I’m not advocating that we should take the Lord’s name in vain, but that our understanding of what this commandment means is mistaken.
This is eisegesis (reading into the text what we presuppose), not exegesis (letting the text speak on its own terms).
That’s why I used the word “really” in the title of this article. I would like to add that God doesn’t damn anyone or (certainly) anything. If We confess our sins, he is faithful….. [QUOTE="MotherSuperior"]There is no such thing as bad words. >>>There is only one who knows why you are there.
Looking up “vain” in the dictionary, all the definitions seem to align but one:
However, as written in the post, there are several scriptures which tell us that we must govern our speech and rid ourselves of obscene talk. Always thought that was weird.
Correcting is different from judging! In this case, to say, “God damn it!” in our colloquial tongue is not the same as seriously calling upon God to damn something or someone. A generic classification can’t be considered a formal name.
2 years ago. To enable Verizon Media and our partners to process your personal data select 'I agree', or select 'Manage settings' for more information and to manage your choices. Because when I pray blessings on everyone it’s not phony or fake to me. Thank you very much for your help!! 6.) charged with blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, we should beware of professional weaker brethren, “God says that if you send in this much money, you will be blessed.”. I came up with these 10 reasons based on my experience teaching mathematics in high school. Kudos to Urban Dictionary.
However, the conclusions we come to must rest upon textual exegesis. Thus the words of the prophet had no authority and didn’t need to be praised or feared. It may just be due to the fact that your population is 6 times greater so there are 6 times as many people to offend. Many christians are condemning people for coarse language and perhaps rightly so, but they are doing so as if it were a violation of the third commandment when it is not. "This god damn car is always breaking down!
Even if they condemned such behavior today, their justification of brutal crimes committed in the past would not be excusable. The usage could be in a curse, hex, or even a blessing. Most of them put there by you and by me. I say it about a million times a day but I cuss a lot more than normal. They are both cutting instruments, but we both know the true purpose of each.
I don't care about vulgarity, but profanity really bothers me. How much more important is it for God to protect His character? May God bless you and give you understanding to His word! Saying “I think God is telling you to…” rather than “God is telling you to…” may not be as authoritative, but it will keep God’s reputation safe and keep you from breaking the third commandment.
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Use it as you deem fit. I think the author might be a Jesuit!!!!
I just feel that when the eternal destiny of human souls is at stake, it is egregiously wrong to pretend to be a child of God when you’re not.
that everyone is saying these days….so many times per day and for everything…u see it in tv shows, movies and real life……… "God" is not his name or title or anything.
While it’s true that we could follow our conscience and be wrong, we can never violate our conscience and be right. Even the Bible transcribers would stop and wash, etc. I feel dragging yourself out of bed earlier than you would like, whining the whole time you put on your best, crispest uncomfortable clothes, sharing disgruntled awkward smiles and handshakes, spending the whole service thinking of yourself or the game or the lawn, etc. Pour autoriser Verizon Media et nos partenaires à traiter vos données personnelles, sélectionnez 'J'accepte' ou 'Gérer les paramètres' pour obtenir plus d’informations et pour gérer vos choix.
If we should not ask God to damn those who have hurt/offended us/done evil unto us though – it is because God knows our hearts and this is done with hatred and anger and judgement in our hearts. Furthermore, the Third Commandment, I learned later, could better have been translated to “Thou shalt not CARRY God’s name in vain.” The intent in the original context was that no Hebrew should commit any evil act in the name of God, such as a man abusing his wife and children because he was the man of the house because it was God’s will that he be man and lord of his house. I’ve saved this point for last because it’s the most important.
I guess I'm one of those weirdo Christians who avoids it.
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If I’m right about the third-commandment, we have a serious issue of folk theology that’s damaging the character of God by misrepresenting what Christian speech is. We may not understand everything we read in the Bible. Why is this windows 10 computer so damn slow. everyone is breaking this commandment every day..its sad.. The Hebrew word used “shav” doesn’t mean “vain” like the author thinks. We rejected Him, not the other way around. Wonder whose right?
It is a very offensive phrase because we are suppose to love our enemies, to forgive them, and to ask for blessings to enrich them. Not if you mean “swear” in the sense of cursing left and right. in with my dad while watching sports, but if I ever say goddammit in front of him, he gets mad.
We were sinners, but now we are the righteousness of God. Nos partenaires et nous-mêmes stockerons et/ou utiliserons des informations concernant votre appareil, par l’intermédiaire de cookies et de technologies similaires, afin d’afficher des annonces et des contenus personnalisés, de mesurer les audiences et les contenus, d’obtenir des informations sur les audiences et à des fins de développement de produit. Thanks for writing this I think it provides much needed clarity.
Exodus 20:7, Deuteronomy 5:11 – You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. ?, Since it is not His name.
The peoples God instructed to be wiped out in the Old Testament were so disgusting, vile, evil and repulsive, they made the Nazis look like the Sunnybrook Farm welcome wagon, and, Hitler, Stalin, and Pol Pot look like Mary Poppins, Winnie the Pooh, and Charlie Brown. I explained all this to say that I don’t think their was any kind of hidden agenda in this article and this person is definitely not an idiot! I hear that all the time here. These are foundational Biblical truths about who we are in light of who God is. If I were Satan, I couldn’t think of a better way to trivialize such an important commandment. Some consider it to be in bad taste, especially when religion is more highly regarded here in the U.S.
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“oh my f….. god” So apparently, the only way to change the goddamn network settings for my HP AIO printer is download and run the installer again. They take religion christianity more seriously than most here do, it's silly though. WTF? Though never in a Western country, I have met circles of people in person that understand and proclaim Truth.
I'm assuming it's to do with it being blasphemous and offensive to a lot of people, but what makes me curious is that in the UK, we are allowed to say "God damn" on TV and radio, and as such song with those words generally aren't censored. The American Heritage Dictionary defines the verb “to damn” as “the act of pronouncing an adverse judgement upon.” To call upon God to damn something is neither sinful nor unbiblical.
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