How can anyone take God's name in vain? "God" isn't a name. It's a title. It's a position of status.

Answer 1

that commandment has a different meaning to christians than it does to jews, but it's a sin in both religions to use ''God'' as a cuss word, or to ''swear to God,'' and then break the vow. in judaism though, noone is to utter the personal name of God, Yahweh, under any circumstances, due to the reverence held for Him. it's considered blasphemy to mention His personal name, and so titles like Elohim or Addonai are used instead.

Answer 2

In trying to challenge God you have created an etymological mess. A title is a prefix or suffix usually added to a name to signify either veneration, or a professional or academic qualification. Status is a sociological concept usually defined in terms of income, education, occupation or ancestral importance. A name is a word or words use for a person, thing, place, idea or concept. Now, which are you talking about?

Answer 3

I believe this has to do with the Hebraic writing of god which is Yahweh.

Amongst conservative and Orthodox Jews (at least), to my knowledge, this name is neither written fully or pronounced at all. In fact, in many texts God is written G-d and Lord is L-rd, just in case a holy book was to be defamed, it would not defame the name of god. As for Yahweh itself, it is not even spoken or referred to as "Yud-Heh-Vav-Heh" only, or the pronunciation of the Hebraic letters which make up the name.

Beside the point of god being a "title", its status still makes it sacred and therefore falls under the aforementioned.

Answer 4

What if "taking the Lord's name in vain" isn't really about cursing? What if it's more subtle than that?

For example, women often "take" their husband's name when they enter into a covenant of marriage with them. It's a way of identifying yourself with someone else. Maybe when you call yourselves God's people, and your behave in ways that are degrading to that relationship, maybe THAT's really what taking God's name in vain means.

What do you think?

Answer 5

God has created the Universe, God is running the Universe. God will destroy the Universe. God is the Origin of Universe. God is the Destination of Universe. Spirit can neither be created nor be destroyed. It moves from one body to another. Your body dies, not spirit. Your spirit gets new body after death, based upon your actions in this life. Your target is to make your spirit pure, so that it can merge in Super Spirit (God). Remember wherever there is Happiness in Life, there will be Sorrow. To get Happiness, you must master Sorrow.

Answer 6

God is Omnipresent, Meaning he is everywhere and everything. All words are related to God in this way, you could say all words are God's names.

God does have name which are special to him, and have a potency to us. In Islam for Example there are 99 names for Allah. Hindhu's have many names for different personalities of Godgead, some of his personalities haves mulitple names.

I do not think that any of God's names should be disrespected in any way, Regardless of their origin. When one uses one of God's names One should understand that God is indifferent to his name, and therefore the name should be respected accordingly.

Answer 7

This refers to actions one takes that originate in self gain, but are presented as God's will. For example a president may say, "Hey ya'll, let's attack this country over there. It's ok because God is with us."

Answer 8

well, what is vain?

Main Entry: vain
Pronunciation: \ˈvān\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, empty, futile, from Latin vanus — more at wane
Date: 14th century
1: having no real value : idle, worthless
2: marked by futility or ineffectualness : unsuccessful, useless

OK so to use gods name in vain we must use it in a worthless or futile way....

how do we do that?

Oh god please cure the cancer in this little girl.

it doesn't work, hence used in vain...here's another...

Oh god please put this young mans arm back on that he lost in the car accident

does it work?..nope...used in vain...

hope this helps you figure out how you use something in vain..

Answer 9

yeah, better say there's a state of 'godhood' in everyone of us that can be achieved by one's own efforts. Not by just fearing or believing in god(s), and perfoming rituals foolishly just to appear 'good' in the society...

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Answer 10

Do Not Take God's Name in Vain

[5:89] GOD does not hold you responsible for the mere utterance of oaths; He holds you responsible for your actual intentions.
http://www.submission.org/suras/sura5.htm