The Third of the Ten Commandments, Exodus 20:7, states
“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.”*
Examples of the unholy ways of taking the Lord's name in vain are the following:
“Misrepresenting Christ-
For example, saying you love Christ but not follow his commands.
Taking advantage of others-
Using the Lord's name to gain an advantage over someone,
such as a TV preacher who says that giving them money will result
in God's blessing.
False claims-
Making false visions or claims to speak on God's behalf,
such as "prophesying lies in my name (Jeremiah 23:25)".**
"Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written:
`These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men.'
-Mark 7:6-9
“Notice that Jesus refers to those who "worship me in vain" as hypocrites.
They take His name on their lips,
but their hearts are far from Him.” ***
Answer what happens when we break the Third Commandment
and take the Lord's name in vain?
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*https://biblehub.com/library/watson/the_ten_commandments/2_3_the_third_commandment.htm
**Google search AI What happens when you take the Lord's name in vain
***https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/news/2004/06/11/what-does
-it-mean-to-take-the-lords-name-in-vain/32315166007/
