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Taken

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When reading that, I think of "God" as a title.

Agree…God is a Title and Description.

Yes, Agree…When Asked, God said,
“I Am that I Am.”

I do not read Hebrew…and obviously Multiple Names ( are Referenced to God, primarily, seemingly to His Character.

One thing for CERTAIN…;
God IS Holy,
Christ Jesus IS Holy,

…and speaking in regard to American citizens…American History…mention of the Term “God”…”Lord”…”Christ”….And Name “Jesus”….
that which is used as slang, is contemptible, is vulgar, is not holy unto His Character, not respectable, to Him, about Him…
I would edge that in on taking His name IN vain.

God bless you.

Glory to God,
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Bob Estey

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I have been thinking lately, and I would like to put it out there and see what other people think. I am new to reading the Bible, having done so for maybe two years or so. When it comes to the Ten Commandments, I have been stuck on the phrase about not taking the Lord's name in vain. Whenever I hear someone referring to this, it’s usually God followed by other choice words. However, He says He is the one true God, and no other god is to come before Him or be equal to Him.
When reading that, I think of "God" as a title. The only time I have seen that God gives His name in the Bible was to Moses. When giving His name, He said, "I AM." So I'm wondering if maybe in the commandment He may have been talking about how we talk about ourselves—kind of like when people say, "I am dumb" or something along those lines.
I don’t know; maybe I'm way off base here, but I thought it would be worth seeing what others think. Feel free to share your thoughts or ask for further clarification!
I've always believed taking the Lord's name in vain occurs when you begin a sentence with "God" when you aren't talking to him. For example: "God, it's cold out this morning!" (when you are talking to someone other than God).
 
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We were born to worship. So invoking authority is what we weak sinners choose to do to feel better about our wretched state. When we swear, we are acting as babies given a hammer for the first time.
 
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