Warren Henderson

1. Reverence in a casual world: Using his name (Ps 111:9)
   1. What is blasphemy

                                                               i.      Noun (blasphemia) and verb (Blasphemeo)

1.      Slander and Railing, speaking evil

                                                             ii.      Anything that brings the name of the Lord down and brings disdain to the Lord—in speech or life is Blasphemy

                                                            iii.      Ps 74:18 Done by foolish people

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   2. Living Blasphemy

                                                               i.      (1 Tim 1:20) Hymaneus and Alexander

1.      Bill MacDonald: sometimes used to describe the lives of men who cause others to speak evil of the way of the truth

                                                             ii.      (1 Tim 6:3-4) Teaching False Doctrine

                                                            iii.      Swearing Falsely

                                                           iv.      Stealing

                                                             v.      Demoting the Character of God

                                                           vi.      The Impudent Heart (Matt 26)

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   3. We Live to Honor God

                                                               i.      God’s names are intimately tied to honor God, each name is to be honored and revered; not flippantly used.

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   4. Does Terminology Matter

                                                               i.      Is lack of reverence shown through wrong terminology

1.      irreverence for God’s name and the use of wrong expressions reveal ignorance—ignorance leads to unbiblical doctrines and practices in time.

a.       Ie: “anoint the speaker” –spoken of in the Bible as a one time past tense; we use it in the present future…that’s not right. Just as a river begins with a trickle, so every violation or neglect begins with something minute and nearly unnoticed.

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   5. Rightly Using the Lord’s Name

                                                               i.      Jesus’ name: Gospel Usage

1.      983 References to Jesus in NT

2.      625 Reference to Jesus in the Gospels

3.      6 times referred to as Jesus Christ in Gospels

4.      1 Reference to Lord Jesus (Lk 24:3) in the gospels

                                                             ii.      Jesus’ Name: Epistles

1.      Jesus Christ 82

2.      Lord Jesus Christ 78

3.      Lord Jesus 20

4.      Christ Jesus 55

5.      10 usages tied with God the Father

6.      2x associated with Holy Spirit

7.      7x associated with exaltation in same sentence

8.      2 (2 Cor 4:11)  Christ exalted with same thought

9.      Miscellaneous references

                                                            iii.      Jesus’ name key points

1.      Intrinsic Glories

2.      Moral Glory

3.      Positional Glory

4.      Acquired Glory

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   6. Pondering “The Lord Jesus Christ”

                                                               i.      1 Cor 1:2-10 Paul addresses the need for order in that church by starting with affirming the Head—“the Lord Jesus Christ” to restore order

1.      “If a person is praying and constantly referring to him as “Jesus” and never as “the Lord Jesus Christ” there is something spiritually wrong.

2.      1 Cor 12:3 Recognizing “Jesus Christ” as “Lord” is only by the Holy Spirit

3.      Some people who call him “Lord’ don’t really mean it

a.       Adolf Hitler “Anyone who dares to lay hands on the highest images of the Lord commits sacrilege against the benevolent Creator…”

b.      The Quran refers to Jesus Christ but denies his deity and lordship

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   7. Idioms and Euphemisms

                                                               i.      Jargon that refers to a particular culture

1.      “He kicked the bucket” or “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”

2.      “Oh my God!” takes the name of the Lord in vain

3.      “The man upstairs” what an understatement

                                                             ii.      Substituting a less offensive word instead of saying something more offensive

1.      “Good bye” is short for “God be with you.”

2.      In 1950’s there was an introduction of euphemisms because the banning of saying God’s name. Like Goodly in Gomer Pyle or “Garsh” from Goofy.

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   8. Distinguish the Difference

                                                               i.      Satan rarely presents outright lies rather he depends upon a series of blurred deceptions to gain His footing and to wreak havoc within the Church

1.      Dictionary illustration: black à dark à dim à pale àwhite

                                                             ii.      Terms of association

1.      Is Jesus our Brother or are we His brethren

a.       Mat 12:50, Matt 23:8 –NO!

b.      We are His brethren

                                                                                                                                       i.      Heb 2:11

                                                                                                                                     ii.      The Pharisees called attention to his humanity

                                                                                                                                    iii.      We are set apart in Him to enjoy an intimate relationship

2.      Is the Lord Jesus our Friend or are we His Friends?

a.       Ex 33:11; 2 Chr 20:7, Isa 41:8; John 15:3-3-15; Jon 3:29

b.      The Lord Jesus spoke of His disciples as being His friends—He brings us up to His station

                                                                                                                                       i.      Mat 23:16-21 with the Pharisees putting their emphasis gold band on the altar but Jesus shows the sacrifice sanctifies the temple and then the gold.

                                                                                                                                     ii.      Our association to the Lord Jesus Christ gives us value

                                                            iii.      Speaker has no desire to legalize terminology but to show the distinct usage in Scripture.

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   9. Titles

                                                               i.      Clergy and Laity Distinctions

1.      Nothing in Scripture presents hierarchal positions in the church, other than Christ as head and all saints as believer priests –the body of Christ

                                                             ii.      The Pastor

1.      Eph 4:11 is a continued phrase underscoring a person who does all these things.

2.      Watch our terminology

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   10. Conclusion:

                                                               i.      God has revealed His character and person in His names

1.      All His names are holy and should be revered

                                                             ii.      In our lives and our speech we must adhere to this

1.      Any time we start replacing things in Scripture, in time Christ will be displaced

                                                            iii.      John 1, Col 1: We speak to the Creator of the universe

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