“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.” Exodus 20:7
Each time when I hear casual conversation with someone saved or lost, the word “God” followed by the word “damn”, or “Jesus Christ”, or “for Christ’s sake”, it really grieves my indwelling Holy Spirit. I have at times and wish it was all the time that I stopped the person that I was speaking with and pointed out that they were using the Lord’s name in vain. The response from the other person has been mixed. I get something like, “I am sorry”, or “What are you religious or something”. You see most people are not even aware they are using the Lord’s name in vain. It has become a part of their regular vocabulary along with a string of cuss words.
Hollywood and the movie industry have incorporated along with all their vile and wickedness, the use of the Lord’s name in vain as well in the dialogue on the big screen.
Some of you reading this may say, “Well, what the bid deal.” The big deal is when the Lord’s name is used in vain, one of the ten commandments is broken. Ask yourself why don’t people us the name of the pope, Mohammed, Budha, Judge Russell (founder of the JWs), Mary Baker Eddy (founder of the Christian Scientist), or Ellen White (founder of the Seven Day Adventist) in vain. The answer is that Jesus Christ, is the one true God. The only God. He and God the Father are one in the same.
We are told by the words of God regarding the name of Jesus Christ – “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12), “And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.” (Acts 16:31), “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” (Romans 10: 9-10), “Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (Philippians 2:9-11)
My dear friend Jesus Christ is the only name whereby an individual can be saved from going to the Lake of Fire for time and eternity. However, most of mankind has consciously rejected God and His Words even though He has revealed Himself to every human upon the earth.
My dear friend if you call yourself a Christian, does it grieve you to hear the Lord’s name taken in vain. Do say anything to the person using the Lord’s name vain or are you frozen at the mouth as the Arctic River? Do you spend time in front of TV, DVD player, or movies where the Lord’s name is used in vain over and over again?
We as Christians must honor and uphold the precious name of Jesus to world because He is the one true God that can save a person from going to the Lake of Fire!