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That word since your first use, "substance" it is taking my mind right to Christ. Then, I instantly go to "sustenance", for some reason. And I question myself, what do you think the "substance" of God is when it comes to our "spirit", walk & service, faith hope love. Faith is a fruit, but just like with the word grace, there are doctrines which separate and/or magnify the teaching of interpretation. Great thread, I have to go, nice chat.
[SUP]3 [/SUP]Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father
[SUP]3 [/SUP]Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father
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The idea of “taking the Lord’s name in vain” is first found in Exodus 20 when Moses receives the Ten Commandments. The third commandment states, “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). What does this mean? How does it apply to terms like OMG and geez?
Taking the Lord’s name in vain is to speak of God with irreverence or disrespect. Many have traditionally understood the exclamation “Oh my God!” to be sinful, because it has nothing to do with a proper, reverent use of God’s name.
The same principle is true when a person uses an acronym such as OMG or a word like geez (the first syllable of Jesus’ name) or gosh (a modified form of God). If the intended meaning is to be disrespectful toward God and His name, the word should not be used. However, some people use OMG without any thought of its connection to God’s name, and that’s what makes this question difficult.
We could all use the reminder that our words carry meaning. As people who follow Christ, we care deeply about helping others and honoring God. We must ask ourselves, “Do these words help others and honor God?” If we are honest, we will probably admit that words such as gosh do not. It may not be easy to change a long-standing habit, but we must seek to speak words that build up one another (1 Thessalonians 5:11) and honor the Lord.
James 3:9-10 speaks of the tongue as a powerful part of the body: “With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.” Our goal is to be consistent in our use of words, so they would serve as a blessing to God and to others.
Paul wrote, “And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him” (Colossians 3:17). This stands as our basis for evaluating terms such as OMG and geez. Does using these words give “thanks to God the Father”?
Taking the Lord’s name in vain is to speak of God with irreverence or disrespect. Many have traditionally understood the exclamation “Oh my God!” to be sinful, because it has nothing to do with a proper, reverent use of God’s name.
The same principle is true when a person uses an acronym such as OMG or a word like geez (the first syllable of Jesus’ name) or gosh (a modified form of God). If the intended meaning is to be disrespectful toward God and His name, the word should not be used. However, some people use OMG without any thought of its connection to God’s name, and that’s what makes this question difficult.
We could all use the reminder that our words carry meaning. As people who follow Christ, we care deeply about helping others and honoring God. We must ask ourselves, “Do these words help others and honor God?” If we are honest, we will probably admit that words such as gosh do not. It may not be easy to change a long-standing habit, but we must seek to speak words that build up one another (1 Thessalonians 5:11) and honor the Lord.
James 3:9-10 speaks of the tongue as a powerful part of the body: “With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.” Our goal is to be consistent in our use of words, so they would serve as a blessing to God and to others.
Paul wrote, “And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him” (Colossians 3:17). This stands as our basis for evaluating terms such as OMG and geez. Does using these words give “thanks to God the Father”?
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I don't know if using "Oh my God" is a bad thing, but I know that since i got saved, I have been doing much better about changing my expletives into softer terms. Oh my God became Oh my goodness or a simple wow. I used to say "Jesus Christ" all the time as a token of surprise or dismay but I don't do it hardly at all anymore. I'm becoming a changed being in Christ and that's a good thing.
I still drop an F bomb from time to time, but the Lord is patient with me and eventually, those will disappear too I think.
I still drop an F bomb from time to time, but the Lord is patient with me and eventually, those will disappear too I think.
I'm sorry but this is a bunch of hooey and lacks any depth of knowledge of the character of God.....dare I say your whole post is taking the Lords name in vain. Me thinks you confuse the word taking with the word saying or speaking. Not taking the Lord or His name in vain means to give it the substance that it deserves by how you treat others and how you view Him for real in your heart. To be reverent and have a healthy measure of fear of Him. Hearing those words makes you uncomfortable and violates your constitution but they don't necessarily violate Gods.
He is both LORD and God and his name is holy
Isaiah 57:15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
No one seems to care when people say, "Holy CR**"
(spelling out behind it the word crap) not even hiding it under (HC)
They will just go into a furious frenzy over three letters of our alphabet an assume the G is the God word (not the goodness word) and make OMG illegal
His name is Jealous also
Ex 34:14 For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD,
whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God
Abreviation of an alphabet are not taking the Lords name in vain, someone could say OMG (Gd) or OGL (Lord, or LORD) or OMJ (Jealous) JEHOVAH ( whichever) or OMH (Holy).
Amos 5:27 Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD,
whose name is The God of hosts. (OMGOH)
Jerm 51:57 And I will make drunk her princes, and her wisemen, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts. (OML)
Psalm 83:18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone isJEHOVAH, (OMJ) art the most high over all the earth.
He said those are his names there no?
Isaiah 57:15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
No one seems to care when people say, "Holy CR**"
(spelling out behind it the word crap) not even hiding it under (HC)
They will just go into a furious frenzy over three letters of our alphabet an assume the G is the God word (not the goodness word) and make OMG illegal
His name is Jealous also
Ex 34:14 For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD,
whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God
Abreviation of an alphabet are not taking the Lords name in vain, someone could say OMG (Gd) or OGL (Lord, or LORD) or OMJ (Jealous) JEHOVAH ( whichever) or OMH (Holy).
Amos 5:27 Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD,
whose name is The God of hosts. (OMGOH)
Jerm 51:57 And I will make drunk her princes, and her wisemen, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts. (OML)
Psalm 83:18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone isJEHOVAH, (OMJ) art the most high over all the earth.
He said those are his names there no?
Thanks, you as well. I agree, that particular one doesn't appear to need a negative expression on the lips so much to do just that. Sort of like if one said, "I love God" (but then rips someone off) taking his name in vain. Even as one could say, "I love God" (but hate your brother) where such a one becomes a liar.
He seems to fear his own actions in times of fulness when it come to comfortability ( and forgetting God) having too much or having so little he would be tempted beyond what he felt able steal and take his name in vain. Which is also interesting that these two states (whether of fulness or need) are what Paul said he was instructed in Phil 4:12 And the godliness in contentment which is the great gain he had also spoken of.
Thats actually a good one to love, there seems to be more to see in that.
God bless
He seems to fear his own actions in times of fulness when it come to comfortability ( and forgetting God) having too much or having so little he would be tempted beyond what he felt able steal and take his name in vain. Which is also interesting that these two states (whether of fulness or need) are what Paul said he was instructed in Phil 4:12 And the godliness in contentment which is the great gain he had also spoken of.
Thats actually a good one to love, there seems to be more to see in that.
God bless
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