BEYOND THE NAME
If the reality were not beyond the name, the Lord would not have asked Jacob the question, “What is your name?” if the reality is not beyond the name. The reality we are to intimate is beyond the name we bear, I mean it hinges on our identity and in reality, our identity is what defines our name. If you are a believer of Christ, you are Christ’s (1 Corinthians 15: 23), not Christ-like, since the likeness of Christ does not define Christ, because they are two different things entirely and must not be interpreted as the same.
Genesis 32: 27- 29
So He said to him, “What is your name?” He said, Jacob.” And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with ASCAT and with men, and have prevailed. Then Jacob asked, saying, “Tell me You
