What consititues using the Lord's name in vain?

Question

Is it like Oh my God, Jesus!, etc......

Answer 1

you know the words..just don't say them even into your own mind

Answer 2

The Hyprocrites (whom are many), would tell you, if you yell Jesus's full name, or swear with the word God in it.

Yet I tell you this is Not taking the Lord s name in vain.

Taking His name in vain, is using it in ways that turn people away from God.

For example, when someone tells another, if they do not follow the church or the bible, or confess there sin s in front of a crowd to Jesus, then another shall go to Hell .

THAT is using God s name in Vain. For they are using His name to controll another, Which causes that Other to become lost and repelled from God, for what God truely is. Love.

Think , what does the word "vain" mean? and you will know what I say is true.

Yet the Hyprocrites shall say eitherwise and call people like myself , non faithfull. While in heaven, my room and name and seat are right beside God .

Answer 3

No, those things you mentioned are simply expressions. Besides, your deity's name isn't "God", it's YHVH. The commandment against "taking the Lord's name in vain" has nothing to do with making disrespectful comments, but referred to the name's inherent power. In other words, you aren't supposed to use his sacred name, that's why the Jews wrote it as the teragrammaton. In modern Judaism, the tetragrammaton is commonly referred to as "HaShem," meaning, "The Name".

Because the pronunciation of the name of your God considered to have such great power to the Israelites, it was kept a secret- only the highest-ranked members of the priesthood were entrusted with the knowledge. Even then, the name was only pronounced during one time of the year, during the Feast of Atonement, Yom Kippur.

Understand, "Oh my God" is not using the "Lord's name in vain" because "God" isn't his name. God is a adjective not a noun. It's merely used to describe a deity's attributes. For example, George Bush is the president, would "president" be his name? No, it's just a title.

Answer 4

I have often thought that the Lord's name is about salvation, mercy, grace, love and forgiveness.
It's about saving those that are lost.
It's about lifting up those that are hurting.
It's about offering peace to those whose life is nothing but turmoil.
When looking at it that way I can't help but think there are a lot of Pastor's, Prechers, Evangelists and Teachers that use his name in vain every Sunday as it's about money to them, not God's purpose.

Answer 5

Taking the Lord's name in vain does not refer to a petty utterance like habitual swearing. It is ascribing God's name (and approval) to inappropriate things such as wars. "God is on our side," is probably the most egregious example.

Answer 6

In God We Trust
One Nation Under God

Don't agree with that, then substitute YOUR NAME for those sayings in America and see how YOU want the WHOLE world to view YOUR association with what America does, sometimes. Your full name, I might add!

Answer 7

Jesus W. Christ, this is obvious, for God's sake! Asking such questions does. (And my answer is a perfectly legitimate use of "Lord's name NOT in vain".)
;-)

Answer 8

It is to call on God by name to witness an oath you have no intention of keeping.

To use His name or titles in vulgarities, profanities, obscenities or blasphemies is disrespectful at least and if used as part of a curse or meaningless oath, sinful.

Answer 9

it's people using God's name for the wrong reason when you hear most people say oh my god usually its bad, but lets say theres a song and there is, that says oh my God is for like worshiping him thats good

Answer 10

Yes. It is the art of Giving less respect to GOD then he is deserving of.

Answer 11

Yep, it's just like that.

If you aren't really speaking to or speaking about God, how about finding another word to use instead? It's sort of insulting and irreverent.