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Originally Posted by Evangelical
Seems like you've been reading Jewish superstitions or something about the name of God, which I will now dispel. The Father's name is actually no secret, and a lightning bolt won't hit you if you say God's name out loud or write it down.
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I didn't say it was secret. As to Jewish superstitions, many were that, but many Jewish customs Jesus had great respect for. In the Protestant tradition, and Nee et al are firmly in this camp, we totally missed the Jewishness of the cultural backdrop. And our readings are thin. Lee would say, "This means..."; which meant that "This means this to me, right now, to take care of this perceived need on the ground." Every new moon we got whipsawed by a new "flow from the throne." No, I think it's worth taking a minute and considering Jewish custom. Not to follow slavishly, but to consider ourselves in light of God's word. What God spoke to the Jews was not nullified by Jesus' death. It remains relevant.