Posted on 03/01/2005 11:42:51 AM PST by Ken Nielsen
On Antiques Roadshow, when someone is told how much their collectible is worth, they may respond "Oh my G-d." The same for many TV shows where live interviews are covered. In these instances, the comment has no meaning, and is actually a vain use of the name of the Most High. It makes me cringe and reach for the remote to change channels, or turn the TV off when I hear these thoughtless comments.
This subject be brought up, so people can be made aware of the casual use of the name of God is actually a form of cursing and breaks the second commandment? I think it is time to let people know.
OMG, not another vanity!!!
There are four categories.
Using the Name of The L-rd in vain which does indeed fall under the third commandment.
Cursing. Basically "Damn!" This is not forbidden but it is used without thought. It is also overkill. Why are you cursing someone or something to eternal torment when all you really mean is "How very annoying."?
As the Almighty is often invoked as the One to do the damning this may also falls under the third commandment.
Profanity: irreverent language. "May G-d strike me dead..." is a good example. You are reducing the Creator of the Universe to a Cartoon. Falls under the third.
Vulgarity. Usually crude words for bodily functions. Does not fall under the third.
I call people on it all the time. I am sick of the vulgarity and cursing in our culture. If we dont take our culture back...there wont be one.
I call people on it all the time. I am sick of the vulgarity and cursing in our culture. If we dont take our culture back...there wont be one.
Cursing is normally from a person with a limited vocabulary.
I grew up on the street corners of Brooklyn NY and F was every other word with many of the guys. It was like they were injected with foul language.
Funny but I think the Holy Spirit was working through me and a couple of my friends in those days.
Todate, I have not cursed in 72 years. Thank God
Isaiah 4:1 And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
I'm thinking you should be more concerned about your use of Ebonics.
1 entry found for take someone's name in vain.take someone's name in vain
Speak casually or idly of someone, as in There he goes, taking my name in vain again. This idiom originated as a translation from the Latin of the Vulgate Bible (Exodus 20:7), "to take God's name in vain," and for a time was used only to denote blasphemy and profanity. In the early 1700s it began to be used more loosely as well.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
All in all, I don't mind the 'Oh my God' so much as I dislike the GD. The first can be surprise and the second damning which to my way of thinking IS profane.
I think that people need to see Christ in you ,more than seeing you take upon the judgment seat of God. God is a lot bigger than us and i think He can handle this sin just the same as He handles all sin with forgiveness through His son Jesus Christ. I agree that we use his name in vein, but He desires for us to act in mercy and not in legalism. In other words we are not Holier than thou. Let's see people through Christ's eyes because It's time to know Him and not just know about Him.
Likewise, people who swear by Gosh end up in Heck.
I'm with you on taking back our country. Are we to be a nation of careless cursers, giving little thought to the power of the spoken word? Or, are we to be a nation of people after God's own heart.
I think we should be conscious of our speech, and why should we have to lean on God's forgiveness and the death of His Son to forgive our sinful conduct, can't we stand on our own two feet before Him and say: I care about You so much, Your praise shall continually be upon my lips.
I work in the construction and truck driving industry. The foul language is almost constant. But I found out years ago that to confront an unbeliever on his choice of words was "putting the cart before the horse". After hearing "Jesus Christ" in a profanity filled statement, I simply interject, "It wasn't His fault that happened to you". I usually get a puzzled looked, or a response like, "Huh?", then they realize what I meant.
That usually results in some increased awareness to at least not cuss around me as much as they normally would. It has led to a chance to witness about the Lord several times. It's SO important that they know that I'm a Christian, only because the Lord loved me, and allowed me to become one, and that the benefits are beyond measure. I've seen condemning "holier than thou" behavior only do more damage than good.
That seems to be the most often spoken phrase in our language! But, I have always wondered exactly what taking His name in vain means. Is it cursing? Is it something else? Anyone who can really explain this? Thanks.
The original Hebrew translates as, "Thou shall not "carry" the Lord's name in vain. This seems far wider than mere cursing, and would include an admonition for those who claim to lead a Godly life yet act in its opposition.
I'm so indebted to Dennis Prager for this insight. And to God for all.
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