Therefore, to take the name of the Lord in vain, is to take upon you the name of God, in a useless manner. To bear no fruit. And remember, fruit is faith in the finished work of the cross. 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. The Third commandment is talking about the Name of God. Not to use in vain. Third Commandment Exodus 20:7 Introduction: This third command talks about the name of the Lord which great identity. It reflects the Characters, it reminds the personality, it brings the deeds of a person. Names are associated with events. To use the Names of God’s Power for selfish and earthly ends is taking them in vain. Another way to take God’s Name in vain is to use it in hypocritical or insincere prayers. To falsely take an oath in which God is mentioned (“so help me God,” etc.) is also taking it in vain. Perhaps the silliest way we take the Lord’s Name in vain is What God is saying is that we should not claim His name without living under His lordship. Taking the Lord's name in vain is another way of saying "false believer" or "hypocrite." Jesus put it this way in Mark 7:6-9 "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: `These people honor me with their lips, but their I, the depressed adult, irritated by all this joy, holler at the child: “Shut up!” I have just cursed that child. I have just taken the name of the Lord in vain, irrespective of whether or not I actually used God’s name in my tantrum. I have just violated the proper order, as God set it up. I have just cursed, disrespected the name of God. “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” (v. 7). Now that we have considered the three uses of the Law and have briefly considered the comprehensiveness of the Ten Commandments, we will examine two of these statutes and their applications today. For when saying: Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain, He gives us to understand at the same time that it is to be used properly. For it has been revealed and given to us for the very purpose that it may be of constant use and profit. Hence it is a natural inference, since using the holy name for falsehood or wickedness is In part 1 (0-18:05), the guys begin to talk about God’s “name”. This is a motif that is found throughout Scripture. Tim says that the Old Testament well primes the observant reader to expect an incarnation of God. The guys zero in on the commandment to not take God’s name in vain. “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord God in vain.” xlRF.

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