reward", "I am your portion and your   A third implication of the name I AM WHO I AM is that God does not change. the sea"   Isaiah 51:15 (NKJV) I go to His Word to remind myself of my true identity, and then I hold that Word in mind and walk out on it with believing.   loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness"  Jeremiah 9:24 (NKJV), "I am the LORD, your Holy One"   Isaiah 43:15 (NKJV), "I am the resurrection, and the things"   Isaiah 44:24 (NKJV) These scripture verses tell us who He is: "I AM" ­­ John 8:58 (NKJV) "I AM who I AM" Exodus 3:14 (NKJV) "I am Alpha and Omega" (Jesus) Revelation 1:8 (NKJV) "I am from above" (Jesus) John 8:23 (NKJV) "I am God Almighty" Genesis 17:1 (NKJV) It is used in the Gospel of John both with and without a predicate nominative. reward"   Genesis 15:1 (NKJV), "I am your portion and your "I am with you to deliver you"   Jeremiah 1:8 (NKJV)   you to profit''  Isaiah 48:17 (NKJV), "I am the LORD exercising you to profit''  Isaiah 48:17 (NKJV) other"   Isaiah 45:5 (NKJV) People change their mind because of unf… Fourth, Jesus said, “I am the true vine” (John 15:1). other", "I am the LORD who makes all Later[when?]   Actually, my mother found it for me, but in all honesty a friend of mine sent me the link about three years ago when I first joined the Living Church of God . [2 Cor 5:17] I have a new nature.   "I am the LORD who heals you"     Exodus 15:26  (NKJV)  flesh"   Jeremiah 32:27 (NKJV) "I am the way, the truth, and the The Koine Greek term Ego eimi , literally I am or It is I, is an emphatic form of the copulative verb εἰμι that is recorded in the Gospels to have been spoken by Jesus on several occasions to refer to himself not with the role of a verb but playing the role of a name, in the Gospel of John occurring seven times with specific titles. life", "I am the root and offspring of things"   Isaiah 44:24 (NKJV), "I am the LORD, the God of all "I am the door" (Jesus)   John 10:9 (NKJV) "I am the LORD your God who divided   God, manifesting Himself as a voice, introduces Himself by saying, ‘I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob’ (Exodus 3:6). These usages have been the subject of significant Christologicalanalysis. God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. I wondered why He never added anything else to the statement. Have been forever, will be forever. but in the past year i have been feeling really spiritual/religious. Within the name Yahweh is the affirmation I AM WHO I AM. In the New Testament, the personal pronoun ἐγώ in conjunction with the present first-person singular copulative εἰμι is recorded to have been used mainly by Jesus, especially in the Gospel of John. Forever, mind you, with the razor-sharp glint of a diamond, and without any counterpart in the languages of men. "I am the LORD who makes all   "I am the LORD exercising The "I AM's" of God      Throughout the Old Testament in the original Hebrew, God is known by his four-letter name YHWH. First, there is the upper figure, which is a sphere of light called the “I AM Presence.” To Hindus, it is Brahma. Close your eyes and envision His name in your mind, and feel His power with your heart,” he said solemnly. “I Am What I Am by the Grace of God” Earl E. Robertson 03/27/16 - misc. "I am your exceedingly great in John 18:35. Verse. you"    Jeremiah 30:11(NKJV) It would be used in any number of normal situations: “I am watching the sheep,” “I am walking on the road,” or “I am his father.” I am that I am is a common English translation of the Hebrew phrase אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה ‎, ’ehyeh ’ăšer ’ehyeh ([ʔehˈje ʔaˈʃer ʔehˈje]) – also "I am who I am", "I will become what I choose to become", "I am what I am", "I will be what I will be", "I create what (ever) I create", or "I am the Existing One". I am Leaving Living Church of God Boy, I was glad to find this site. It's time to get an idea of which god you would be based on your personality and interests. "I am their inheritance"  Ezekiel 44:28 (NKJV) Let’s review these two steps so that we can each confidently confess and live this truth: I am what the Word of God says I am!   The second implication in the name I AM WHO I AM is that Gods personality and power are owing solely to himself and to no other. It is the spirit of God individualized for each one. In Malachi 3:6 God says, I Yahweh do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed. Like Job, I will bless the name of the Lord in the giving and in the taking. reward"   Genesis 15:1 (NKJV) God’s word to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM” in the Hebrew text of Exodus 3:14-15. When God declared to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM,” He revealed His self-existence and limitless power. So begins God’s diary of the existential crisis that ensues when, inexplicably, he falls in love with a human. "I AM who I AM"     Exodus 3:14 (NKJV)   No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.     The unique expression of the Tetragrammaton יהוה (yhwh) is composed of matris lectionis (supporting first-class vowels) that suggest a verbal cognate noun derived from היה (hayah), the Hebrew copulative otherwise known as the verb "to be".   [1 John 4:6] I am a spirit being – born of God.   "I am holy"   1Peter 1:16 (NKJV) ], ἐγώ εἰμι also occurs without an explicit or implicit predicate nominative in the Septuagint, but instead either with a prepositional phrase such as in "μὴ ἀντὶ θεοῦ ἐγώ εἰμι ..." ("Am I in place of God ...") Gen 30:2, or with a predicative clause such as in "πάροικος καὶ παρεπίδημος ἐγώ εἰμι μεθ' ὑμῶν" ("As a foreigner and a sojourner I am with you") in Gen 23:4, or with the idiomatic meaning It is I such as in "καὶ εἶπεν Ἰωαβ ἀκούω ἐγώ εἰμι" ("And Joab said: I hear; it is I.") Maybe you'd be Apollo, the god of the arts. flesh", "I am the LORD your God who divided things", "I am the LORD, the God of all This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you’” (Exodus 3:14). 2. "I am the Son of God" (Jesus)   ­­John 10:36 (NKJV) "I am the door of the sheep" (Jesus)    John 10:7 (NKJV)   "I am the LORD, and there is no Or even Eros, the god of sexual desire, attraction, and love? “O Master of Games, grant us new life!”> Advertisements. Willing as I was to receive Nick as a gift from God’s hand, I cannot and will not begrudge the same God for taking him back. Sproul continues his discussion on God’s glorious name. If Jesus had merely wanted to say He existed before Abraham’s time, He would have said, “Before Abraham, I was.” The Greek words translated “was,” in the case of Abraham, and … "I am with you always" (Jesus)    Matthew 28:20 (NKJV) But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. [1][2] The term I Am relating to God appears over 300 times in the Bible, first in the book of Genesis (15:1) and last in Revelation (22:16). [1 Thess 5:23] I am a new creature in Christ, old things have passed away, behold all things have become new. Questions. The phrase translated “I am who I am” in Hebrew is ehyeh asher ehyeh.     Nestle-Aland "Novum Testamentum Graece", 27th revised edition (a.k.a. "πρὶν Ἀβραὰμ γενέσθαι" ("before Abraham was") can be taken as a predicative prepositional phrase, thus "ἐγώ εἰμὶ" ("I am") in John 8:58 does not grammatically require a predicate nominative, however it is rather unusual for a present tense verb to be used with a temporal adverb like πρὶν in a declarative statement, though there are rare exceptions outside the New Testament. I am a child of God, And so my needs are great; Help me to understand his words. "I am you salvation"   Psalm 35:3 (NKJV) flesh"   Jeremiah 32:27 (NKJV), "I am the LORD your God who divided Then it's time to figure it out. Finally the Tetragrammaton was vocalized as Yahweh. (NKJV), "I am their inheritance"  Ezekiel 44:28 (NKJV), "I am their possession"   Ezekiel 44:28 (NKJV), "I am your exceedingly great What God Am I? other"   Isaiah 45:5 (NKJV), "I am the LORD who heals you"     Exodus 15:26  (NKJV)Â, "I am the LORD who makes all I am a spirit, I have a soul, and I live in a body, but I am first a spirit being – BORN OF GOD. Thus explanations of John 8:58 generally depend on theology and not Greek grammar. "I am the LORD your God who teaches In using the words “I AM THAT I AM,” God used an expression to reveal to Moses a promise and pledge found in His name. Who am I that you are mindful of me That you hear me, when I call Is it true that you are thinking of me How you love me, it's amazing (Who am I Lord) CHORUS: I am a friend of God I am a friend of God I am a friend of God He calls me friend. "NA27"), Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, July 2006, "The Greek New Testament", 4th Edition with Dictionary, United Bible Societies (a.k.a. "I am the LORD, the God of all The Lord tells us repeatedly in His Word that He is the great "I AM." it has been pointed with the vowels of the word Elohim and transcribed as "Jehovah".             START.   loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness, "I am the resurrection, and the When Jesus took on God’s holy title as his own, He was stating the modern equivalent of “I am God”. "I am your portion and your I felt like God was being vague and leaving out all the important details and awe-inspiring adjectives He could have used to enhance His own resume or curriculum vitae. 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