The Forgotten Name

YHWH's Unchanging Nature

The foundation of authentic worship begins with understanding that YHWH never changes. His nature, His promises, and His requirements remain constant throughout all generations.

"I am YHWH, I do not change" - Malachi 3:6

This divine consistency provides the ultimate test for evaluating religious texts and practices. Any teaching that contradicts YHWH's established character and promises reveals itself as human addition or corruption.

The Problem with Later Additions

Many apocalyptic and religious texts fail the consistency test because they introduce concepts foreign to YHWH's original revelation:

• The Book of Job: Introduces "Satan" as a tester, contradicting YHWH's omniscience and covenant promises
• Pseudepigraphic texts: Written centuries after their claimed authors, showing clear theological evolution
• New Testament writings: Shift responsibility away from personal obedience to external salvation

The original scrolls lacked chapters and verses, making insertions and additions remarkably easy for later scribes seeking to enhance narratives or introduce new theological concepts.

Christianity's Pagan Foundation

Modern Christianity has systematically replaced YHWH's instructions with pagan elements while maintaining biblical vocabulary:

The Dependency System (Christian Model vs. Hebrew Truth)

Christianity teaches a system of psychological dependency that removes personal responsibility:

• The Problem: "Satan" (an outside tempter) makes you sin.
• The Helplessness: You are powerless to overcome sin by yourself.
• The Solution: Only Jesus can save you from Satan's power.

This teaching leads people to believe they are weak and not responsible for their own choices. But in the Hebrew scriptures, YHWH commands: "You must rule over Ra (evil)" (Genesis 4:7).

Responsibility is personal—YHWH expects you to choose and control your actions. There is no outside tempter with power over you, and no need for a savior to do what you must do yourself.

The World's Condition: Consequences of Disobedience

The current state of the world reflects the natural consequences of abandoning YHWH's covenant:

• Widespread disease and sickness - instead of the health YHWH promises to the obedient
• Constant wars and conflicts - instead of the peace He provides
• Hunger and scarcity - instead of the abundance He guarantees
• Environmental destruction - instead of the stewardship He commanded
• Social chaos - instead of the order His laws establish

These are not mysterious judgments but the predictable results of humanity choosing disobedience over YHWH's life-giving instructions.

The Historical Pattern Repeats

Ancient Israel forgot YHWH's name, worshipped on pagan days, adopted pagan practices, and used YHWH's Temple for idol worship.

Modern Christianity has forgotten YHWH's name (using "Lord"), worships on a pagan day (Sunday), adopted pagan theology (Trinity), and uses churches for what amounts to pagan practice.

The same pattern, the same blindness, the same consequences.

People read Jeremiah's condemnation of Israel for these very practices, then immediately engage in identical behavior while thinking they're different. The cycle has simply repeated with different terminology.