Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure.
Isaiah 46:10
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ, the same yesterday and today and forever.
Malachi 3:6 For I am YHWH, I change not…
John 10:30 I and the Father are one!
Would you start watching a movie at over three quarters of the way in? Or flip to the last chapter of a novel and begin reading from there? No, of course not. You would have an incomplete and inaccurate understanding of the storyline and character development, and would misunderstand much of what you would see or read. So, why would you do it with the Word of YHWH?
Many people treat the Bible as a collection of separate stories bound together only by the physical binding, but this is not Truth. Every page is connected to every other page, and it has a common theme that runs from start to finish. It is one story. One love story. The most powerful love story ever told.
YHWH revealed to us the end from the beginning. So, let’s start there…
YHWH
You will notice we use YHWH instead of the common phrase: the LORD.
God’s Sacred Name is יהוה. Transliterated into English it becomes YHWH. This is the Name of God. In most English Bible translations, his name is substituted by the phrase: the LORD. We believe it is wrong to remove His Name from His Word!
YHWH is pronounced in various ways, which is why we don’t write it out as it sounds, this way you can read it in your own chosen way. The way we say it, however, is Yahweh.
There is an excellent teaching on this by 119 Ministries, you can find on their website, here.
Translation
The scripture verses on our website are primarily taken from three different translations: the Interlinear Bible, the Restoration Study Bible (RSB), and the English Standard Version (ESV).
These versions translate יהוה as Jehovah, Yahweh, and the LORD, respectively. We turn all three back to YHWH for the reason mentioned in the previous column.
We do not agree with everything written in any of these Bible translations. However, we believe that to wait for a translation that we do agree with completely would mean never reading a Bible, as it is impossible to agree with someone else 100% of the time.
Yeshua
The Hebrew name ישוע (pronounced Yeshua), was transliterated into the Koine Greek name Ιησούς, which was then transliterated into the Latin name Iesus, which is where the English name Jesus comes from.
Yeshua (ישוע) was the common short form for Yehoshua (יהושע), which in English is Joshua, during second temple Jerusalem.
Yehoshua means: YHWH saves. Yeshua means: He will save, or Saviour.
Salvation
We believe that Salvation requires justification and justification is by faith. Faith is belief in YHWH. Belief requires knowing YHWH. Knowing YHWH is developed through learning the Law and the prophets.
Please see our study series called Path to Salvation, here.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 Every scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness; so that the man of God may be perfect, fully furnished for every good works.
Shalom!
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