In the name of Jesus

[Tellyontellyon]

I've seen this phrase in the Bible or slight variations....

Without wanting to sound totally stupid, what exactly does it mean?

How do you go about asking for something, or doing something, in Jesus' name... what is the actual inner and outer process of that?

Thank you

 

[Hazelelponi]

Without wanting to sound totally stupid, what exactly does it mean?

It's to mean "under the authority of Jesus"

when you do something in someone's "name", most especially in the name of a King, you are operating under the authority of that person.

Basically, it's not you asking or doing, it's Christ Himself.

That's why demons obeyed the Disciples and Apostles when they were cast out "in Jesus name", because they were operating as people under Christ's direct authority, in His Name. Same with healing or anything else they did. It was the authority of Jesus that they were operating in, not their own.

When we pray to God in Jesus name, we are declaring that it is the authority of Jesus that we are under that gives us the right to stand before God in petition. It's the difference between being a friend of the Royal court and being a stranger petitioning to speak to the King.

 

[Albion]

It's not necessary literally to invoke the name Jesus, although many people make a point of doing that when in prayer, but the prayer to God must be in mind of Jesus being God himself.

Obviously, if we were to pray to "God," that would be doing something all sorts of other religions engage in as well, and what some people do who have their own ideas of what "God" means, too. Still, there is only one true God (according to our religion), which means that it is this God and no other to whom we must pray.

 

[BobRyan]

I've seen this phrase in the Bible or slight variations....

Without wanting to sound totally stupid, what exactly does it mean?

How do you go about asking for something, or doing something, in Jesus' name... what is the actual inner and outer process of that?

Thank you

Do do something in Jesus' name means to claim that you do it as a Christian and in accordance with Christian teach.

To pray in Jesus' name means to claim in prayer that Jesus has opened the way for your prayer to be heard.

It means to make a claim that your actions are in compliance with Jesus' Word - the Bible.

 

[Maria Billingsley]

I've seen this phrase in the Bible or slight variations....

Without wanting to sound totally stupid, what exactly does it mean?

How do you go about asking for something, or doing something, in Jesus' name... what is the actual inner and outer process of that?

Thank you

The only way to use the "name" of Jesus is if the power of His Holy Spirit dwells inside you. Otherwise it is just a name.
Blessings

 

[disciple Clint]

I've seen this phrase in the Bible or slight variations....

Without wanting to sound totally stupid, what exactly does it mean?

How do you go about asking for something, or doing something, in Jesus' name... what is the actual inner and outer process of that?

Thank you

If you read Hebrews you will see that Jesus is our High Priest and intercedes for us with the Father. Also we as believers are allowed to invoke the power of Jesus in dealing with spirits.

 

[Tellyontellyon]

If you read Hebrews you will see that Jesus is our High Priest

Thank you... Do you have the verses?

 

[disciple Clint]

Thank you... Do you have the verses?

Hebrews has several passages depicting Jesus as the High Priest (Hebrews 2:17; 3:1; 4:14-5:10; 6:20; 7:11-8:2; 10:12). The office of priest was an important one in the Old Testament system and is fulfilled by Jesus.
https://www.compellingtruth.org/Jesus-high-priest.html

 

[Tellyontellyon]

The office of priest was an important one in the Old Testament system and is fulfilled by Jesus.

It's interesting that Jesus can be both God and a mediator between God and humans...
... Is this in the sense that it is easier for humans to relate to a God that is like us?

 

[disciple Clint]

It's interesting that Jesus can be both God and a mediator between God and humans...
... Is this in the sense that it is easier for humans to relate to a God that is like us?

This is because Jesus is both 100% man and 100% God and yes it is easier for us to relate to Jesus because he is God revealed in human form.

 

[Leaf473]

I've seen this phrase in the Bible or slight variations....

Without wanting to sound totally stupid, what exactly does it mean?

How do you go about asking for something, or doing something, in Jesus' name... what is the actual inner and outer process of that?

Thank you

This is how I see it

You've probably heard the passage that goes something like "If you ask anything in my name, I'll do it."

I think that means asking based on Jesus' lifestyle and teaching.

 

[disciple Clint]

This is how I see it

You've probably heard the passage that goes something like "If you ask anything in my name, I'll do it."

I think that means asking based on Jesus' lifestyle and teaching.

John 4:13-14 kaiV o{ ti a]n aijthvshte ejn tw'/ ojnovmativ mou tou'to poihvsw What are we to make of verses 13-14, which appear to be a promise to grant any request so long as it is asked in Jesus’ name? Similar statements appear in other places in the Last Discourse: 15:7, 15:16, 16:23, 16:24, and 16:26. The key to understanding this and similar statements lies in the phrase ejn tw'/ ojnovmativ mou: to ask in Jesus’ name is to ask in his will, because it is to be in union with him. Brown offers a useful summary:

…Johannine theology has introduced into prayer in Jesus’ name an emphasis that goes beyond the use of a formula. A Christian prays in Jesus’ name in the sense that he is in union with Jesus. Thus, the theme of asking “in my name” in xiv 13-14 continues and develops the indwelling motif of 10-11: because the Christian is in union with Jesus and Jesus is in union with the Father, there can be no doubt that the Christian’s requests will be granted.126
17. Exegetical Commentary on John 14 | Bible.org

 

[FutureAndAHope]

I've seen this phrase in the Bible or slight variations....

Without wanting to sound totally stupid, what exactly does it mean?

How do you go about asking for something, or doing something, in Jesus' name... what is the actual inner and outer process of that?

Thank you

The way I see this is God has spoken, given His promise to us. There are many promises He has given. All we are doing when we pray in the "name of Jesus", are agreeing with His promises to us.

 

[James_Lai]

I've seen this phrase in the Bible or slight variations....

Without wanting to sound totally stupid, what exactly does it mean?

How do you go about asking for something, or doing something, in Jesus' name... what is the actual inner and outer process of that?

Thank you

In the Hebrew tradition, the name of God was the holiest of all names and could not be used in vain. The respect for this commandment was so great, that the name would not be uttered altogether, replacing God’s name Jehova with words like Adonai (Lord) or HaShem (The Name). Even today Jewish will say HaShem (The Name) in place of God. Or they will write it as G-d in English, avoiding spelling out the complete word God.

Such is respect and obedience to one of the ten Mosaic commandments. The name was treated almost as the physical embodiment of God Himself…

So imagine an environment of such reverence towards God’s name when Jesus walked the earth or soon after His departure when the good news of Jesus was preached. The divine and saving name of Jesus was looked at as powerful as Jesus Himself. It would be only natural for people to understand this concept at that culture this way. So uttering the name of Yeshua the King was like invoking His very presence. You can imagine it was never used lightly or in vain! It’s like having obtained the direct phone number of the Prime Minister, you would only call it when you had something worthwhile and important to say, not any time you had an urge to say something…

The Hebrew word for “name” - Shem - comes from the same root as “breath”. When you call out someone by his or her name, you use your breath, it’s breathing out that person’s essence. As Hebrews looked at breath as what contains life in you. It wasn’t gas exchange due to lungs, diaphragm and muscles working by the lower brain automatic function. No, the air in you moving in and out was The Living Spark of God in you which allowed you to be a living soul!

So it was a super huge deal to breath out a name!!! It’s akin to an act of creation by you… Powerful powerful stuff

 

[ViaCrucis]

I've seen this phrase in the Bible or slight variations....

Without wanting to sound totally stupid, what exactly does it mean?

How do you go about asking for something, or doing something, in Jesus' name... what is the actual inner and outer process of that?

Thank you

This stems from the notion that a person's name carries that person's authority. So, for example, an emissary from a certain kingdom comes in the name of King so-and-so.

So, in simplest terms, "in the name of Jesus" is also "by the authority of Jesus".

The whole Christian Church is built upon and has its foundation in Jesus Christ, and therefore the very existence of the Church, and the Church's entire purpose and mission is by the authority of Jesus Christ. And so the Church is marked by His name. The Church, in this way, carries the very authority of Jesus--by His name--here on earth; and by His name and authority preaches the Gospel, goes out and makes disciples, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit; the Church exercises the Office of the Keys by binding/loosing "Whoever's sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whoever's sins you retain are retained". So the Church, in its daily and regular ministry, is doing so by Christ's name and authority as the very institution of Jesus Christ, with Himself as Head and Foundation.

In this way the New Testament also describes Christians as flesh-and-blood living "epistles of Christ".

-CryptoLutheran

 

[ViaCrucis]

In the Hebrew tradition, the name of God was the holiest of all names and could not be used in vain. The respect for this commandment was so great, that the name would not be uttered altogether, replacing God’s name Jehova with words like Adonai (Lord) or HaShem (The Name). Even today Jewish will say HaShem (The Name) in place of God. Or they will write it as G-d in English, avoiding spelling out the complete word God.

Such is respect and obedience to one of the ten Mosaic commandments. The name was treated almost as the physical embodiment of God Himself…

So imagine an environment of such reverence towards God’s name when Jesus walked the earth or soon after His departure when the good news of Jesus was preached. The divine and saving name of Jesus was looked at as powerful as Jesus Himself. It would be only natural for people to understand this concept at that culture this way. So uttering the name of Yeshua the King was like invoking His very presence. You can imagine it was never used lightly or in vain! It’s like having obtained the direct phone number of the Prime Minister, you would only call it when you had something worthwhile and important to say, not any time you had an urge to say something…

The Hebrew word for “name” - Shem - comes from the same root as “breath”. When you call out someone by his or her name, you use your breath, it’s breathing out that person’s essence. As Hebrews looked at breath as what contains life in you. It wasn’t gas exchange due to lungs, diaphragm and muscles working by the lower brain automatic function. No, the air in you moving in and out was The Living Spark of God in you which allowed you to be a living soul!

So it was a super huge deal to breath out a name!!! It’s akin to an act of creation by you… Powerful powerful stuff

I'm not sure where you are getting that shem has the same root as "breath". I can think of two Hebrew words that could be translated as "breath", and they are ruach and nephesh. Often the first, ruach, is translated as "spirit", such as in Genesis where we read that God's ruach hovered over the primordial waters of creation. Nephesh often gets translated as "soul", such as also in Genesis when God breathes into a lump of dirt and man became "a living nephesh".

Upon further looking, I notice that we do see the word neshama, meaning "breath", but its root isn't the same as shem, but rather nasham, a verb meaning "to blow away" in the sense of "to destroy"; and from that sense of "to blow away" it can mean "breath" in the sense of "blowing"; hence God "blows" the breath of life into man's nostrils in Genesis 2.

I can't find anything relating the word shem to any Hebrew word for breath. So I am curious where you got this information.

-CryptoLutheran

 

[James_Lai]

I'm not sure where you are getting that shem has the same root as "breath". I can think of two Hebrew words that could be translated as "breath", and they are ruach and nephesh. Often the first, ruach, is translated as "spirit", such as in Genesis where we read that God's ruach hovered over the primordial waters of creation. Nephesh often gets translated as "soul", such as also in Genesis when God breathes into a lump of dirt and man became "a living nephesh".

Upon further looking, I notice that we do see the word neshama, meaning "breath", but its root isn't the same as shem, but rather nasham, a verb meaning "to blow away" in the sense of "to destroy"; and from that sense of "to blow away" it can mean "breath" in the sense of "blowing"; hence God "blows" the breath of life into man's nostrils in Genesis 2.

I can't find anything relating the word shem to any Hebrew word for breath. So I am curious where you got this information.

-CryptoLutheran

“Soul is called by five names: Nefesh (breath), Ruach (wind/spirit), Neshamah (breath), Chayah (life) and Yechidah (singularity)."

Neshama is related to shem

 

[ViaCrucis]

“Soul is called by five names: Nefesh (breath), Ruach (wind/spirit), Neshamah (breath), Chayah (life) and Yechidah (singularity)."

Neshama is related to shem

How is neshama related to shem? These come from completely different roots. I'm unsure what source you are quoting.

-CryptoLutheran

 

[ViaCrucis]

It's interesting that Jesus can be both God and a mediator between God and humans...
... Is this in the sense that it is easier for humans to relate to a God that is like us?

God's way of relating to us is Jesus.
The way we relate to God is also through Jesus.

Jesus is both God and Man, and thus God is in Christ, and we also in Christ are now united with God.

-CryptoLutheran

 

[1watchman]

The truth of the Bible verse: "in the Name of Jesus" is the essence of salvation! God is our Creator; and He became flesh and dwelt among man in Jesus: the Christ. Read about His birth in the Gospels Jesus said: "no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me". If one does not have the Lord Jesus in their heart, that one willl have no part in our God!
If one asks of our Creator God in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, our God will grant it. One needs to be SURE they have the Lord Jesus in their life (as John 3:16). A seeker needs to read all the four Gospels and the Epistles in the New Testament --not just speculating about our God.