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Post by John on Jan 29, 2019 8:16:49 GMT -5
We all know that one of the ten commandments is that we don't use the name of the Lord in vain. The most common way people violate this is saying God in front of a curse word in anger, but is that the only way to do it? Must there be a curse word thrown in to make the use of His name vain? How about when we throw around the name of our Lord Jesus in frustration or anger? Will God hold us guiltless? Another thought I have had is why we do this in the first place? What inspires us to use God's name in a disrespectful manner? What are your thoughts?
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Post by 2fw8212a on Jan 29, 2019 9:16:37 GMT -5
I believe it means to use His name with vanity (not in truth).
A quick example:
I love the Lord, His commandments and teachings.
And yet you do not apply them and you are not caring to. You have been using His name in vain.
Such thing happens a lot daily. People say: Lord, Lord... And yet they dishonor Him by their acts.
Another example is this:
I love holiness. The Lord is powerful and can purify my heart.
And yet you do not ask Him to do so to you, in truth. You are using His name in vain.
For where is the profit?! You know all these things and yet your heart is not for it.
This is an example of vain faith in the Lord.
"If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food,
and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give
them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit?" - James 2:15-16
As a result, taking the name of the Lord in vain results in no work from the Lord in your life.
Which means a dead faith, you do not call upon Him in truth.
"For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also." - James 2:26
Blessings in Jesus' name!
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Post by John on Jan 29, 2019 9:23:25 GMT -5
Letters, you have given me something to think about. I have never heard it interpreted that way.
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Post by 2fw8212a on Jan 29, 2019 9:40:50 GMT -5
Letters, you have given me something to think about. I have never heard it interpreted that way.
I was thinking about it these days as well. If I remember correctly.
Then, it seems this post came in an appropriate time.
Blessings!
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Post by PG4Him on Jan 29, 2019 10:05:14 GMT -5
Dennis Prager spoke on this once. He said it applies to doing bad things in God’s name. Like when you “prophesy” a hurtful thing to someone or you rebuke them incorrectly, and they’re afraid to disagree because you claim to have God’s authority.
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Post by John on Jan 29, 2019 10:10:47 GMT -5
Dennis Prager spoke on this once. He said it applies to doing bad things in God’s name. Like when you “prophesy” a hurtful thing to someone or you rebuke them incorrectly, and they’re afraid to disagree because you claim to have God’s authority. I have never heard that either, but I can see how prophesying in the name of the Lord is vain.
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Post by Giller on Jan 29, 2019 10:31:15 GMT -5
It is taking the Lord's name in an irreverent way.
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Post by frienduff on Jan 29, 2019 11:18:51 GMT -5
We all know that one of the ten commandments is that we don't use the name of the Lord in vain. The most common way people violate this is saying God in front of a curse word in anger, but is that the only way to do it? Must there be a curse word thrown in to make the use of His name vain? How about when we throw around the name of our Lord Jesus in frustration or anger? Will God hold us guiltless? Another thought I have had is why we do this in the first place? What inspires us to use God's name in a disrespectful manner? What are your thoughts?
Oh LORD give me neither riches nor poverty , lest I become full and deny thee or lest I steal and take thy name N VAIN . OH , its all about honoring the One who saved us . If we in willfull sin , yet claim to be christain , THAT is for sure to take His name in vain . For it profits one nothing , if they love the darkness and yet claim to be IN HIS LIGHT . As one once said in Hebrews and in other letters like romans , Corinthians , galations and scores of other places . Things like , DONT you know you are His servants to WHOM you OBEY . Let all who name the name of Christ depart from inquity . Let not these things be named even once among you as becometh saints . For if I build again the things which once I destroyed I make myself a transgressor . JESUS Christ is not the minister of sin . Or even John . If a man says HE loves GOD yet walks in darkness , he is a liar , no truth is in him . If a man loves not righteousness nor his brother he walks in darkness . Many take the name of GOD in vain , for their faith is vain , yet they know it not as they holler out and magnify sin and call it love . That faith is dead , its all vanity , total wantoness . JESUS said a great beauty when HE made mention about the eyes seeing not , the ears hearing not , lest they should be converted and I should HEAL THEM . THAT is right in line with , IF you continue in me , you shall KNOW the TRUTH and the TRUTH shall make you free. It goes right in line with IF my people will repent I would heal . REPENTANCE no longer is taught . YET when speaking of being converted , what does JAMES even say , Ye have converted the sinner from the error of His ways . OH YES . OH YES . Its as some of us have said , SIN is DEADLY and Pointing to JESUS we show the way out of every tempataion . BUT DO many men in churches even teach this today . NOPE . In fact they openly embrace willlfull sin and make claim of some all inclusive god . Folks got no idea how many walk in vain , how many walk in willfulll darknesss , who say OH LORD < OH LORD how have I loved thee, YET embrace sin . THEY KNOW NOT GOD . These know not GOD . And we better all keep with pure exhortations of truth . For many lie daily to themselves and many . We in the last days .
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Post by frienduff on Jan 29, 2019 11:26:21 GMT -5
So let me remind us of what GOD considers hate . And butero we just read this in Leviticus chapter nineteen verse seventeen. Read it FIFTY times till it sinks in seeker friendly is a total lie .
you shall not HATE your brother in your heart , you shall in ANY wise , any way , REBUKE your neighbor and NOT allow sin upon HIM . YEAH . OH YES IT IS HATE to not correct one in error . Just as one says , WHOM the LORD LOVES HE CORRECTS . But today we get totally rebuked for correcting an erring church . If we correct ones sin , WE GET TOLD STOP JUDGING , STOP JUDING HATERS . GOD IS LOVE . WE N BAD Times now . LOVE DOES CORRECT . HATE leaves brethren in darkness . Folks got it all backwards today . Men have lied to the masses and worse the masses have loved it so .
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Post by frienduff on Jan 29, 2019 11:40:26 GMT -5
I just remembered something . Letters should rejoice in this . But letters was considered the enemy of worthy , BECAUSE HE STOOD ON JESUS SAYINGS . THAT IS WHY LETTERS WAS CAST OUT . HE would not bend from reminding and he used LOTS OF RED LETTERS . REJOICE when you are hated for my name sake . I got a quick reminder . How often we hear , though less and less today , yet how often we hear folks saying TRUTH yet DENY TRUTH . OH, I guess a good example is needed . How many did we hear on even other sites , saying And proclaiming the DIETY of CHRIST . WHICH IS SO TRUE . YET how come they twist JESUS SAYINGS . I MEAN IF WE CLAIM HIM as DIVINE , ARE NOT ALL HIS WORDS DIVINE . OH YES , folks better wake up fast . This is what is considered to be professing him n mouth, OH BUT IN HEART , NO WAY NO HOW .
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Post by ladypeartree on Feb 20, 2019 6:59:49 GMT -5
Have you noticed that most people that claim to NOT believe in God are the first to use His name in almost every circumstance from cursing to yelling for help even though they claim that there is no such being as God so I normally ask them why they don't yell OH UNICORN or something similar.
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Post by John on Feb 20, 2019 20:34:55 GMT -5
Have you noticed that most people that claim to NOT believe in God are the first to use His name in almost every circumstance from cursing to yelling for help even though they claim that there is no such being as God so I normally ask them why they don't yell OH UNICORN or something similar. That is a good point. What inspires them to use God's name in front of profane words? Why don't they yell out Devil instead of God or Lucifer instead of Jesus? There is clearly something inspiring men to do this.
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Post by Cletus on Feb 20, 2019 22:59:09 GMT -5
something inspiring men to do this... 1Co 12:3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. "something" indeed.
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Post by John on Feb 21, 2019 19:25:22 GMT -5
something inspiring men to do this... 1Co 12:3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. "something" indeed. We know it is not the Spirit of God that causes men to violate one of the ten commandments and use God's name in vain.
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Post by Cletus on Feb 21, 2019 20:26:47 GMT -5
something inspiring men to do this... 1Co 12:3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. "something" indeed. We know it is not the Spirit of God that causes men to violate one of the ten commandments and use God's name in vain.
and we know if The Father is not your Father that its automatic default who your father is.
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