![]() ![]() Similarly, we take the Lord’s name in vain when we profess His name in public but do not love Him and His law (Matt. Consequently, we must never worship God in a corrupt manner or in a way He has not appointed (Isa. This rule is tied closely to worship, as we lift up the name of the Lord in our corporate praise when we call upon His presence and grace. If we were to translate the Hebrew of this passage most literally, we would see that this law is telling us that we “shall not lift up the name of God to emptiness/worthlessness/vanity.” Often in Scripture, the same Hebrew term translated as “in vain” means “wickedness” or “evil” (see Job 11:11 31:5).Īlthough it is difficult to capture succinctly the meaning of the third commandment, this statute essentially orders us not to associate our Creator with wickedness or invoke His name in a trivial manner. All of these things are certainly covered under the third commandment, but they do not exhaust its application. So, a prohibition against words, that include the words God, Lord, Jesus, and Christ, as well as a command against coarse speech in general. (now we’ve got to be careful about the word “curse”, because what it means in the bible, is not wat it generally means to us today). Most of us probably see the third commandment as a prohibition against curse words. Here’s a bit of a lengthy explanation offered by someone I don’t think I’ve ever really thought of it quite like that. That’s certainly saying it in a little different way. ![]() Indeed, each person should actively reflect God’s nature in actions, speech, thoughts, plans, etc.- in all of life! Taking God’s name in vain, then, is to reflect His nature in an erroneous way. ![]() Literally, this means to falsify who God is and what He stands for. Pretty much the same explanation, but listen to this next viewpoint As we all know, this definition applies to using God’s name (or any of his names) as profanity, as an expletive for disgust or surprise. Vain has to do with what is “empty, frivolous, or insincere,” according to J. Here’s another comment from a different writer That’s a pretty common explanation of the verse. But God tells us to stop using blasphemy and filthy language and to bless rather than curse. But in the old testament, swearing and cursing, do not mean the same thing as profanity) To NOT take God’s name in vain means to not take it lightly, (in other words, don’t be using the Lord’s name, if you’re not specifically speaking about the Lord) and to never use God’s holy name as a thoughtless, hateful curse! This is perhaps the most common and lightly treated sin today, as profanity is splashed all over our television and movies. (This person sounds like he’s putting profanity, and swearing, and cursing, all into the same category. The Third Commandment prohibits profanity, swearing and cursing. I’m going to quote from a few articles on the subject. I want to read to you a few of the more common thoughts and beliefs. There’s actually several thoughts on the meaning of that command. I read an article that suggested a different meaning for that verse, than I’ve commonly heard, and so it prompted me to do a little more studying about it. For the Lord will not hold him guiltless, who takes His name in vain.” What do you think it means to take the name of the Lord in vain? ![]() It says “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. The commandment I want to talk about is the third commandment, found in Exodus 20, verse 7. Even though we’re not living under the old law, and even though we’re not subject to the ten commandments, we can still learn about God, from those commandments. I want to talk about one of the ten commandments. ![]()
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