Tag: Acts 9:15-16

Is Jesus’ Name Secondary to Jehovah’s?

Regarding Jehovah, the Watchtower says, “His is the greatest name in all the universe.” (The Nations Shall Know That I Am Jehovah—How?,  p. 7)

In 2001, it published a tract entitled “The Greatest Name” in which it exclaimed: “What a wonderful privilege to know the greatest name, to testify to it, and to cleave to it!” (p. 6)

It claims that “to Christians it is the name of the Father of Jesus Christ and is the greatest name in the universe.” (The Watchtower, “Take Care Not to Belittle the Name of Jehovah!”, 9/15/64, p. 566)

It places Jesus in second place: “The name of Jesus Christ ranks second to that of the Most High God, Jehovah.” (The Watchtower, “Like Dew from God and like a Lion Among Nations”, 1/15/62, p. 49) Continue reading

The Most Highly Exalted Name is “Jesus”

When you discuss the divine name with Jehovah’s Witnesses, ask them if they will allow you to show them scriptures which stress the overriding importance of Jesus’ name—not Jehovah’s—because you’d like to hear their take on that. Continue reading

Exalting the Name of Jesus

Name of JesusWhen discussing with Witnesses the importance of the name “Jehovah,” you can use soundbites to build a positive case for the fact that the name the New Testament exalts most highly is “Jesus.” Continue reading

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