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11 January 2016

The third commandment

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.

-- Exodus 20.7, ESV 

This commandment, like the others, has less to do with following rules and more about how a person lives. I used to know someone who thought he was obeying this commandment because he always said "got-damn" and so was not breaking it. He was wrong, because God has never been about technical obedience. Instead, he loves people and wants them to love him back.

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