The Ten Commandments Part 4: On Not Taking the Lord’s Name in Vain.

What does the third commandment mean by “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain?  What are ways in which we misuse God’s “name” today?  Does the third commandment speak to more than just “bad words?”  Does the third commandment still matter today?

On this episode of the Podechesis Podcast, the guys talk about the questions in John Wesley’s Revision of the Westminster Shorter Catechism that deal with the third commandment.  They talk about what it means to “take the Lord’s name in vain,” honoring God with our words and deeds, and what the consequences are of breaking this commandment.

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Shorter Catechism Questions, Answers and Scripture Proofs

Question, Answer, Scripture Proof for #53

Q: Which is the third commandment?

A: The third commandment is, “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.”

Scripture Proof: Exodus 20:7

Question, Answer, Scripture Proof for #54

Q: What is required in the third commandment?

A: The third commandment requires the holy and reverent use of God’s names, titles, attributes, ordinances, Word, and works.

Scripture Proof: Matthew 6:9; Deuteronomy 28:58; Psalm 68:4; Revelation 15:3-4; Malachi 1:11, 14; Psalm 138:1-2; Job 36:24

Question, Answer, Scripture Proof for #55

Q: What is forbidden in the third commandment?

A: The third commandment forbids all profaning or abusing of anything by which God makes himself known.

Scripture Proof: Malachi 1:6-7, 12; Malachi 2:2; Malachi 3:14

Question, Answer, Scripture Proof for #56

Q: What is the reason to the third commandment?

A: The reason annexed to the third commandment is that however the breakers of this commandment may escape punishment from men, yet the lord our God will not suffer them to escape his righteous judgment.

Scripture Proof: 1 Samuel 2:12, 17, 22, 29; 1 Samuel 3:13; Deuteronomy 28:58-59

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Important Links

Wesley’s Revision of the Shorter Catechism (From Seedbed.com)

Wikipedia article of Westminster Shorter Catechism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Shorter_Catechism

Daily Text by Seedbed.com

Firebrand Magazine

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John Wesley’s Notes on the OT.  See Para. 7 for notes on the third commandment