you know this how?

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