Shalom, (Peace)
We have had several people join our Bible studies over the past year and because some of the comments we have received I want to clarify what we are talking about, which sounds strange to many people and what we believe which sounds equally as strange to most Christians.
All of us have come out of some sort of Christian “church” to be where we are today. Almost all of us have felt that for some reason the Scriptures and our respective church doctrines did not match up. So, at various times each of us began searching the Scriptures to try and understand why things didn’t match up. For some of us this journey has taken 40+ years. For others, it has only been a matter of months. But the one thing that all of us agree upon is our journey has opened new horizons in the Scriptures.
What Do We Believe?
Quite simply, we believe that YHWH is the Creator of the Earth and the universe and since the very beginning of “time” (time as we know it) He has made a covenant with mankind, through His various chosen ones, whom we call patriarchs, i.e. Adam, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Moses just to mention a few.
So, how do we pronounce YHWH? There are many ideas on this and since His name was purposefully obscured we are unsure as to the exact pronunciation. Some say Yehovah, others say Yahweh and still others believe it is Yahuwah. Whatever the correct pronunciation we recognize the fact that we may all be wrong and that one day YHWH will reveal the correct pronunciation to us.
We also believe that prior to the Creation of man and woman YHWH already had a plan to redeem the rebellious mankind. In Hebrew we actually see it in the first word of Genesis 1:1, but it is manifested after the sin of Adam and Chawwah (Eve) and is recorded in Genesis 3:15.