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Does the Holy Spirit Have a Name?

November 20, 2025 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

Trinitarians sometimes claim the holy Spirit is person because of Jesus’ words:“Baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19 LSB), and conclude that the holy Spirit has a personal name. Therefore, we do well to ask, “Is the holy Spirit a person”?

EXAMINING MATTHEW 28:18-20

“Baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit”—Matthew 28:19 LSB

If we take “name”t literally at Matthew 28:19, then the three have only one name, because “name” is singular, not plural. read more

Is God’s Name Yahweh, GOD, the LORD, or Jehovah?

October 18, 2024 BibleAuthenticity Comments 20 comments

God’s name is often written as “the LORD” in most Bible translations. Some translations use “Jehovah” for God’s name. However, Lord is not a name but a title.

“One of the titles for God is Lord, a translation of Adonai. There is yet another name for which is particularly assigned to God as His special or proper name, that is, the four letters YHWH (Exodus 3:14 and Isaiah 42:8)” [NASB, Principles of Translation).

“Indeed, there are many gods and many lords, yet for us there is but one God, the Father” (1 Corinthians 8:5,6 NASB). In the Old Testament, or Hebrew-Aramaic Scriptures, God’s name is Yahweh. “I am Yahweh, that is my name!” (Isaiah 42:8 NJB). The name Yahweh appears some 6,800 times in the manuscripts of the Old Testament, or Hebrew-Aramaic Scriptures. Yet, despite these powerful facts, we read: read more

What Name Should Christians Be Called, and Why?

May 10, 2017 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

Early Christians — When were Christians first called “Christians?”

The Name “Christians”

Today, Christians are called by such names as, Catholics, Orthodox, Protestants, Baptists, Pentecostals, Methodists, Episcopalians, Presbyterians, Lutherans, and many other names. But, according to the Bible, what name should Christians really be called, and why? How long has the term “Christian” been in use, and who invented it? The answer to these questions can be found in the Bible.

“It was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians” (Acts 11:26 NAB). God was behind the development of the use of the term “Christians” within a few years of the start of Christianity. Notice how this verse can also be rendered: “the disciples also were divinely called first in Antioch Christians” (Young’s Literal Translation).

Years later, at Paul’s final hearing before Roman governor Festus, the governor asked:

“Do you think you can persuade me to become a Christian so quickly?” (Acts 26:28 NLT) read more

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