THE HOLY NAMES DOGMA

There are some who have challenged the longstanding belief that the New Testament was largely written in Greek. Is there a way to demonstrate, directly from scripture, the language that the New testament was written in?

The apostle Paul instructs that if a person speaks in a tongue (language) which is unknown to others, he should not speak unless there is an interpreter present. For no one will understand 1 Cor 14:27-28. This is only reasonable, for how can a speaker edify and inform a group if they cannot understand him? This is a direct COMMAND by the apostle Paul, preserved in Holy Scripture to either speak all things in the language of the audience or have an interpreter do so, or to refrain from speaking! This COMMAND is entirely consistent with the fact that the Holy Spirit of God caused that every man heard the Word of God (which would necessarily include God's name) IN HIS OWN LANGUAGE in Acts 2:1-12.

Is it reasonable to think, that the apostle Paul set an example in this thing, when he spoke more languages than anyone? 1 Cor 14:18 Is it reasonable to believe that Paul spoke and wrote to the Greek speaking people in Hebrew, when he declared that he would rather speak five words and be understood than ten thousand words in an unknown language that cannot be understood? 1 Cor 14:19

Many of the letters of the New Testament were written to Greek congregations and were written by Paul. In light of his openly declared position and instructions to others, is there any doubt that he wrote each letter in the language of those persons to whom those letters were sent? Koine Greek, the Greek of the common man, was as much a common language of the day as English is today. There is no doubt that much of the New Testament was, in fact written in Greek. The historical evidence is there and the internal scriptural evidence is there.

Some of these people make the claim that the Peshitta, a Syriac New Testament, is a compilation of original Hebrew writings of the New Testament. The fact is that the Peshitta is in Syriac or Aramaic, not original Hebrew. The Peshitta is also remarkably consistent with the King James Version.

Some Holy Names people will say that the letters of Paul were written in Hebrew and addressed to Jewish elders, but were immediately translated into Greek for the local congregations. This argument assumes that there were Jewish elders in every Gentile congregation. Such an assumption is very hard to believe, when one considers that Paul was the apostle to the Gentiles Rom 11:13 and that his preaching had largely been rejected by the Jews. It is very unlikely that there were Jewish elders in every Gentile congregation. For Paul to write in a language that had to be translated before it could be understood by the congregations would also be very cumbersome and unlikely since Paul already spoke those languages. We also have the point that no copies of the New Testament writings in Hebrew exist, while very old New Testament writings in Koine Greek do exist. To say that these Books were originally written in Hebrew is a pure assumption, without either scriptural or historical support. Finally, the question arises; If those Koine Greek translations were made by the original disciples of Paul and sanctioned by Paul, for Paul's congregations, made immediately upon receiving the original letters; Why is there a problem with the Koine Greek texts? After all, if the disciples of Paul, during his lifetime had no problem with using the Koine Greek language when writing or speaking the names of God, why should we? And why did Paul not rebuke or instruct them in this point?

Even if it could be proved that all scripture was written in Hebrew (which cannot be done), there is no way to know how to properly pronounce these words, for the vowel points of Hebrew are missing. If we must pronounce these words correctly to gain access to God and there is no way of knowing how to do so, where does that leave us? It leaves us without FAITH that God has heard us! This dogma is a direct attack on FAITH and without faith we cannot please God! Heb 11:6 We are told that we must Repent and be baptised Acts 2:38 and Acts 22:16, for the remission of sins and the Holy Spirit shall be given to us. This is the way to life, true religion is in how we LIVE, what we DO, it is in our ACTIONS and BEHAVIOUR, it is not about how to pronounce a word! Jas 1:27

In truth, God is the author of ALL LANGUAGES Gen 11:6-9. And ALL LANGUAGES have been corrupted, including Hebrew. There is nothing sacred or holy about any language. God is Holy, His name is Holy because it refers to Him. A father does not reject his child, just because the child has trouble pronouncing it's father's name! We are the children of God. ALL HUMANITY are the created children of God; and we may ALL call upon Him in the language that He has given each of us. For it is written that the Holy Spirit of God inspired God's people to preach the Word of God in every language! Acts 2:1-12

Wescott and Hort produced a counterfeit Greek New Testament and did not even bother to write it in Koine Greek but wrote it in upper class Greek. Many of the newer translations, so called, have been made from this fraudulent work, which makes many changes from the original Koine Greek, watering down the word of God. Wescott and Hort were disciples of Madam Blavatsky a practicing witch and founder of the New Age movement. They used texts from the Alexandrian School heavily influenced by Platonic philosophy and were deeply into homosexuality and communicating with the dead (demonism). This is why it is wise to stay close to the King James Version, which is the most accurate. I urge all, to do some internet research on Wescott and Hort and their translations.