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Travel / Re: Anthony To Lekki by Theodoreee(m): 4:41pm On Jul 14, 2016 |
Thanks M8 I'm really grateful |
Travel / Anthony To Lekki by Theodoreee(m): 2:02pm On Jul 13, 2016 |
Pls Nairalanders, i need to get to this address tomorrow, but i dont know how to get there. Majek 1st gate, km 41,, Lekki - Epe Express Way. I'll b taking a danfo bus. And does brt work there, if it does how can i get one. This is my first time on nairaland. |
Religion / Re: What Is The Connection Between Jesus And Zeus? by Theodoreee(m): 10:28am On May 31, 2016 |
What can we say to such far-fetched
nonsense? First, not everyone who has a
beard is trying to take the place of Jesus.
Second, just because a certain word or
word part sounds like another word is
no proof of commonality. Basing
theories of word origin on
pronunciation is preposterous.
Humorous sounds exactly like humerus,
but there’s nothing particularly funny
about the bone that goes from the
shoulder to the elbow. Third, the
Messiah’s Hebrew name is Yeshua, not
Yahshua—the latter being a fabrication
in order to make the name sound more
like YAH.
Fourth, the Hebrew name Yeshua
translates into Greek as Iésous. This is
the name that the angel Gabriel
commanded Joseph to name Mary’s
child: “You are to give him the name
Jesus, because he will save his people
from their sins” (Matthew 1:21). The
name Jesus is a simply a Greek form of
Joshua, a common name among Jews.
The same verse also alludes to the
meaning of the name: the Lord was to
be named Jesus because “he will save
his people from their sins.” The name
Jesus means “The Lord Saves” or “The
Lord Is Salvation.” Whether you spell it
Jesus or Jesu or Joshua or Yeshua, the
meaning stays the same, and it has
nothing whatsoever to do with Zeus.
Names can and do translate. Changing a
name from one language to another
does not change the meaning of the
name, nor does it change the character
or identity of the person. Elizabeth
becomes Elixabete, Isabella, Zsoka, or
Eliska, depending on the language. But
she remains the same girl. A man named
Stephen can be called Stephanos, Stefan,
Estevao, Teppo, or Estebe, depending on
where in the world he is. But he is the
same person, regardless of what we call
him. Similarly, Jesus and Yeshua refer to
the same Person—and it’s not Zeus.
We use the name Jesus, an Anglicized
transliteration of the Greek, because
Greek is the language that Matthew and
Mark and Luke and John wrote their
Gospels in and because English is the
language we speak. The best translation
of Iésous into modern English is “Jesus.”
Part of Timothy’s work as a pastor was
to “command certain people not to teach
false doctrines any longer or to devote
themselves to myths” ( 1 Timothy 1:3–4).
Paul was concerned that “such things
promote controversial speculations
rather than advancing God’s work—
which is by faith” (verse 4). Conspiracy
theories and myths regarding the
etymology of Jesus’ name are
distractions from the true work of God.
We should not pay any heed to claims
that the name Jesus means anything but
what Scripture says it means: “The Lord
Saves.” |
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