okay. so the reasons why i spell things some ways. they are in no way related by the way. i'll start with j-me because it takes no time to tell. when i was little my mom used to put little hearts over my i's and that was fine until like i was 12 and then i hated all girly things like pink and hearts, so i had to get rid of the 'i". hah. so i did. and it kinda stuck with my friends, and it's fun to write.
reason for my spelling of G-d. okay. well in Doyle's class this year (metro Bible teacher) we were talking about how ancient Bible writers and even today though without realising they do it, every time they say G-d's name they write LORD. in all caps. this is because the name of G-d was so holy and sacred that they dared not use his actual name unless the situation deserved its awe striking awesomness. i like this. uh..well a lot of times i take the LORD's name in vain or well i did. and i really hate that. because his name is so awesome that it should never be desecrated. by writing G-d the way i do, i'm making a visual representation to myself of my love and respect for both G-d and his awesome, incredible name and power. so in response to what my annonymous friend said, i'm not abreviating his name, i'm consecrating it. jamie is abriviated, but i have nothing but good intentions for the holy name of G-d. i'm appologize if it rubs you the wrong way, but if it helps me keep his name sacred, then i'm willing to do that.
psh... you and your good reasons. :-)
ReplyDeletethanks for the explanation. It's still weird to me-- but I guess I get your point. The word "God," though, is a generic term. People of all religions use that word-- but the hebrew word Yahweh is distinctively Jewish/Christian. The Hebrews would refer to Yahweh by "the name" or "Jehovah"-- which contains the same vowels as Yahweh but replaces the consonants. Interesting stuff.
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