The Bible's books, penned by about forty different authors, do not hesitate to refer to our Savior as Iesous in Greek. It raises the question of why it would be incorrect for modern English-speaking people to use the term Jesus when referring to the Son of God. Furthermore, it is not wrong for people of different languages, such as Chinese or Spanish, to use their own spellings and pronunciations for His name. In the New Testament, written in Greek, Greek terms are used for the Son, not the Hebrew ones of the Old Testament. For instance, in Mark 15:34, Jesus cries out in Aramaic, saying, 'Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?' which translates to 'My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?' This was then translated into Greek, not Hebrew, showing that even in His most excruciating moment, Jesus did not use a specific Hebrew name for God.

The word Jesus, often criticized as being derived from the name of the Greek god Zeus, is actually a Latinized spelling of the Greek *Iesous*. This term itself is a transliteration of the Hebrew *Yahshua* or Joshua, meaning "Yah saves" or "Savior." The notion that Jesus could in any way originate from Zeus is entirely unfounded.

Iesous is the Greek form of the Hebrew Yahshua, and it is the name the Holy Spirit inspired in the original Greek New Testament. It first appears in Matthew 1:1, Iesous Christos, which English renders Jesus Christ. The Spirit did not write Yahshua or any Hebrew form. Instead He inspired the Greek equivalent, setting the precedent for translating the names of God and Christ into the language of the hearers. To call this a mistake would accuse the Holy Spirit of error or sin, and the English translators rightly followed His example in rendering the name Jesus. The angel told Joseph to call the child Jesus (Matthew 1:21-25), so the name was given by God's command. In Acts 4:12 Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, declared there is no other name under heaven by which men must be saved. That only saving name was inspired in Greek like the rest of the writing, not in Hebrew. For Greek speakers the name is Iesous, and for English readers it is Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Acts 7:45 and Hebrews 4:8 use Iesous for the Old Testament Joshua, which shows only that it is the Greek form of the older Hebrew name, not that Yahshua was Christ's required name.

Jesus, the Greek Iesous (Hebrew Yeshua), is a name God Himself gave, and because God is the namer, it is a true name that fits the One who bears it. Names given by a superior identify the bearer's real character, and God's names are always accurate, as Babel truly meant confusion. When the angel told Joseph that Mary would bring forth a Son, he said, "You shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." The name states what He is, the Savior. Matthew 1:23 adds the name Immanuel, "God with us." Both names identify Him and truly describe what He actually was. Like Abraham and Sarah, whom God renamed to fit what they would be known for forever, Jesus received a name that matches His role and identity. Further, praying "in the name of Jesus Christ" means praying under His authority, bearing His authority in the way that David came against Goliath in the name of the Lord, or prophets spoke in God's name.