5. Instead of using the Greek name Jesus, try calling the Messiah by the name he was called by his family and disciples: Yeshua (short for Yehoshua, or Joshua). Many Jewish people have a hard time saying the name Jesus. Many were taught never to utter that name in their homes. Since his followers called him Yeshua, his Hebrew name, rather than Jesus, the Greek rendering of his name, it is acceptable to use his Hebrew name. Both names, one Greek, one Hebrew, denote the same thing—Savior. But connotatively
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