The Name of Jesus
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“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
Exodus 20:
Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us.
1 John 3:2
Illustration: From childhood, my parents instilled within me the seriousness of saying the name of God.
5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Phil 2:5-
Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us.
In the times of the Old and New Testament, the name of a person was a serious matter.
Biblical usage of a name:
It reveals the nature of its bearer – to know the “name” is to know the person
It identifies relationships that exist between entities (i.e. God and his people)
Yahweh is warning Israel against using his name as if it were disconnected from his person, presence, and power.
Was viewed as revealing character or even destiny
Yahweh is warning Israel against using his name as if it were disconnected from his person, presence, and power.
To speak or act in the name of another was to speak or act as that person.
The “Name” of Israel’s God held in highest reverence.
The Name of Jesus
To believe “in the name of Jesus” (John) is to “believe in/on Him”
Yahweh is warning Israel against using his name as if it were disconnected from his person, presence, and power.
Baptism “in the name of Jesus Christ” signified becoming a part of Christian community and the body of Christ
Prayer in “His name” is to ask as a representative of Christ – participating in His mission and his purposes.
When we invoke the name of Jesus, what are we actually doing?
We are recognizing His presence
We are affirming His power
We are identifying with His personhood
We are aligning with His plan
7 “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
Yahweh is warning Israel against using his name as if it were disconnected from his person, presence, and power.