Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.

what's up with all these religious threads?

:omg:

Oh God, Jesus on a cross, not this shit again...

You can't anyway.

As long as you're just a man you would not even know it or be able to pronounce it.

Maybe you think(are programmed) you do, but you don't.

The directed purpose of intention is a whole different story.

But that's just not for the masses.

God dammit, shut the fuck up

in vain, vanity

Do not carry the Lord your God’s name in vanity.

Do not carry the Lord your God's name in service of self.

Do not carry the Lord your God's name in praise of self.

Do not use God in praise of yourself.

vain
adj. vain·er, vain·est
1. Not yielding the desired outcome; fruitless: a vain attempt.
2. Lacking substance or worth: vain talk.
3. Excessively proud of one's appearance or accomplishments; conceited.
4. Archaic Foolish.
Idiom:
in vain
1. To no avail; without success: Our labor was in vain.
2. In an irreverent or disrespectful manner: took the Lord's name in vain.

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vanity

noun, plural vanities.
1.excessive pride in one's appearance, qualities, abilities, achievements, etc.; character or quality of being vain; conceit: Failure to be elected was a great blow to his vanity.
2.an instance or display of this quality or feeling.
3.something about which one is vain.
4.lack of real value; hollowness; worthlessness:
the vanity of a selfish life.
5.something worthless, trivial, or pointless.
6.vanity case.
7.dressing table.


adjective
11.produced as a showcase for one's own talents, especially as a writer, actor, singer, or composer: a vanity production.
12.of, pertaining to, or issued by a vanity press : a spate of vanity books.


Synonyms
1. egotism, complacency, vainglory, ostentation. See pride. 4. emptiness, sham, unreality, folly, triviality, futility.

Antonyms
1. humility.

excellent post OP

3rd of the 10 Commandments:
Exodus 20:7

“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.” )



Matthew 12:36

"I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,"


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Carrying the name of the Lord your God in vain

could be said to be using the God who will judge you for the purposes of, in the futile service of your own selfish interests.

Seems a simple and logical understanding of the words and meaning of the text.

I don't think one of the primary intentions of this Commandment is that you not say "Oh my God"... but instead we'll allow "gosh"...

Do not use God to praise yourself.

Do not carry the name of the Lord thy God in vain,
for God will not cleanse whoever carries His name in vain.

~ You shall not use God to praise yourself, for God will not cleanse that person of the filth of using God to praise himself.

You pretty much got it OP. God isn't going to condemn those who "Bleep!" His name in a swear or curse or a blessing, but he IS going to be very,very P.O.'D with those who make promises or oaths in His name or presume to use His name in the manner Televangelists do.

Thanks. Just working something out here myself in my own concentrated momentary focus while hoping someone else sees something in it also. Men using the things of God to praise themselves has been a frequent refrain of mine in discussions lately, and some of the pieces just came together a little more clearly..

"Expository preaching" is only exposing and revealing what is already there, what God has already said, in His Words, in His Word.

Good night.

Gosh darn it golly gee whiz

Meaning: do not carry or use the Lords name as your own-- vain/vanity

You should send all this to the fucking Pope! Jesus fucking Christ, if anyone needs to hear it, it's HIM!

Transliteration doesn't' always equate to the correct translation.

For example, God said he'll pour out his anger.

So does that mean, he's going to pour anger, like water?

No

Therefore, the translation of the transliteration, may at times be more accurate.

This commandment popularly means 'do not swear' ie. g-d damn it.

I think it means do not use g-ds name to elevate yourself, for vanity.

Think of all the people that call themselves religious but use it as a covering to act like they are perfect.

and what name would that be, considering that god has never given us his name, so that he can not be accountable for all the murder and genocide that is done by his servants - "for his name's sake"

the fact remains - that we worship god OF OUR OWN FREE WILL - god can NOT force us to participate in his self-serving agenda - his laws only apply to his slaves ... the rest of us are free to do as we choose - without consequence (as long as it does not infringe on the rights of others)

simple logic reveals, that you can't use someone's name in vain, if you don't even know it ... "god dammit" is simply asking for god's assistance in stopping the normal progression of a problem you are challenged by ... it reveals your dependence upon god to do things for you - that you are perfectly capable of doing yourself - which is why god ignores these proclamation - and ignores these weak demands from his slaves ... you are more likely to get results by using Jesus' name ... who told us, that "doing unto others, as you would have them do unto you" is in keeping with all laws (even god's commandments)

being aware, that god, does NOT - "do unto others, as he would have them do unto him" reveals, his ignorance of Our Creator and purpose for creating this Solar System

god's "kingdom" is limited to the realms of the human mind - in the third dimension ... all we need to do is move on to another dimension where deception can not exist - while still "in the body" like Jesus suggested we do, when he said "follow me"

Last Edited by Sunny Daze on 06/20/2016 03:29 PM

That's what I said.

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What you do unto each other you do unto God.

Truth accepted of those who do good, and feared of them who do evil.

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