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What does the Bible say about lifting up the name of jesus?

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The Bible calls believers to exalt Jesus Christ in worship, witness, humility, and obedient lives, trusting that God has given Him the supreme name. Philippians 2:9-11 declares that every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the Father’s glory. Jesus says in John 12:32 that when He is lifted up, He draws people to Himself, pointing first to His saving death and its worldwide proclamation. Psalms 150:1-6 summons all creation to praise God, while Romans 1:16 encourages unashamed gospel witness. We lift Christ’s name rightly not by self-exaltation, but by denying ourselves, taking up our cross, speaking with grace, and humbling ourselves before the Lord.

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  • John 12:32

    And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself."

  • Philippians 2:9-11

    [9] Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name; [10] that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth, [11] and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

  • Psalms 150:1-6

    [1] Praise Yah! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in his heavens for his acts of power! [2] Praise him for his mighty acts! Praise him according to his excellent greatness! [3] Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet! Praise him with harp and lyre! [4] Praise him with tambourine and dancing! Praise him with stringed instruments and flute! [5] Praise him with loud cymbals! Praise him with resounding cymbals! [6] Let everything that has breath praise Yah! Praise Yah!

  • Colossians 4:6

    Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

  • Romans 1:16

    For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.

  • Romans 12:12

    rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;

  • Matthew 16:24

    Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

  • James 4:10

    Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.

  • John 3:16

    For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

  • Isaiah 55:1-13

    [1] Ho, everyone who thirsts, come you to the waters, and he who has no money; come you, buy, and eat; yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. [2] Why do you spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which doesn't satisfy? listen diligently to me, and eat you that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. [3] Turn your ear, and come to me; hear, and your soul shall live: and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. [4] Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples. [5] Behold, you shall call a nation that you don't know; and a nation that didn't know you shall run to you, because of Yahweh your God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he has glorified you. [6] Seek you Yahweh while he may be found; call you on him while he is near: [7] let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. [8] For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says Yahweh. [9] For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. [10] For as the rain comes down and the snow from the sky, and doesn't return there, but waters the earth, and makes it bring forth and bud, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater; [11] so shall my word be that goes forth out of my mouth: it shall not return to me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. [12] For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands. [13] Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree; and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to Yahweh for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

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