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Biblical Names of God

Foundation - Isaiah 28:16

Isa 28:16 therefore here is what Adonai Elohim says: "Look, I am laying in Tziyon a tested stone, a costly cornerstone, a firm foundation-stone; he who trusts will not rush here and there. (CJB)

Isa 28:16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste. (KJV)

Biblical Names of God

Fountain - Zechariah 13:1

Zec 13:1 When that day comes, a spring will be opened up for the house of David and the people living in Yerushalayim to cleanse them from sin and impurity. (CJB)

Zec 13:1 In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness. (KJV)

There is a fountain filled with blood drawn from Emmanuel's veins; And sinners plunged beneath that flood lose all their guilty stains. Lose all their guilty stains, lose all their guilty stains; And sinners plunged beneath that flood lose all their guilty stains.

The dying thief rejoiced to see that fountain in his day; And there have I, though vile as he, washed all my sins away. Washed all my sins away, washed all my sins away; And there have I, though vile as he, washed all my sins away.

Dear dying Lamb, Thy precious blood shall never lose its power Till all the ransomed church of God be saved, to sin no more. Be saved, to sin no more, be saved, to sin no more; Till all the ransomed church of God be saved, to sin no more.

E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply, Redeeming love has been my theme, and shall be till I die. And shall be till I die, and shall be till I die;

Redeeming love has been my theme, and shall be till I die.

Then in a nobler, sweeter song, I'll sing Thy power to save, When this poor lisping, stammering tongue lies silent in the grave. Lies silent in the grave, lies silent in the grave;

When this poor lisping, stammering tongue lies silent in the grave.

Lord, I believe Thou hast prepared, unworthy though I be, For me a blood bought free reward, a golden harp for me! 'Tis strung and tuned for endless years, and formed by power divine, To sound in God the Father's ears no other name but Thine.

EOG, I can not begin to thank you enough for posting this for us, me in particular. As I tried to think how I would call the Lord Fountain in prayer, nothing, absolutely nothing at all came to mind. That threw me because I do like to address God by His mighty names.

Then you posted this, there is a fountain filled....Number one, I got it in my head and heart and number two, some of Christianity is trying to take away even mention of the Blood of Christ which ires me to no end.

Your post just lifted me so much. Thank you for being you and serving our Lord.

Biblical Names of God

Friend of Sinners - Matthew 11:19

Mat 11:19 The Son of Man came, eating freely and drinking wine — so they say, 'Aha! A glutton and a drunkard! A friend of tax-collectors and sinners!' Well, the proof of wisdom is in the actions it produces. (CJB)

Mat 11:19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children. (KJV)

Oh how I appreciate this one . . . SO much. I often feel a bit friendless in my life . . . alone . . . rejected. So to have this reminder that at all times I have a friend who loves me even though (and to some extent BECAUSE) I'm not perfect . . . it brings tears to my eyes.

EOG, I relate totally. From someone who no longer cries, but who is not stoic, it is because I have the Friend Of Sinners who dotes on me and wards off my every feeling of aloneness and failure, that I can understand what the mere mention of His name means.