what does god's sake mean?

Answer 1

for god,goodness or heaven's or Pete's or pity's sake. An exclamation showing surprise, impatience, anger, or some other emotion, depending on the context.

Answer 2

Do it for the sake of God's will.

"For God's sake" is a contraction of the phrase "Do it for God's sake."

You are being told (or asked) to do something or not do something for the sake of God because it is, according to the person speaking, the "right thing to do."

Answer 3

I don't know this is the reason for a fact, but I suspect.....man has two purposes in life. The first is to glorify God. Not because God's ego needs a boost, but when you get to know Him-you naturally praise Him and see He deserves all the credit for goodness in this world.

Second we are to be the objects of His love. It's why Jesus died on the cross, to pay for our sins (the ways we fall short of God's perfectness). Those who trust in Christ are covered by His sacrifice! We're free from the bondage of this world. We're not perfect, but forgiven. We are then free to be loved unconditionally by God, even though we are still far from perfect. By His grace (undeserved favor) we are saved from the consequences of sin.

So when someone says, "for God's sake", I think it means for the sake of all He has done for you and for His glory's sake, do, or don't do.......whatever finishes that sentence. Makes sense?

Answer 4

To do something "for God's sake" implies that you should DEFINITELY do the said thing, regardless of your motivation or lack thereof.

Adding God's sake assumes two things:
1. That you believe in God
2. That you would do ANYTHING for God

Because of these two things, to do something "for God's sake" means that you cannot (or should not) avoid doing it in any way, shape, or form, unless you plan on spiting God.

For example, "Clean your room, for God's sake!" implies that if you don't clean your room then you don't care about God enough to clean your room. (probably not to be taken literally, for sure)

After all, you wouldn't stiff GOD, would you?

Regards.

Answer 5

for the sake of God say this or do whatever u asked. etc

Answer 6

For god's sake, hurry up, means think of god as waiting for you, now hurry. In other words, even if you will not hurry up for me, hurry up for god (you know, that really important guy).

Answer 7

I have learned a lot from these answers. I always thought it referred to rice wine. Apparently I was mistaken.