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Salvation Through BORN AGAIN 182 The Salvation Is The GIFT Of GOD over the face of all the earth, and There is one more truth that the rea- they ceased building the city. der should understand. That is – It Therefore its name is called Babel, was God who scattered men and because there the LORD confused gave them the languages. We sho- the language of all the earth; and uld understand that it is God who is from there the LORD scattered the author of all languages. What them abroad over the face of all the all the languages that men speak earth. (Gen 11:6-9). We read in Gen now on earth can be spoken and 11:1-4 that people who spread thro- understood by God and His angels. ugh Noah determined to stay in one According to Genesis 1:1, the word place. Now the whole earth had one ‘God’ is written as Elohim in the language and one speech. And it original Hebrew language. The came to pass, as they journeyed from word ‘Elohim’ seems to be as a sin- the east, that they found a plain in gler word. But in reality, it is a plural the land of Shinar, and they dwelt world. Instead of writing Hebrew there. Then they said to one another, word ‘Elohim,’ the English word “Come, let us made bricks and bake ‘God’ is mentioned (English form them thoroughly”. They had brick “God” is a plural noun in form but for stone, and they had asphalt for singular in meaning). mortar. And they said, “Come, let God said to Moses about His us build ourselves a city, and a tower name (“Ehyehasher ehyeh” implying whose top is in the heavens; let us here I save in the manner in which I make a name for ourselves, lest we save. Imply strongly suggest the be scattered abroad over the face of truth). In english language it is said the whole earth.” (Gen 11:1-4). It is ‘“I AM WHO I AM” (Exo3:14). It is said that God heard it. It is the plan translated with a right meaning. of God that men should multiply and Elohim=God, Ehyehasher ehyeh= fill the earth as it is said in Genesis Yah, Yah=Jehovah, Adoni=LORD 1:28, 9:7. But men did not understand (Some times Adoni=Jehovah also). the plan of God. Rather, they were The word ‘Yahweh’ in Hebrew lang- captivated by devil’s will and dete- uage means‘I am that I am, Savoir.’ rmined to stay in one place. However, Gabriel appeared to Joseph and told God scattered them all over the world him to give ‘Immanuel’ name to Him and fulfilled His plan. When God (Mt 1:23). It means that God is with scattered them, He scattered them us (Mt 1:23). Yahweh means I am as three groups according to the that I am. And Immanuel means that sons of Noah. Each group was given God is with us. Immanuel mean that an each language. The reason for God is with us and He will save us. God to grant them a language was In the original language, the name not to stay together in one place. ‘Immanuel’ means that God with us. Salvation Through BORN AGAIN 183 The Salvation Is The GIFT Of GOD If somebody is with us, we say that visible now in the second place. he is with us (or he is our help). With There is another thing that reader us means the one who is with us, pr- should understand. otector and saviour. The other name That is – it is written in Isaiah 9:6 is adding (many meanings and pro- that a Son was given to us. It is nouns). God, the father, Son of God, written in John 3:16 that begotten Holy Spirit . To understand these Son. In Telugu, it means that imm- words, we should read as Father of ortal and second in position. It Elohim, the father, Son of Elohim, means that the immortal God, who Spirit of Elohim. The word Elohim is in the first place, entered into the shows about the Almighty God. God second place as the Son of Man. was be in different positions in Invisible is the first, visible is the Trinity, which means, Father of God, second position of God. However, Son of God, Spirit of God, it reveals it means that God, who is glorious about the position of God. However, in heaven, can be with glory on the reader should understand that it earth at the same time glorious in - is related only towards saving a with glory. Invisible(Spirit) position sinner. This meaning will be different in glory and the visible position in physical world. (The explanations along with glory. The reader should about God’s names are found at the understand both things. Regarding end of book analysis II). The word this, Paul wrote that in the likeness Yahweh (YAH) has the consonants. of man (Phil 2:7). In the likeness of It means that - I am the way in terms man means that God appeared as of meaning. In another angle, it me- visible with glory. The second pos- ans that He is the way. I am that I am ition of God means that He revealed visibly means that He is the One who His name to the world in the Son’s proclaims. It means that unseen God (man’s position) position. That is became a visible way and proclaim- Jesus. The name ‘Jesus’ is not writ- ed about it. If you want to understa- ten by Men but Gabriel angle reve- nd this word clearly, you must unde- aled it (Mt 1:21; Lu 2:21). The name rstand the word ‘begotten Son’ in Jo- for Jesus was revealed first in Greek hn 3:16. The word ‘Be loved’ in language. The meaning of ‘Jesus’ English is suitable for this. The word is Saviour. The Hebrew word ‘Yah- ‘begotten son’ in Telugu is more weh’ and the Greek word Jesus has meaningful. It means in Telugu that the meaning of Savior. Yahweh and second person in Trinity. The invi- Jesus names reveal about the func- sibility is God’s first part. The tion of God at different times. These visibility is God’s second part. The two sounds tell about the use of begotten means the one, who is God’s Almighty power usages. If invisible in the first place, but is the name changes in terms of letter,