Ep. 59 — The Names of God & the Heart of Salvation
Does it matter if you call Him Jesus, Yeshua, or Yahusha? Some voices in the body of Christ insist that using the "wrong" name means you're worshiping a different God — even that your salvation is at stake. In this episode, we go straight to the Word and ask: does language limit God, or does He respond to the heart?
Drawing from Scripture and the testimony of believers across every tongue and nation, we explore what the names of God reveal about His character — and why childlike faith, not academic pronunciation, is the foundation of a real relationship with Him.
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00:00 The Challenge of Humor and Introductions
00:13 Exploring the Name of God
00:56 Understanding Names and Their Significance
03:49 The Language of the Bible
06:41 The Evolution of Language and Names
09:36 The Tetragrammaton and Its Meaning
12:54 The Importance of Names in Scripture
15:47 The Nature of God and Language
18:53 The Role of Interpretation in Language
21:54 God's Concern with Names and Language
25:47 Understanding the Gift of Tongues
28:34 The Role of Language in Scripture
32:28 God's Relationship with Language
33:52 Faith Beyond Language
37:14 The Name of Jesus and Its Significance
40:18 The Heart of Knowing God
43:55 Childlike Faith and Trust in God
47:12 Avoiding Theological Pitfalls
50:55 Encouragement in Faith and Understanding