I recently took a look at Romans 14:11.
For it is written:
“As I live, says the Lord,
Every knee shall bow to Me,
And every tongue shall confess to God.”
I saw an argument that since Paul was quoting the Old Testament, and since Isaiah used the word LORD|YHWH, therefore only Jehovah should be worshipped and not Jesus. So I decided to look into that claim.
Paul is citing a passage from Isaiah 45. It is valuable to know that many passages in the New Testament affirm what Isaiah said. Here is a comparison of some New Testament statements alongside Isaiah 45:18-23:
New Testament | Isaiah 45:18-23 |
| Jesus Christ created us: "and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him," Colossians 3:10 Jesus Christ created the worlds: "...has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds" Hebrews 1:2 All things are through Jesus: "For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen." Romans 11:36 The World was made through Jesus: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made... He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him." John 1:1-3,10 Jesus was named GOD the Savior: "And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21 In the same passage, Jesus was also "God with us": "So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: 'Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,' which is translated, 'God with us.'” Matthew 1:22,23 Mary affirmed Jesus as God and Savior: "And Mary said: 'My soul magnifies the Lord, And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.'" Luke 1:46,47 Jesus is exclusively the Savior "Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12 A good minister of Jesus Christ preaches that He is God and Savior: "For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe." 1 Timothy 4:10 Paul, who was commissioned by the resurrected person of Jesus Christ, describes Jesus as God and Savior: "but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;" Titus 1:3 "...showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things." Titus 2:10 "...looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ" Titus 2:13 "But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared..." Titus 3:4 Peter affirmed Jesus is God and Savior: "Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ" 2 Peter 1:1 | For thus says the LORD, |
In conclusion…
Paul gives an authoritative statement about the LORD (YHWH or Jehovah) of Isaiah 45:23. Paul wrote to the church at Philippi:
“Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2:9-11
That settles it for me. Jesus is Jehovah.
Don't get pedantic on pronunciation and mispronunciations of Yehoshuah/Yeshua/Jesus/Iesus or YHWH/GOD/LORD/Jehovah. I have made it clear about whom I have written.