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Yahshua should be used, as well as some of the Hebrew references for deity such as
Elohim and Adonai, but that other titles that have been substituted for the original
names as recorded in scripture should be avoided. To this family the titles God and
Lord were considered pagan and were strictly avoided. This family also believed they
were to keep the Sabbath according to the Law of Moses and that no work was to be
done from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday. They also practiced other
aspects of the Torah such as eating kosher.

This family was in the RV park the whole time we were, but we didn't meet them
until after we had been there several weeks. The husband was very outspoken in his
beliefs and he invited us over for a chat. He told us all about his beliefs regarding
name-keeping and he gave me several teachings in printed form, as well as some files
from his computer and I began doing what Paul commanded, to examine the
teachings carefully. What I found was that there was much truth in the teachings he
held to, but there was also leaven present, and the leaven needed to be removed.

I did not go looking for this encounter. The Father brought it to me, and He wanted
me to look at this issue. I have since found that there are a lot of people who call
themselves name-keepers, and many have their own distinct beliefs that keep them
separated from one another. One thing that I noted is that those who are name-
keepers often think they are the only group with the truth of God, and everyone else
are heretics. Some of these groups unabashedly declare that their group is the only
group approved of God, and the only ones who are truly saved. This, of course, is
error.

This issue of using the divine names of God as recorded in scripture was something
the Father wanted me to look into. I had long been interested in it, but I had not
taken the time to really dig into it. When I was still a teenager I began to go through
my King James Version of the Bible and write down the actual name or title as
recorded in the original Hebrew in every verse beginning with Genesis 1:1. I would
look the name up in my Strong's Concordance and write it above the word
substituted by the translators. This was a daunting task, however, and I never
finished it. The name Yahweh alone occurs 6,828 times in the Old Testament.

I was ready and eager to look into this matter when this man broached the subject
with me. I took all that he gave me and read it, comparing every statement with
scriptures, and praying earnestly that the Father would lead me into truth regarding
the use of divine names. The Father was faithful and the Spirit revealed many things
to me during this study. The conclusions of this study can be found in an article titled
"The Usage of Divine Names" which is freely available at the website
http://heart4god.ws/.

There is some profound truth in what these groups taught, namely that the actual