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Deut. 5:11 -- Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who taketh His name in vain.

Pretty strong warning but a lot of men, including some Christians continue to do so. Wonder why? Do they really think that God is in the 'damning' business? Does it make a person feel good about himself to do so? This is just one instance but there are many more. We hear them on a pretty regular basis.

Wonder why they don't use the name of say Mohammed, Budda, or some of those dead gods instead? Are those characters to be feared more than almighty God?

Even people that say they do not believe in God use His name in vain, also. Why?

What's your take on this subject? Everybody, non believers and all, feel free to jump in.

Budda damn right!

You just may have started a new language, Steelie.......

We need one with a first and last name.

Mohammed H.? Budda F.?


See, we need a last name in there.

Give me time, I'll easily develop a new way to curse....

Maybe ya ain't had enough experience.. somebody wanta' help?

Here's some last name ideas: fake, dead, joke, fraud. I'm sure there are others to consider as well.

But let your communication be, yea, yea, Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. Matthew 5:37

No comment. Might get accused of being legalistic for keeping an Old Testament commandment.

But I do have a question. Does "Taking the name of the Lord in vain" mean swearing or is there other stuff that also qualifies . . . . . knowing the meaning of vain and vanity?

i consider OMG to violate the commandment, whenever it is not meant as an actual prayer.
on the old friends show, omg was used in every other sentence.
what say ye?

OMG has become a non-slang word in today's world. However, it clearly violates the 3d commandment. Sooner or later, the piper will have to be paid.

Dick

Just my thoughts on the matter...

Taking the name of the Lord God in vain has more to do with our lifestyle rather than useage of words GD, gosh or golly.

When we are baptized into the "name of the Lord", God's name is invoked over us. Father, Son, HS.

We come up out of the water a "new man" this new man follows or is obediant to the rema/living and/or logos/written Word.

Now, IF and when a new man, read baptized Christian, knowingly
lives a lifestyle of disobedience to the Word, that is when we take the name of of the Lord God in vain.

Only the believer not the sinner takes the name of God in vain.

When a sinner says GD him, it's probably the truth, God is.

If the commandment only applies to the believer, then it's a meaningless commandment. It says that he who uses God's name in vain will not be held guiltless. However, a believer will be just that - held guiltless. Jesus has seen to that. So, if that's what the commandment means, then there is no penalty for breaking it and it can be safely ignored.

Dick

Mohammad H. Passover!

The Hindus would have a real hayday, with their 1.4 million gods and deities. I doubt you could curse using all the names if you cursed steady 16 hours a day and never had a repeat.

And Steelhead, I think Mohammed H. was a prophet -- not a god, if it makes any difference. Probably more like a false prophet of a false god, but I DO appreciate your humour in the thing and keeping the cussing away from the Lord God of Heaven.

Dick,

Okay, I can go with that. Then then take out "Only the believer not the sinner takes the name of God in vain."

I think it's a lot more than just verbal it's a lifestyle.

One aspect of this commandment is that a person was not to invoke the name of God in an oath and not keep the oath. False swearing in the context of a court of law, ie perjury. False testimony etc. Or a failure to keep the oath to God. There is another verse I would have to look it up that says you should not profane the name of the Lord. Vain means empty... right? You should not use the name of God in an empty foolish unclean filthy manner. Orthodox Jews today won't even type out God, for them it is typed G_d, (I think I got that right)

I think the almost universal use of the name of Christ as a curse word shows man's general depravity and that they are influenced by the prince of the power of the air as Paul says.

I really hate to hear blasphemy. But after so many years of working with hard-headed reprobates I almost subconsciencely tune it out. Father forgive them they know not what they do comes to mind and the verse in Corinthians about not imputing to them their trespasses.

Taking his name in vain is calling yourself a Christian whilst still taking from people, rather than giving.

An CPA friend of mine once told me, "I've taken my best screwings from Christians..."

My experience exactly, in business anyway--the people who really took advantage of me over the years that stand out burned in memory as notable "screwings" are the boys and girls touting their Christian bloodlines.

I think it has little or nothing to do with words--it is the motive behind them....and you may have to peel back a whole bunch of layers of given justications to reveal that motive...especially with Christians.

It ought not so to be, Brother.

"I think it has little or nothing to do with words--it is the motive behind them....and you may have to peel back a whole bunch of layers of given justications to reveal that motive...especially with Christians."





I believe God has said He looks at the intentions of the heart. Language is a funny thing with words meaning different things to different people. God knows what people mean when they say them. There will be no "spinning" on judgment day.

I've been around cultures (the military, for example) where cuss words mean very little to the people using them. They still mean lots to those who hear them, however. I wonder how God will parse that...