Seeking explanation for the 3rd commandment.
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Thanks Seeker of Knowledge, for your question. While I do not like it when someone curses using God's name, I am not so sure that this situation is what is being described in the 3rd commandment.
What happens when man builds something of his own strength that is not in line with God, but that person claims it is from God, then we might have a case of using God's name in vain. There are many who come claiming to be Christian but the Bible says to go not after them. Another way to say it is false brethren. If they say that they are from God but they are not from God. We read about that in this verse segment: "Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. "
It goes without saying that God will not hold guiltless the unsaved. But, happily, there are those whom God has saved by his own strength, and these will be guiltless.
What happens when man builds something of his own strength that is not in line with God, but that person claims it is from God, then we might have a case of using God's name in vain. There are many who come claiming to be Christian but the Bible says to go not after them. Another way to say it is false brethren. If they say that they are from God but they are not from God. We read about that in this verse segment: "Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. "
It goes without saying that God will not hold guiltless the unsaved. But, happily, there are those whom God has saved by his own strength, and these will be guiltless.
I explain it by stating that when ever one utters the Name of the LORD they need to be thinking of the LORD.. / referring to Him..
You often hear people saying Jesus in their dialog and they are definitely NOT thinking about Jesus or referring to Him when they say Jesus.. To me that's using the name of the LORD in Vain..
I hope that is simple enough..
You often hear people saying Jesus in their dialog and they are definitely NOT thinking about Jesus or referring to Him when they say Jesus.. To me that's using the name of the LORD in Vain..
I hope that is simple enough..
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How was it done back then? Some to this very day will not speak His name. What name? He has many. Its like the fear of the lord reverence and honoring.. so forth. We do nothing that disrespects Him. For me.. GOD .. not His name and does not even begin to describe Him. He called Satan the god of this world.