The Truth That Leads to Eternal Life - Who Is God?

 Man's need for God and his help has never been greater than now. Our lives depend upon knowing him. But, strangely enough, there is much confusion as to who he is, for today, as in the past, there are many gods worshiped in different lands. Yet, the Bible makes clear that there is only one TRUE God. - 1 CORINTHIANS 8:5, 6. 

To distinguish himself from the many false god's, the true God has given himself a person name. This sets him apart from all others.  "Is not 'God' his name?"  some may ask. No, for "God" is merely a title, just as "President," "King" and "Judge" are titles. God's personal name is made known to us through his Word, the Bible, and that his name is JEHOVAH. In many translation of the Bible this name is found at Psalm 83:18, where we read (AV): That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, are the most high over all the earth." And in almost all translations the name is found at Revelation 19:1-6 as part of the expression "Alleluia" or "Hallelujah." This means "praise Jah" (a shortened form of Jehovah). The Catholic Encyclopedia (1910, Volume VIII, p.3290 says of the divine name: "Jehovah, the proper name of God in the Old Testament." However, The Jerusalem Bible, a recent Catholic translation, regularly uses the name Yahweh," as do a number of other translations. Why is that? 

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