My hope is that this series will offer my readers a chance to consider the names, characteristics and descriptions of our God in the Word.
The remaining Names of God in this series might be considered descriptors, or characteristics of the Lord. We have reviewed the three primary Names of God, along with nineteen compound Names of God in our previous posts. As we venture through these descriptors of our God, I hope we will recognize all the many characteristics of our God that we tend to take for granted.
The Word is truly rich with descriptions of the Living God, and this effort of searching in the Word was quite illuminating. He truly is the ultimate subject of the Word, and His revelation of self-descriptions, or the accolades offered Him by His priests, prophets, kings apostles and faithful truly is a blessing.
May the Name of the Lord be praised, and by thinking on His name, may you have a blessed day.
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| FAITHFUL AND TRUE |
| Revelation 19:11 Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. |
| For the next two names, we will have a similar situation as we did with #129 Faithful, and #130 Faithful and Just Forgiver As mentioned in those earlier posts, though these names appear to use the very same words, there is a difference I believe. One speaks of His actions, as the other speaks of His nature. Let’s consider His name of Faithful and True. I am going to go out on a limb somewhat and suggest that these two words describe a state and a standard. First off, to be true is to conform to reality, to be consistent with facts, genuine or real. Although this description is speaking of Jesus as being true, or conforming to reality, how could He not conform to reality? Yet I think I may be considering this definition of “true” incorrectly. It is not that He conforms to reality, in that He is the the result of forming to a mold or shape. No no no. He is the One who is the maker, and of course, all things made by the Great Creator will smack of conformance to the Maker. All things have the signature of Jesus. Yet from our perspective, we are looking, not from the creation onward, but from the present back. He is true, for He is the only reality, and all things are merely conforming to His nature of His being. We see the “things”, and associate them with Him. Should we not think “backwards” and consider Him to be the source of all truth, to be “true”, and all things after that are judged in relation to Him? Yes – that is the correct understanding I would say. The state of Jesus is that He is true. He is the only Truth, given that my reader understands I include the Godhead in my description of Jesus. With that, I would like to suggest that to be described as “faithful” in the name we are considering, brings to the reader the concept of kept promises, of a promise being made, and at a later time, the fulfillment of that promise. To be shown as faithful requires the passage of time. This is the standard Jesus keeps providing to His people. His standard of faithfulness is related to His state of being true. Both are related to each other, and when combined in the name we have today, creates a perfect picture of a perfectly trustworthy God. Jesus is True, and because of this, His word can be trusted. Jesus is Faithful, may be seen by His promises being realized. He is truly Faithful and True Praise His Name. |
I would love to hear of your favorite name, characteristic or description of the Living God. Please leave me a comment, and I will include it in the list!
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