Topic: Name
Sub-Topic: Of Jesus

Title:  He is ...

   To the artist He is the One Altogether Lovely.
   To the architect He is the Chief Cornerstone.
   To the astronomer He is the Sun of Righteousness.
   To the baker He is the Living Bread.
   To the banker He is the Hidden Treasure.
   To the biologist He is the Life.
   To the carpenter He is the Sure Foundation.
   To the doctor He is the Great Physician.
   To the educator He is the Great Teacher.
   To the farmer He is the Sower and Lord of the Harvest.
   To the florist He is the Lily of the Valley and the Rose of Sharon.
   To the geologist He is the Rock of Ages.
   To the horticulturist He is the True Vine.
   To the judge He is the Righteous Judge.
   To the juror He is the True Witness.
   To the jeweler He is the Pearl of Great Price.
   To the editor He is the Good Tidings of Great Joy.
   To the oculist He is the Light of the Eyes.
   To the philosopher He is the Wisdom of God.
   To the Printer He is the True Type.
   To the servant He is the Good Master.
   To the student He is the Incarnate Truth.
   To the toiler He is the Giver of Rest.
   To the Sinner He is the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of
        the world.
   To the Christian, He is the Son of the Living God, the Savior, the
        Redeemer and Lord!

See:  Matt 16:16; John 1:29


Title:  What's in a Name?

   What's in a Name? According to a newspaper item, James Williams of Beaumont, TX, promised his wife Cosandra that she could choose the name for their baby girl. "Just before we got married, Cosandra told me that she wanted our child's first name to contain parts of every family name ever used," said Williams. "I didn't think it was too great an idea, but I agreed to compromise. We decided I would name the boys and she would name the girls."
   Early in September Cosandra had a baby girl. The baby is called Jameshauwnell, short for an unpronounceable, 1,019-letter conglomeration of letters (as in The Calgary Herald, Sept. 19).
   In the case of Mary and Joseph, the angel gave the name of the child to be born of Mary by the Spirit of God. The angel instructed Joseph that the child was to be called Jesus, a name full of meaning, the Greek equivalent of Joshua, meaning that Jehovah saves His people. We are glad that Heaven decided on that name, for it is full of significance to us sinners.

See:  Matt 1:21; Acts 4:10


Title:  What?

   Graffiti found on a wall of St. John's University:
   Jesus said unto them: "Who do you say that I am?"
   And they replied: "You are the eschatological manifestation of the ground of our being, the kerygma in which we find the ultimate meaning of our interpersonal relationships."
   And Jesus said: "What?"

See:  Phil 2:9-11


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