Why do Christians say:"oh my god!" and "Jesus Christ!" but they don't say "oh my Holy spirit"?

Answer 1

I would not say any of the above phrases. It is taking the Lord's name in vain, using it in any empty and meaningless manner.

Many consider it blasphemy to use any of the above phrases in the way you are using them.

Answer 2

I think the first one is much more common among believers than the second one. Usually the Holy Spirit is not addressed the way the Father and Son are, so maybe that's why His name isn't invoked that way. Christians who are sensitive to the disrespect of casually uttering one of God's names often substitute "oh my gosh," "oh my goodness," etc. The word gosh was invented just for that purpose.
I thought it was interesting that one year at the Gospel Music Awards when Dolly Parton was announcing a winner, and, having trouble opening the envelope said, "Oh Lordy!"

edit: I think that spouting these expressions should be discouraged among believers, but I hardly think they count as taking the Lord's name in vain. The more conscious we are of our relationship with God, the less likely we are to say things like that, but it's really going too far to say that "real Christians" don't do it. Real Christians commit any number of sins and some even lapse into periods of sinfulness that can last quite a while. Nobody is perfect, except by proxy, as we are judged by Christ's righteousness, not our own. I think that someone indwelt by and living in the Holy Spirit will be more likely to utter one of these colloquialisms than they would be to assume that someone isn't a Christian just because they exhibit some imperfection. "Real Christians" need to read and remember Romans chapter 7.

Answer 3

Interesting question. Try this answer.

God is the English name for YHWH, which is the name given to Moses.

Jesus is the name given to a Jew who is considered by Christians to be the Jewish Messiah, Jesus Christ.

Holy Spirit is not a name. It is spirit (wind); it is always holy.

Just to add to your puzzle, you never hear the phrase Christ Jesus, the resurrected Jesus. Why is that?

Answer 4

Uh,Christians don't say 'Oh my God, or 'Jesus Christ' in that context.That's taking the Lord's name in vain.

Answer 5

Because the Holy spirit does not exist. The christians can say Jesus as a swearing word all they want - because Jesus is not his name - his name was Yeshau ( my spelling may be incorrect) & he will be known as Isa (as)

Answer 6

Real born again Christians don't say any of these words in vain. Only heathens proclaiming to be Christians and nonbelievers do this.

Answer 7

i detect it unusual that Christians 'tension at a gnat' to justify Jesus with "Jewish scripture". Why are they making use of altered texts of alternative peoples scripture to by some potential coach their ideals? Seeing Jesus in each and every verse they prefer and regularly taking the texts out of context and at times purely area of a sentence (and in case you examine extra, it could disprove their factor). they might desire to first seem on the diversities made to the 1st Greek text cloth made for the Ptolemy's which then additionally ensue in the NT. Then why did the "ebionites" pop out with the Stephanus and then yet another greek version in the 2nd century c.e. and differs little or no from the previous variations, different than for many each and every of the verses quoted in the NT? Jews suggested the C's replaced the text cloth, however the C's suggested no and accused the Masoretes of taking all references to Christ out of the bible. till finally, the Qumran texts confirmed it replaced into no longer the J's who replaced those verses. And we shouldn't forget approximately Jerome who justified his differences via asserting the unique Greek copyists have been extra asleep than wakeful and why no longer substitute the text cloth to make it extra desirable for Christians. shouldn't Christians be looking Jesus in writings whilst they suspect Jesus replaced into born? Why are not many conversing bearing directly to the various letters, apocylypses, different writings, and gospels via Pilate, the Roman Senate, Mary, Mary M, Thomas, Didymous Thomas-the twin of Jesus, Judas, Naasenes, Nazareans, Marcion, Proteus Peringeus, Simon Magus, Dosithesus, Valentinus, Pseudo-Clementine, Docetists, Diognetius, Meleagar the Cynic from Gadara, Dionysus statute in the ruins of a theater in the vast city of Sepporis on the fringe of a sprint hamlet of "Nazareth".etc. they might desire to attempt to detect Jesus in the NT. in line with danger the Jesus of gospels or the different Jesus in the 7 'actual' or the different inauthentic Pauline letters; via the two the Paul of Acts or the single of Galatians. Which gospel Jesus, the single in Matthew or the single in John, or Luke or Mark. And which of the Jesuses in each and every of those gospels or the single in Q? The Cynic, the Stoic, the Pharisee, the Saducee, or the Zealot Jesus or the single from Qumran?

Answer 8

Non christians says the same too.

Answer 9

Real Christians don't say anything of the things you just listed. We shouldn't be taking the Lord's name in vain in any fashion.

Answer 10

for me say jesus is quick version of a prayer on the lips of my heart.
and saying o my god, could be an expression of Praise in seeing something that proclaims the mystery of God in a fascinating incident.
in high school i was condemned in front of the class and rebuked for saying the lords name in vain for something similar, but to me it was pure prayer.