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created on 02/06/2009  |  http://fubar.com/paulopadz/b276141
The idea of giving names came from God just as what is written in the book of Genesis 2:19 - “And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.” It is clear that it was God’s will that Adam named or gave names to the different kinds of animal life which were with him in the garden. And we can presume how intelligent Adam was when he was able to name all those animals that were created by God. However, we are not informed about the standard or the rule that Adam used in naming such creatures but there are other scriptures that tell us what’s in a name. I felt upset when while I was watching the convention of the democrats on television, and one said, “the funny name of Obama”, referring to Barack Obama. According to that speaker, the name Barack is a funny name. I’m reminded of people’s ignorance of the scriptures. If only people have known the Bible, they will not say such a thing as “funny name of Obama.” In fact, Biblically speaking, the name Barack is not a funny name. It is a serious name and I will tell you about that later. I just want to lay the basis of why I’m discussing this topic. This is not to disgrace anybody but to share knowledge from the scriptures about the naming of names, of things, creatures, individuals, and the like. The Hebrew tradition or custom of naming people is what I regard as the wisest standard of giving names. They name people by their characteristics, by their qualities and sometimes, according to the circumstances of their birth or conception. The name Isaac, for example, does not spell the qualities or the characteristics of Isaac, the son of Abraham, but it tells us of the circumstance surrounding the conception of Isaac. Isaac means “laughter” in Hebrew language. It implies that the name Isaac spells “happiness.” When the person of Isaac was mentioned by the angel to his father Abraham, his mother Sarah laughed, Genesis 18:12; 21:6-7 - “Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me. And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.” Thus, the word Isaac means laughter or something funny. But I’m sure the name Barack is not funny. The name of Isaac spells fun or joy, laughter. The name Esau on the other hand, defines the characteristic or the special characteristics of the person’s being. Esau means “hairy.” Genesis 25:25 reads - “And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.” It is just like the fruit “rambutan.” It was named rambutan because the name “rambut” means hair - in Indonesia. It’s the kind of fruit that looks hairy, that’s why it’s called rambutan. Esau had a hairy body that’s why when his twin brother Jacob was asking the blessing of their father Isaac, the blessing for the firstborn, Jacob thought of disguising himself as Esau. He wore on his arms the skin of a hairy animal to make it appear that he was Esau, the real firstborn. The verses in Chapter 27 of Genesis tell us this. The name “Mary” means beautiful in Hebrew. No wonder the mother of Jesus Christ is called Mary because she’s a beautiful lady. It’s no wonder also that Mary from Magdala was called Mary because she’s portrayed in the Bible as an evil woman. She is evil maybe because she works like a prostitute although the Bible does not tells us that she’s a prostitute. Nevertheless, she was evil before knowing the Lord Jesus Christ. Luke 8:2 says - “And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,” So by these examples, we know that there is something in a name, the Hebrew way and God’s way. The Lord Jesus Christ also in the New Testament has used names to indicate the special characteristics of a person. He called the two apostles “Boanerges”, which means “the suns of thunder”. Let us read the verse in Mark 3:17- “And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:” So it is clear that there is something in a name. Very much like the name he gave to Peter when he commissioned him to be one of the apostles of the 1st century church, Matthew 16:17 - “And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.” The original name was Simon Bar-Jona. And in Matthew 16:18 - “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter….” He did not use the original name given by the parents of Simon. The father’s name of Simon is Jona that’s why Simon was called Simon Bar-Jona. “Bar” means son. He was not called anymore by the Lord Jesus Christ as Simon Bar-Jona but Peter, Simon Peter. “I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter.…”, or “Petros” the masculine for stone, a small rock. “And upon this rock…” he said, [In Greek it is “petra” which is different from “petros” which is the name of Peter.] “I will build my church”. This is where the Catholic Church was misled. They presume that petros is the rock on which the church was built but upon a close study of the Greek word used, it was not petros but petra, the feminine of the word which means a very big rock, a boulder, a strong foundation. Because petros is a stone or small rock or a cliff, it cannot be used as a foundation; therefore, Peter was never the foundation of the church. In fact, he was founded on the foundation itself and that foundation is the Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 2:20 says - “And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;” The prophets and the apostles were built upon the foundation. And the foundation is not Peter because he is one of the apostles. The apostles were built upon the foundation, including Peter himself. And the foundation is the Lord Jesus Christ which is the real petraor the real rock or boulder of rock as the foundation the church. To prove that, let us read I Timothy 3:15-16 - “But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.” It is clear that the house of God, which is the church of the living God, is the pillar and foundation of the truth. And what is that pillar and foundation of the truth? “Without controversy great is the mystery of godliness…” You see, the foundation of the truth is divine, “….great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh….”, so this is not Peter. The foundation of the truth is called God. Which God? “….great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh….”,so he is a God manifest in the flesh, “….preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory”, that is the Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus Christ is the foundation of the real true church in the Bible. The word petros was mistakenly interpreted by the Catholic Church to be the foundation and according to them that was Peter. It’s not true. Peter can never be a foundation because he is a man. No man can withstand the weight and responsibility of the true church in the Bible. That man or foundation will break. Let us read in the book of Psalms 146:3 - “Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.” And in Jeremiah 17:5 it says - “Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.” So it’s clear that man cannot be a foundation of such an entity as great as the church which was meant by God to exist forever. According to Matthew 16:18 - “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” And in Ephesians 3:10-11 - “To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:” The church will be the instrument of God in making manifest the manifold wisdom of God according to his eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord. So the church was meant by God to stay and exist forever. The name Peter or Petros can not be the true foundation of the true church, which God guaranteed to exist forever; proving that there really is something in a name. A name sometimes means everything in it. In the Proverbs 22:1- “A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold.” It is better to choose a better name, a good name than riches. Imagine everything that riches can buy cannot be compared to the beauty and honor that is in a name. Very much like the name of the Almighty God as mentioned in Matthew 6:9 - “After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.” God made His name an object of worship, something that must be respected and bowed down to by a person who fears God. In fact, the 3rd commandment says that we shall not use the name of the Lord our God in vain if we are true Christians. Exodus 20:7 says - “Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.” He will not hold guiltless anybody who will use his name in vain. The name of God is not only an object of worship. It magnifies everything that is of God, Psalms 138:2 reads - “I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.” The word angel, spoken alone, is nothing. It may mean harm or it may mean evil. But if you attach the name of God, “angel of God,” it is magnified, it is great, it means holy. Angel of God because there are angels of satan. Just like the word, “word”. The “Word” alone is nothing. It can be a word of someone who is foolish. But if you attach to it the name of God, “word of God,” it is magnified, it is great, it has power in it. Hebrews 4:12 says - “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” So it is clear that the name of God magnifies the things attached to it. Just like the word “spirit.” Not any spirit is great, there are evil spirits. But if you say “spirit of God,” it’s something that we must respect, we must worship, because the spirit of God is the Holy Spirit. So the name of God does not just mean something great but in it are so many things wherein we owe respect, obedience, veneration and fear. Let us go back to the name Barack. As I have said earlier, Barack is not a funny name. It is a serious name. I’m sorry for that person who said that Barack is funny, that the name of Barack Obama is a funny name. What she or he meant is not the name Obama but Barack. Barak in the Bible is a serious man, a great fighter for the cause of justice in Israel. Let us read in Hebrews 11:32-34 (Revised Standard Version) - “And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets – who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, received promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.” If you notice the verses, the Apostle Paul said that he has no more time and space for lengthy discussions. But he can’t help mentioning the name of Barak. Who is this Barak whom he mentioned in line with Samson and the others of the great men of the Old Testament? In Chapter 4 of the Book of Judges, we will learn that Barak is a captain in Israel who helped a great woman to judge Israel when there were no more men to do the job. But let me add to you some information about this. Within God’s people, it is not a very good thing to notice that the leader is a woman. I’m not against any woman leader of any country now except in my country. There are great women, they have led their people for so many years but no corruption was heard among them. There are women in the truest sense of the word. Women are shy, truthful, faithful, and honest. These are the women like Queen Elisabeth II, the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom, a very respectable woman, a woman who has maintained the integrity of her kingdom up to now. Great Britain is respected all over the world. There was once a Margaret Thatcher, who, even after her retirement, was not spoken of evil by her constituents. There was also one great Bhutto, very much loved by her countrymen. Are you asking me about our President? The name is very much sweet sounding - Gloria, but what is in that name is not glorious to a lot of Filipinos. Deborah was a courageous woman during a time when Israel had no man judges or no man judge that fitted or that qualified to judge Israel. And as I’ve said it is something not very good to know. Just for your added information, it is God’s will that His people be led by a man. The book of I Kings 9:5 says so - “Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel forever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.” It’s clear that the promise to David is, there will not lack or fail him a man to rule on the throne of Israel. So when there was no more man that qualified for the position of leading the people of God, it’s something not very sweet sounding. Yet, Deborah, by her might and courage, judged Israel. But it was not really Deborah that acted as the leader of the people of God. There was a great man behind her that has done the salvation of the people of Israel. That was the one man mentioned by the Apostle Paul in Chapter 11 of the Book of Hebrews. “And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets – who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, received promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.” You will notice that the Apostle Paul did not even mention the name of Deborah. It was Barak that was mentioned. So Barak was a great, serious man. He’s a man able to respect somebody like Deborah even though he was fighting and that Deborah had taken the honor of being judge to Israel. Barak is a man of humility. He did not in any manner grab the honor of being the judge to the people of Israel. Barak is a man of honor, a man of dignity. I do not know the Democrat Presidential candidate of the U.S.A. He’s very popular. In fact, I was convinced by the speech, not of Barak, but by his wife. I was convinced by the speech of the former President Clinton, not by Barak. Only the Americans know Barak. But whoever Barak maybe, I would say that the name Barak is not a funny name. It’s a serious name and maybe, to those Americans saying that the name Barak is funny, a little review of the scriptures will reveal to them and tell them that the name Barak is not a funny name. I hope I have shared a little knowledge with this article. Sincerely in Christ, Brother Eli Soriano
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