Abba
Aramaic/Hebrew for “father”. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, ABBA, Father. (Romans 8:15)
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From Hebrew אֲדֹנָי (ādônay, “My Lord”); used in place of the Tetragrammaton YHWH as a name of the God of the Hebrews during prayer recitation. Owing to the Jewish tradition viewing the divine name as too sacred to be uttered it was replaced vocally in the synagogue ritual by the Hebrew word Adonai (“My Lord”), which was translated as Kyrios (“Lord”) in the Septuagint,
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Elohim, singular Eloah, (Hebrew: God), the God of Israel whose personal name was revealed to Moses as YHWH. When referring to Yahuah, Elohim very often is accompanied by the article ha-, to mean, in combination, “the God,” and sometimes with a further identification Elohim ḥayyim, meaning “the living God.” The
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Allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, especially with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double interpretation; deliberately ambiguous. (an equivocal answer).
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The use of equivocal or ambiguous expressions, especially in order to mislead or hedge; prevarication. (The speech was marked by elaborate equivocations).
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“the anointed” one. Usually referred to as “the messiah”, our high priest who has been anointed, king.
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The Spirit that was sent to us to lead us into all truths, speaking to us the things of our Abba. The role of the Holy Spirit is to speak to us through the Bible. The Holy Spirit helps us to understand what we read. And later, in many situations,
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