2007-07-23 13:47:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
saying jesuschrist on a stick when ur mad maybe ...
2007-07-23 13:52:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not without using his name in vain. :)
Blaspheming is cursing God (or the name of God), not exactly the same thing.
Many phrases that are consider "taking his name in vain" (swearing) are actually prayers to God to curse something and are not necessarily "in vain". (GD, for example).
I think what is actually meant is to make a vow to God and then failing to honor that vow, OR to use God's actual name in a way that is inappropriate. I think that the taboo of such strong (wrong) language is so tremendous in our society that most people never consider using such language.
Strict Jews take it much more seriously and will not even write out "the ineffable name" to avoid any accidental vain usage. In fact, the word God (capitalized) has now taken on this reverence.
Jim, http://www.jimpettis.com/wheel/
2007-07-23 21:00:53 · answer #2 · answered by JimPettis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The interpretation of that passage from the 10 commandments is against using God's name when making an oath and then not following through on it.
Exodus 20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
However, when a person uses God's name like a curse word when they are angry then they are treating the name of God with disrespect which is a form of blasphemy.
2007-07-23 20:56:37 · answer #3 · answered by Martin S 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Praying.
Hoping in vain.
2007-07-23 20:53:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
An interesting point to consider, though, is that "God" is not only is his name, apparently, but it is the general term for any non-corporeal higher being.
2007-07-23 20:56:13 · answer #5 · answered by Tom L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to say God damn him/her or anything else for that matter. To say ,"oh my God!" about something that happened was always corrected by my mother. It is used as a explanation point and not in direct address or in actual reference to God given the situation. your wow should be wow and your yes be yes. one should not have to explanation point by using God's name. Simply let your yes be yes and not ,"I swear to God," anything.
2007-07-23 20:59:14 · answer #6 · answered by Dennis James 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like when a new president invokes his god when he swears to "preserve, protect, and defend" the U.S. Constitution, then does everything in his power to rip it to shreds.
2007-07-23 21:07:36 · answer #7 · answered by YY4Me 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Like saying in the name of God, I will marry you"swear to God" "God knows" "for the sake of God" and many others.You are swearing in the name of God but what you are saying is not true.
jtm
2007-07-23 20:54:06 · answer #8 · answered by Jesus M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Exclaiming the name of God ([Oh My] God, Jesus [Christ]) not actually meaning to call to Him.
2007-07-23 20:53:16 · answer #9 · answered by Holy Holly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear God, Please let my friend who was killed in a motorcycle accident yesterday come back to life.
2007-07-23 20:53:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋