In our previous discussion, I explained how Sacred Name teachings drastically misinterpret Scripture. In this talk you're going to see how these teachings are also based on a misunderstanding of language and how it works. We're going to get a little analytical here for a minute, so hang on to your hat. The first thing Sacred Name teachings don't understand is that language is a representative system of communication. In other words, a word represents a thing. The word isn't the thing itself, the word just represents the thing. Another way of saying this is that words are not reality. At their best, words are just vague reflections of reality. This is true of names also. Your name isn't you. It just represents you. Similarly, the name of God isn't God. It just represents him. Of course that doesn't mean we treat the Sacred Name in an irreverent way, but it's important to understand that God's name isn't God himself...To watch this whole series, go holylanguage.com > resources > translation reviews.