Names have power!

[SpiritWriter]

I have heard many stories about the power of the name of Jesus including throwing attackers down to the ground when they were trying to rape or kill people and also of course deliverance in demonic possession. I am wondering if anyone has stories about any other name that has had this dynamic power. Please share your stories (about Jesus' name or others).

Curious.

Edited October 20, 2014 by SpiritWriter

[Sir Wearer of Hats]

According to certain, potentially aprophricial, records the name "Mu'aDib" has the power to kill if unleashed wantonly

Edited October 20, 2014 by Sir Wearer of Hats

[Imaginarynumber1]

The name 'STAN' is perhaps the most powerful you could use. Be warned, for its power is more than one man can safely handle on their own.

[Frank Merton]

The name 'STAN' is perhaps the most powerful you could use. Be warned, for its power is more than one man can safely handle on their own.

Yea short one-syllable names are masculine in English -- Stan, Rock, Karl, Mick, Mac, but avoid "F" and "L" and "J" and generally keep the vowels short (Mick is more masculine, for example, than Mike). A good masculine woman's name is Bette. Of course the effect is ruined if you put a diminutive ("ie" or "y") on the end.

Sometimes the power inherent in the onomatopoeic effect is ruined by other associations -- such as what would be a masculine Tom gets ruined by association with "Tom and Jerry."

Edited October 20, 2014 by Frank Merton

[Imaginarynumber1]

Yea short one-syllable names are masculine in English -- Stan, Rock, Karl, Mick, Mac, Luke, but avoid "F" and "L" and "J" and generally keep the vowels short (Mick is more masculine, for example, than Mike). A good masculine woman's name is Bette. Of course the effect is ruined if you put a diminutive ("ie" or "y") on the end.

Sometimes the power inherent in the onomatopoeic effect is ruined by other associations -- such as what would be a masculine Tom gets ruined by association with "Tom and Jerry."

Brilliant. Just... brilliant.

[+Noteverythingisaconspiracy]

Meet Max Power !

(AKA Homer Jay Simpson)

[SpiritWriter]

Ok I'm actually asking a serious question. So people please don't be disencouraged to give your answers by the joking...

[J. K.]

Spiritwriter (your latest avatar is sort of creepy!), the name of Jesus does have power, but it's also contingent upon the user's relationship with God. In Acts 19, a group of unbelievers tried to use the name of Jesus to cast out a demon, but their attempt failed.

[Grandpa Greenman]

Do you have any examples of these stories? Words have the power you give them. Doesn't have to be a name. I find "BACK OFF" works pretty well when I need it.

[Frank Merton]

The idea of words is to express things. In and of itself that we assign meaning is where it's at. I say "Jesus Christ" in the States people are either offended or pleased, depending on my tone and who they are. In Vietnam it might as well be Greek, and even using the Vietnamese equivalent only means anything to a Roman Catholic.

If what is being suggested is that they have magical power, rather than psychological power, then that's too woo for me to bother with. Curses and charms and so on are only as powerful as is the accompanying belief and cannot influence us otherwise.

[Imaginarynumber1]

Ok I'm actually asking a serious question. So people please don't be disencouraged to give your answers by the joking...

I never joke about "STAN".

"STAN the MAN", we called him.

[+Paranoid Android]

I never joke about "STAN".

"STAN the MAN", we called him.

Stan the Man is a total jerk. That is, Stan Zemanek the former Australian radio personality who was known by listeners as Stan the Man. When I was a kid (seriously less than ten years old) he used to run a competition where he'd ask a trivia question and then callers would call in to answer it. Before the days of the Internet it was a fair contest, and the winning caller won a prize. One day the question was one my parents knew, and they let me talk to "Stan the Man". I answered the question correct and Stan said "wow, you must be a smart kid to know that". Being about nine years old I smiled and thought I was so said yes. He replied "if you're so smart you should know the answer to *insert question*". Naturally I didn't know the answer and he snubbed me off. Ten minutes later an older woman comes on air and answers the question. Stan says "wow you are smart and here's your prize". And just like that "Stan the Man" humiliates a small child on national radio.

Jerk

Edited October 20, 2014 by Paranoid Android

[Imaginarynumber1]

Stan the Man is a total jerk. That is, Stan Zemanek the former Australian radio personality. When I was a kid (seriously less than ten years old) he used to run a competition where he'd ask a trivia question and then callers would call in to answer it. Before the days of the Internet it was a fair contest, and the winning caller won a prize. One day the question was one my parents knew, and they let me talk to "Stan the Man". I answered the question correct and Stan said "wow, you must be a smart kid to know that". Being about nine years old I smiled and thought I was so said yes. He replied "if you're so smart hoy should know the answer to *insert question*". Naturally I didn't know the answer and he snubbed me off. Ten minutes later an older woman comes on air and answers the question. Stan says "wow you are smart and here's your prize". And just like that "Stan the Man" humiliates a small child on national radio.

Jerk

That is not the real "STAN the MAN". The real "STAN the MAN" is a hero to all children across the globe. Once a year, on STANDAY, he brings them candy and gifts to cries of "STAN the MAN! STAN the MAN!"

And if your daddy isn't home, then he has a special gift for your mommy, too!

[+Paranoid Android]

That is not the real "STAN the MAN". The real "STAN the MAN" is a hero to all children across the globe. Once a year, on STANDAY, he brings them candy and gifts to cries of "STAN the MAN! STAN the MAN!"

And if your daddy isn't home, then he has a special gift for your mommy, too!

He called himself "Stan the Man". I've never met this guy you speak of. Edited October 20, 2014 by Paranoid Android

[Imaginarynumber1]

He called himself "Stan the Man". I've never met this guy you speak of.

Your stan was an impostor to the throne.

[Frank Merton]

I will have to look up "Stan the Man." I would say though, from first hearing, that that sounds like a juvenile, which seems to be how it was used.

[Imaginarynumber1]

I will have to look up "Stan the Man." I would say though, from first hearing, that that sounds like a juvenile, which seems to be how it was used.

You'll never find the REAL info on STAN because of the government cover-up.

[Frank Merton]

Baseball. It is good for me to run into these things -- part of knowing a language involves knowing cultural references.

[notforgotten]

Before we got married, a man with a gun approached my wife and she cried out to God. The man was pushed back by a supernatural force and then fled.

Edited October 20, 2014 by notforgotten

[Jack_of_Blades]

Before we got married, a man with a gun approached my wife and she cried out to God. The man was pushed back by a supernatural force and then fled.

Or he freaked out when she yelled, got spooked, and ran. My lady frequently cries out to god and neither of us have heard a response.

[notforgotten]

Or he freaked out when she yelled, got spooked, and ran. My lady frequently cries out to god and neither of us have heard a response.

She said that he fled do to an unseen force pushing her back. She should know, after all, she was the one that was there, not you or I.

[Jack_of_Blades]

She said that he fled do to an unseen force pushing her back. She should know, after all, she was the one that was there, not you or I.

Very true. But human's aren't infallible and are very unreliable narrators. To the point that complete memories can be changed

or altered in our brains. Even more so under times of extreme stress.

[Frank Merton]

Such stories are not credible and that someone posts such testimony indicates a certain desperation to believe. That is tantamount to the person in the infomercial saying, "I tried it and it cured my acne and my flat feet and my constipation, all in one dose."

[Stubbly_Dooright]

Not to disregard both jack_of_blades or notforgotten's posts, Things like that is not of consistent flow. I believe sometimes things can happen, it could either be supernatural or natural. If it's done by screaming a name, I get that too. Although, I don't think there really is some form of reaction after uttering the name. I wish I can do that, but if I try, I would look utterly foolish.

I have sworn, I have called people's names, but my experiences have come from it part of the situation. I personally think it's surge of emotion, panic, and adrenaline that really does the trick. When I have had people react to what I utter, it's not what I said, it's how I said it. I can say no, or yes, or stop in such a way, that usually stop people in their tracks. Everyone is different to how they react to words. It's when they are dealing with someone that reacts like a cornered animal is when the dirt hits the fan.

[Grandpa Greenman]

He called himself "Stan the Man". I've never met this guy you speak of.

Stan the Man was a baseball player. His name was Stan Musial, but he was nicknamed Stan the Man. He was one of the greatest hitters in the game. Anyone besmearing his good name should be shot.