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Bible Baptist Church

Bradenton, Florida

John Barch

Ten Commandments Wk5

Third Command                       Exodus 20:7 
•         The Name Above All Names
•         Our Full Names are Given, Not Chosen
•         Naming is an Act of Authority
•         No One Named God
•         It Was an Act of Sovereign Authority
•         the LORD ( יהוה ) -YHWH or YAHWEH, Gods Personal Name
•         Meaning: I AM Who I AM (Ex 3:14-15)
•         God’s Name is His Identity
•         His Name Refers to the Essence of His Divine Being
•         His Name Represents His Reputation
•         God Made a Name for Himself in Creation & Redemption (Ps 106:8)
•         Misusing God’s Name
•         take-Means Lift Up or Raise
•         How Was This Done with God’s Name?
•         Used in Legal Situations with the Taking of an Oath
•         Used Broadly for Situations When People Took God’s Name on Their Lips
•         God’s People Were Not Forbidden to Use God’s Name
•         God Gave Us His Name to Address Him Personally
•         What God Forbids is Misuse of His Name
•         in vain- Means Empty
•         Specific Misuses: Carelessly, Thoughtlessly & Flippantly
•         To Treat Something Holy & Sacred as Common and Secular
•         God’s Name Was Taken in Vain in OT Times:
•         In Sorcery-The Occult (Deut 18:10-12)
•         In False Prophecy (Jer 14:14-15)
•         In Swearing False Oaths-Perjury (Lev 19:12)
•         What About Today?
•         The Most Obvious is to Use His Name as a Swear Word
•         To Use it as a Mild Oath
•         Use it to Advance Our Agenda
•         All Promises Are Really Oaths Before God
•         Broken Promises of Daily Life
•         Work is a Promise or Contract
•         Oaths in Law Courts
•         The Marriage Vow
•         Dedication of a Child in Church
•         Whenever We Confuse What We Want With What God Wants, We Take His Name in Vain
•         Merchandising God’s Name
•         By Being Careless in Our Worship 
•         The Consequences
•         will not hold him guiltless-To Go or Leave Unpunished
•         The Precise Punishment is Left Unspecified 
•         His Name is Wonderful
•         The Positive Side-Use His Name Properly
•         The First Petition of the Lord’s Prayer, Hallowed be Thy name (Matt. 6:9)
•         To Hallow Means: To Consecrate or To Set Apart for a Sacred Purpose
•         What are Some Ways to Use God’s Name Properly?
•         His Name Can Be Praised, Honored, Blessed & Celebrated
•         His Name Can Be Exalted, Worshiped & Adored
•         From the Book of Psalms: Ps 29:2; Ps 66:2; Ps 72:19; Ps 103:1
•         There is a Clear Connection Between Honoring God’s Name and Spreading the Gospel
•         Our Reputation is a Reflection on His Reputation 
•         At the Name of Jesus
•         Some Will Keep Using God’s Name in vain Until the Day of Judgment (Matthew 7:22–23)
•         In That Day, His Name Will Be Praised (Phil 2:10–11)

 

Published Feb 14 2010, 11:44 AM by jbarch

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