Jesus said… If you love me, keep my
commandments.
Exo 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.
We tend to ignore this commandment a lot as if
it has become outdated, old-fashioned, irrelevant. How could it become this
way? Because Satan has used all his effort into making it so. The glory Satan
revels in as he hears the name of the Holy One spoken frivolously, falsely,
profanely- used as a curse, a swearing word, is beyond our true comprehension.
We don't think about Satan much at all as his works surround us and have become
so much a part of our lives that they've become the norm. Evil has become good,
and good has become evil in so many, many ways.
People use the name of God in such a way they
aren't even thinking of God at all as the words spew from their mouths along
with other profanity. They don't know what they are saying on a conscious
level, but on a subconscious level they know the holy name should not be
bantered about so awfully. They know using the name of God to swear vilely is
wrong, just as they know using other curse words are wrong. There are
situations they find themselves in- even the person whose language is virtually
nothing but one curse word after another- they find themselves in situations
where it is NOT advisable to use those words. As soon as they are in that
particular situation it solidifies the truth that using those words is not
something appropriate, they know this and have learned not to care at all. We
know that using God's name in a curse, using His name in vain, swearing by His
name falsely is all wrong- we know whether we want to say we do or not.
God knows too, and no one who uses His name in
ways other than in recognizing His holiness will be guiltless, no one. We must
repent and seek forgiveness for our sins, and that means every sin- every use
of our God's name in vain.
We take the name of the Lord in vain when we
swear falsely. We take the name of the Lord in vain when we use it profanely.
When we use God's name with disrespect- which is every time we say His name
without reverence, without the acknowledgment of His holiness. When we talk of
God it must be with the comprehension of His Creatorship, His Redeeming of us.
When we talk of God it must be knowing His power, the power of His name.
Dictionary Definition-
Vain- devoid of substance or meaning.
Webster's Dictionary-
Vain- To take the name of God in vain, to use
the name of God with levity or profaneness.
Lev 19:12 And ye shall not swear by my name
falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
Jer 7:9 Will ye steal, murder, and commit
adultery, and swear falsely…
Mal 3:5 And I will come near to you to
judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the
adulterers, and against false swearers…
Mat 5:34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all;
neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
Mat 5:35 Nor by the earth; for it is his
footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
Mat 5:36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head,
because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
Mat 5:37 But let your communication be, Yea,
yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
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