Deuteronomy 5:11 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for he shall not be unpunished that taketh his name upon a vain thing. Psalm 50:14-16 Offer to God the sacrifice of praise: and pay thy vows to the most High. . . . It is rather annoying; though I've stopped viewing it as taking the Lord's name in vain, particularly among non-believers. As they don't expect anything to come from it, using God's name as a curse is the same as any other 4 letter word. That doesn't make it right, it just doesn't fall into the same category imo. Those that name the name of Christ but do not depart from a life of iniquity, name it in vain. Their worship, therefore, is vain (Matt. 25:7–9) and their religion is vain (James 1:26). We take God’s name in vain when we make promises to God and break those promises (Matt. 5:33). Purpose: Use this children’s sermon on the third of the Ten Commandments to show kids how holy God’s name is. Scripture: Exodus 20:7. Needed: nothing. Children’s Sermon. Tell your students a funny story about something that went wrong, but insert their names in the places where people sometimes take God’s name in vain. Why Is Taking the Lord’s Name in Vain Wrong? There is a beauty in the fact that God shares his very name with us. He gives us his name so that we can call upon him in prayer, hold him in our hearts, and know we are not alone. Today, Fr. Mike discusses the importance of reverencing this name. While the world throws this holy title around, we In Exodus 3:14, God introduces himself to Moses as “I am who I am,” often shortened to simply “I AM.”. The self-existent, self-sustaining one. His existence and power depend on no one and nothing but himself. He is the God who is. The third commandment is found in Exodus 20:7: You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain When you mash your finger or stub your toe. You see, anytime we say the name of the Lord outside of worship, witnessing, Bible Study, and Prayer, we are most likely guilty of taking His name in vain. God’s name is to be revered, and be respected more than any other name upon the face of the earth. After all, at the name of Jesus, every knee name of the Lord in vain is where his. name lightly so if we look back at the. Hebrew we would say that that might be. one way of how we would translate that. into English where his name don't wear. his name lightly in other words this is. important the other thing to look at is. that the Hebrew word take so to take his. i8Exb.