🍆 Don T Take The Lord'S Name In Vain

The Lord’s Name in Vain. In the Ten Commandments, God commanded Israel, “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain” (Exodus 20:7). To Israel, God wasn’t just a generic or impersonal god. He had revealed Himself to them through the covenant. Verse 9. - But in vain, etc. The Hebrew gives, "And their fear of me is a commandment of men which hath been taught them," or "learned by rote" (Revised Version). Septuagint, "In vain do they worship me, teaching men's commandments and doctrines." Their worship is vitiated at its very root. Commandments of men. Vanity. van· i· ty ˈva-nə-tē. Noun. something that is vain, empty, or valueless. Psalm 99:3 KJV — Let them praise thy great and awesome name; for it is holy. 1 Chronicles 16:10 KJV — Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD. mpdukes15. No. 1) Exodus 20:7 “Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.”. 2) We see two parts to this commandment. 3) There is the content of the command and the consequence of the command. 5. Ref. to S, T, P, O, and A. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: For the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.' Exod 20: 7. This commandment has two parts: 1. A negative expressed, that we must not take God's name in vain; that is, cast any reflections and dishonour on his name. 2. An affirmative implied. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not advocating that we should take the Lord’s name in vain, but that our understanding of what this commandment means is mistaken. There are three major critiques I’d offer to our common understanding: 1) “God” is Not the Name of God “God” is a term used to refer to deities in general. No, if you wanted to upset my mom you would do one of two things. #1 Call someone “retarded.”. She had a dear brother and cherished son who were both mentally disabled and she DID NOT take well to people using that word as an insult. #2 Take the Lord’s name in vain. She grew up in an atheist home where God’s name was not often spoken. Whenever we fail to live up to what God requires while claiming to be a disciple of Christ, we take the name of God in vain. In Matthew 15, Christ says, “This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.”. We are asked to praise God in our words and in every aspect of our lives. BwsZp.

don t take the lord's name in vain