Continuing on in verse 2:
1 Corinthians 1:2 Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
What does it mean to call upon the name of Jesus, or the name of the Lord?
John 14:13,14 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
Some people would have you believe that God only gave one name for himself throughout the whole Bible, and that would be Jesus. They will tell you that there's power in that name. Speaking of the name "Jesus" like it's magic, and saying "in Jesus name" like it's some sort of incantation or magic spell.
1 John 5:13,14 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. 14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
To ask something in someone's name is to be speaking according to their will or with their authority. We must be careful when assuming God's will.
If you insist on calling on His actual name, you might want to use the one He used when He was a human. That would be Yeshua.
Heavenly Father, Help us to know and do and ask things according to your will. In Jesus name, amen.
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