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flD o
N ot
T a k e
th e
L o r d 's
N am e
i n
V a in "
(E x o d u s
2 0 :7 )
In tro d u c tio n :
T he
S c rip tu re
te lls
u s
th a t
th e
L aw
o f
G od
i s
n o t
th e
w ay
t o
b e
s a v e d ,
b u t
th a t
i t
c a n
s h o w
u s
th e
w ay.
F o r
som eone
w ho
i s
o u ts id e
o f
C h rist,
i t
show s
h im
h is
s in ,
s o
th a t
h e
w ill
s e e k
a
S a v io r.
B ut
w hen
h e
com es
t o
C h rist,
b y
H is
g r a c e ,
th ro u g h
fa ith ,
C h rist
p o in ts
h im
b a c k
t o
th e
L aw
i n
o rd e r
t o
te a c h
h im
h o w
t o
liv e .
C h rist
d o e s
n o t
w ant
a n y o n e
c a llin g
h im self
a
C h ristia n
t o
liv e
a n y
w ay
th a t
h e
p l e a s e s ,
b u t
t o
liv e
s o
a s
t o
re fle c t
H is
n a tu re ,
H is
c h a ra c te r.
A nd
s in c e
th e
L aw
i s
a
re fle c tio n
o f
th e
h o ly
m oral
n a tu re
o f
G od,
i t
i s
th e
s ta n d a r d .
I f
w e
w ere
t o
a s k
w hat
i t
i s
th a t
th e
L aw
s p e c ific a lly
te a c h e s
u s,
w e
w o u ld
h a v e
t o
answ er,
th a t
i t
te a c h e s
u s
h o w
t o
lo v e .
T he
w h o le
L aw
c a n
b e
sum m arized
b y
lo v e ,
a n d
b e
fu lfille d
b y
lo v e ,
n o t
a s
th e
w o rld
u n d e r s ta n d s
i t ,
b u t
a s
th e
B ib le
d e fin e s
i t .
A s
w e
s a w
la s t
w eek,
th e
g r e a te s t
c o m m a n d m e n t,
a c c o rd in g
t o
C h rist,
is ,
"'Y O U
S H A L L
L O V E
T H E
L O R D
Y O U R
G O D
W ITH
A L L
Y O U R
H E A R T ,
A N D
W IT H
A L L
Y O U R
SO U L,
A N D
W IT H
A L L
Y O U R
M IN D .'
T H IS
I S
T H E
G R E A T
A N D
FOREM OST
C O M M A N D M E N T .
T H E
S E C O N D
I S
L IK E
IT ,
'Y O U
S H A L L
L O V E
Y O U R
N E IG H B O R
A S
Y O U R S E L F .!
O N
T H E S E
TW O
C O M M A N D M E N T S
D E P E N D
T H E
W HOLE
L A W
A N D
T H E
P R O P H E T S "
(M att.
2 2 :3 7 -4 0 ).
T he
T en
C o m m a n d m e n ts
te a c h
u s
h o w
t o
lo v e
G od
a n d
h o w
t o
lo v e
m an.
T he
f i r s t
fo u r
te ll
u s
h o w
w e
a re
t o
lo v e
o u r
m ost
g lo rio u s
a n d
h o ly
G od;
a n d
th e
n e x t
s ix ,
h o w
t o
lo v e
o u r
n e ig h b o r s .
W e
h a v e
a lre a d y
lo o k e d
a t
th e
f i r s t
tw o
o f
th e
fo u r
c o m m a n d m e n ts
w h ic h
te ll
u s
h o w
t o
lo v e
G od.
I n
th e
f i r s t
c o m m a n d m e n t,
H e
te lls
u s
th a t
w e
a re
t o
lo v e
H im
b y
n o t
h a v in g
o th e r
g o d s
b e fo re
H im ,
th a t
is ,
w e
a re
n o t
t o
le t
a n y o n e
o r
a n y th in g
ta k e
aw ay
o u r
lo v e
a n d
a ffe c tio n s
fro m
b e in g
H is
f i r s t
a n d
fo rem o st.
T h is
i s
w hat
H e
m eans
b y .
"Y O U
S H A L L
H A V E
N O
O T H E R
G O D S
B E F O R E
M E"
(E x
2 0 :3 ).
(Y ou
m ust
h a v e
n o th in g
i n
y o u r
l i f e
w h ic h
y o u
w
o
r
s
h
i
~
~
~
~
v
e
\ue000m ore
th a n
th e
tru e
G o d .)
T he
s e c o n d
c o m m a n d m e n t,
a s
w e
ju s t
fin is h e d
lo o k in g
a t
la s t
w eek,
te lls
u s
th a t
w e
a re
t o
lo v e
G od
b y
w o rs h ip in g
o n ly
H im ,
a n d
i n
th e
w ay
th a t
H e
com m ands
u s,
n o t
b y
d e v is in g
o u r
ow n
fo rm s
o f
w o rsh ip .
G od
ta k e s
H is
w orship
v e ry
s e rio u s ly ,
a n d
e v e n
c a lls
u s
t o
h a te
a n d
p u t
aw ay
a ll
w orship
w h ic h
H e
h a s
n o t
com m anded.
T o n ig h t,
w e
w ill
b e g in
t o
lo o k
a t
th e
th ird
com m andm ent
w h ic h
te lls
u s
h o w
t o
lo v e
H im
w hen
w e
u se
H is
h o ly
nam e.
A nd
w hat
w e
w ill
s e e
th is
e v e n in g
is ,
You \ue000m ust
n e v e r
l i f t
u p
G o d 's
nam e
fo r
a
tr iv ia l
o r
w o r th le s s
r e a s o n .
I. \ue000
T o n ig h t.
L e t's
L o o k
a t
W hat
th e
C om m and
I t s e l f
M eans,
a n d
N ext
T im e
W e
W nl
S e e
M ore
S p e c ific a lly
th e
B r e a d th
o fI t s
A p p b c a tio n .
G od
S a y s ,
"YO U
S H A L L
N O T
T A K E
TH E
NAM E
O F
TH E
L O R D
YO U R
G O D
I N
V A IN ."
A. \ue000
N o tic e
F irst.
t o
W hom
T h is
C om m and
I s
D ir e c te d :
"YO U.."
.7 . \ue000
I f
y o u
c a n
y o u r s e lfa
C h ristia n
th is
e v e n in g ,
i f
y o u
h a lT e
tr u s te d
i n
C h rist
fo r
y o u r
s a lv a tio n ,
i f
y o u
h a v e
b e e n
w ashed
b y
H is
b lo o d ,
a n d
y o u
c a ll
H im
L o r d ,
th e n
th is
com m andm ent
i s
d ir e c te d
t o
y o u .
a. \ue000
B y
1 W i.,
y o u
s h o u ld
k n o w
th a t
th e
c o m m a n d m e n ts
a re
n o t
r e lic s
fr o m
a n
a n tiq u a te d
o r a n c ie n t
a g e
g o n e
b y .
T h e y
a re
th e
e x p r e s s io n
o f
th e
h o ly
n a tu r e
o f
G od,
w ho
w as
a n d
w lw
i s
a n d
w ho
e v e r s h a ll
b e
th e
u n c h a n g e a b le
h o ly
O ne.
b. \ue000
A nd
b e c a u s e
H e
n e v e r
c h a n g e s .
H is
m oral
s ta n d a r d s
fo y
th o s e
w ho
w o u ld
nam e
H is
nam e
n e v e r
c h a n g e .
H e
s a y s
t o
th o s e
w ho
w o u ld
c a L l
u p o n
H im ,
"YO U
S H A L L
B E
H O LY.
F O R
J
A M
H O LY"
( 1
P e te r
1 :1 6 ).
c. \ue000
G od
i s
a
h o ly
G od,
a n d
i f
y o u
a re
t o
d w e ll
w ith
H im ,
y o u
a ls o
m ust
b e
h o ly .
Y o u
m ust
s it
a t
th e
fe e t
o fH is
c o m m a n d m e n ts
a n d
le t
th e m
b e
y o u r
tu to r s
t o
te a c h
y o u
h o w
t o
lo v e
a n d
t o
p le a s e
H im .
2
2 .
B ut
th is
i s
n o t
d ir e c te d
o n ly
t o
th e
b e lie v e r ,
b u t
t o
th e
u n b e 1 ie v e r
a s
w en.
a. \ue000
G o d 's
n a tu r e
i s
H is
h o ly
s ta n d a r d
fo r
a ll
m en.
b. \ue000
G od
d o e s
n o t
m ake
u p
a r b .itr a r y
r u le s
fo r
H is
p e o p le
a n d
le a v e
th e
r e s t
o f
th e
w o r .Z d
t o
liv e
a s
th e y
p le a s e .
c. \ue000
G od
m ade
a ll
m en
i n
H is
im a g e ,
a n d
com m ands
th a t
a 1 J
m en
r e fle c t
th a t
im a g e ,
e v e n
i f
tb e y
a re
n o t
a b le
t o
d o
so .
d. \ue000
T b e
fa c t
th a t
tb e y
h a v e
lo s t
th e
a b ility
t o
k e e p
th e s e
b o 1 y
c o m m a n d m e n ts
i n
tb e
F a 1 .l
d o e s
r e n d e r
th e m
e x c u s a b le .
I f
th e ir
in a b iL ity
w as
a
le g itim a te
e x c u s e
fo r
th e .ir
s in ,
th e n
th e
m ore
d e p r a v e d
a n d
w ic k e d
th a t
a n
in d iv id u a l
becam e,
th e
m ore
b .la m e le s s
h e
w o u ld
b e
fo r
h is
acU ons.
B ut
m "m
i s
g u ilty
p r e c is e ly
b e c a u s e
i t
i s
h is
fa u lt
th a t
h e
i s
a
s in n e r ,
a n d
e v e r y
U m e
h e
s .in s ,
i t
i s
b e c a u s e
b e
d e c id e d
t o
d o
so .
e. \ue000
A nd
s o
G od
h o ld s
a ll
m en
r e s p o n s ib le
t o
k e e p
H is
com m andm ents:
th e
b e L ie v e r ,
th a t
H e
m ig h t
le a r n
t o
liv e
h o ly
o u t
o f
tb a n k fu 1 n e s s
fo r
G o d 's
m ercy,
a n d
th e
u n b e lie v e r ,
b e c a u s e
i t
i s
th e
la w
o [
th e
S o v e r e ig n
L o rd
o [
th e
u n iv e r s e .
f. \ue000
A nd
s o
tb is
com m andm ent
a p p lie s
t o
e a c h
o n e
o f
y o u
tb is
e v e n in g ,
w h e th e r
y o u
a re
a
b e lie v e r
o r
a n
u n b e lie v e r .
B. \ue000
N o tic e
S e c o n d ,
th a t
T h .is
C om m andm ent
F orever
F o r b id s
Y o u
t o
D o
S o m e th in g :
"YO U
S H A L L
N O T ,
I t
o r
M ore
L ite r a lly ,
"Y O U
S H A L L
N E V E R .
I I
1. \ue000
T h is
. i s
a n
e x p r e s s
p r o h ib itio n
a g a in s t
e v e r
ta k in g
th is
c o u r s e
o f a c tio n .
a. \ue000
S o m e tim e s
G od
u s e s
com m ands
i n
S c r ip tu r e
tb a t
te m p o r a r ily
fo r b id
a n
a c tio n .
W hen
M oses
w as
t o
g o
u p
o n
M ount
S in a i
t o
r e c e iv e
th e
s e c o n d
s e t
o [
ta b .le ts
o f
tb e
Law ,
a fte r
th e
fir s t
h a d
b e e n
d e s tr o y e d ,
th e
L o rd
com m anded
h im ,
'
~
N
D
\ue000N O
~
N
\ue000I S
T O
C O M E
U P
W ITH
YO U ,
N O R
L E T
A N Y~
N
\ue000B E
S E E N
A N Y W H E R E
O N
TH E
M O U N 'l'A IN ;
E V E N
TH E
F L O C K S
A N D
TH E
H ERD S
~
Y
\ue000N O T
G R A Z E
I N
F R O N T
O F
T H A T
M O U N T A IN "
(E x .
3 4 :3 ).
T h is
w as
n o t
a
com m andm ent
w h ic h
[ o r e v e r
fo r b a d e
a n y
m an
o r
b e a s t
t o
to u c h
th e
m o u n ta in .
I t
w as
o n ly
tem porary
unU 1
M oses
c o u ld
r e c e iv e
th e
ta b le ts
fr o m
th e
h a n d
o f
G od,
fo r
H e
w as
o n
th e
h o ly
m o u n t.
b. \ue000
A t
o tb e r
tim e s
G od
u s e s
la n g u a g e
w h ic h
fo r b id s
a n
a c tio n
f o r e v e r .
F or
in s ta n c e ,
H e
s a y s ,
"YO U
S J IA lJ L
N E V E R
H A V E
O TH ER
G O D S
B E F O R E
M E ."\u2022 \u2022 YO U
S H A L L
N E V E R
M U R D E R .
YO U
S H A L L
N E V E R
C O M M IT
A D U L T E R Y "
(E x .
2 0 :3 ,
1 3 -1 4 ),
c. \ue000
A nd
s o
i t
i s
w ith
a llitb 4 " { c o m m a n d m e n ts
ftlh ic h
a re
p r o h ib itio n s ,
in c lu d in g
th is
o n e\u2022
.2 . \ue000
T h e r e
a re
som e
tb in g s
w h ic h
a re
n e v e r
r ig b t
fo r
th e
C h r is tia n ,
o r
a n y
m an
fo r
th a t
m a tter,
t o
d o .
a. \ue000
W hen
G od
g iv e s
t o
y o u
th e
com m and
t o
r e fr a in
fr o m
s o m e th in g ,
H e
i s
p e r fe c tly
w ith in
H is
r ig h ts
t o
d o
so .
b. \ue000
R em em ber,
y o u
ow e
H im
a b s o lu te
o b e d ie n c e
b y
v .irtu e
o f
th e
fa c t
th a t
y o u
a re
H .is
c r e a tio n ,
m ade
fr o m
H is
m a teria ls,
m ade
a L iv e
b y
H is
a n im a tin g
b r e a th ,
L iv in g
i n
H is
w o r ld ,
b r e a th in g
H is
a ir ,
e a tin g
H is
fo o d ,
a n d
liv in g
i n
H is
tim e
a n d
s p a c e
c o n titlU u m .
I f
th e r e
i s
a n y o n e
w ho
h a s
th e
r ig h t
t o
d ir e c t
y o u r
.life ,
H e
h a s .
c. \ue000
A nd
e v e n
i f
H e
h a d
n o t
m ade
y o u ,
y o u
w o u ld
s till
ow e
H im
fu .l1
o b e d ie n c e ,
b y
v ir tu e
o f
th e
fa c t
th a t
th e
in fe r io r
a lw a y s
ow es
h o n o r
t o
th e
su p erio r.
N a tu r e
te a c h e s
u s
tb a t
a n y o n e
w ho
i s
b e tte r
tila n
u s
i s
d u e
a
c e r ta in
m easure
o fh o n o r .
O n
th is
b a s is
w e
h o n o r
g r e a t
m en,
a n d
w e
h o n o r
th o s e
i n
a u th o r ity
o v e r
u s.
O f
h o w
m uch
m ore
h o n o r ,
th e n ,
i s
G od
w o r th y
o f
w ho
i s
in fin ite ly
s u p e r .io r
t o
u s,
a n d
w ho
w ie ld s
a n
a b s o lu te
a u th o r ity
o v e r
a ll
th in g s ?
3
d. \ue000
B ut
fo r
th e
C h r is tia n ,
th e re
i s
a n
e v e n
g re a te r
re a s o n
th a t
y o u
s h o u ld
o b e y
H .im .
N ot
o
n
1
y
~
a
s
\ue000H e
m ade
y o u ,
n o t
o n ly
i s
H e
.in fin ite 1 y
s u p e rio r
t o
y o u , \u00b7H e
h a s
a ls o
m ade
y o u
th e
s p e c ia l
o b je c t
o f H is
lo v e .
H e
s e n t
H is
S on
t o
d ie
fo r
y o u .
H e
c a lle d
y o u
o u t
o f'
th e
d a rk n e s s
o f
y o u r
s in .
H e
m ade
y o u r
h e a rt
w in in g
t o
com e
t o
H im ,
w hen
a n
y o u
w a n te d
t o
d o
w as
t o
n m
aw ay
fro m
H im .
H e
c le a n s e d
y o u
o fa n
y o u r
f i 1
th ,
a n d
h a s
g iv e n
y o u
a n
in h e r.ita n c e
w h ic h
w in
n e v e r
b e
ta k e n
fro m
y o u .
e. \ue000
G od
h a s
th e
r ig h t
t o
com m and
y o u
b y
v irtu e
o f
m any
th in g s ,
b u t
y o u
s h o u ld
e s p e c ia n y
b e
w in in g
t o
o b e y
H im
b e c a u s e
o f
H is
lo v e
fo r
y o u .
f. \ue000A nd
s o ,
w hen
th e
L o rd
s a y s
th a t
y o u
s h a n
n e v e r
d o
th is
o r
th a t,
y o u r
re s p o n s e
s h o u ld
b e ,
" If
th is
i s
w hat
m y
L o rd
re q u ire s
o f
m e,
th e n
I
w in
d o
i t
w it h
a n
m y
h e a rt,
a n d
w ith
a n
m y
s o u l."
T h e
w o rld
m ay
g ru m b le
a n d
c o m p la in
t1 1 a .t
G o d 's
c o m m a n d m e n ts
a re
to o
w e ig h ty
a n d
b u rd e n s o m e ,
b u t
fo r
y o u
w ho
a re
C h r is t's ,
y o u r
re s p o n s e
s h o u ld
b e
th a t
o f
th e
A p o s tle
J o h n ,
"P O R
T H IS
I S
TH E
L O V E
O P
G O D ,
T H A T
W E
K E E P
H IS
C O M M A N D M E N T S ;
A N D
H IS
C O M M A N D M E N T S
A R E
N O T
B U R D E N S O M E "
( 1
J o h n
5 :3 ).
C. \ue000
N o tic e
T h ir d ly
T h e n ,
W hat
I t
I s
th a t
Y o u r
L o rd
S a y s
Y ou
A re
N ever
t o
D o:
"Y O U
S H A L L
N E V E R
T A K E
TH E
N A M E
O F
TH E
LO R D
Y O U R
G O D
I N
V A IN ."
J. \ue000
T h e re
a re
th re e
k e y
w o rd s
th a t
n e e d
t o
b e
fu rth e r
e x p .Z a in e d
b e fo re
w e
m ay
fu n y
u n d e rs ta n d
w hat
. i t
i s
th a t
th e
C h r is tia n ,
a n d
a n
m en,
a re
h e re
fo rb .id d e n
t o
d o .
2. \ue000
T h e
firs t
k e y
w o rd
i s
"ta k e ."
a. \ue000
T h e
w o rd
m eans
" t o
ta k e
u p ,"
" lift
u p ,"
o r
" r a is e " .
O fte n ,
i t
re fe rs
t o
th e
liftin g
u p
o f
s o m e th in g
w ith
th e
v o ic e .
b. \ue000
I t
w as
u s e d
b y
B a 1 a a m
w hen
h e ,
"T O O K
U P
H IS
D IS C O U R S E ",
w h ic h
th e
L o rd
h a d
g iv e n
h im
i n
.fa v o ro f Is ra e l,
t o
B a 1 a k 's
s h a g r in
(N u m .
2 3 :7 ).
I t
w as
u s e d
b y
J o b
w hen
h e
"C O N T IN U E D /o rA G A IN
TO O K
U P
H IS
D IS C O U R S E "
a g a :in s t
h is
p o o r
c o m fo rte r,
B i1 d a d
(J o b
2 7 :1 ).
c. \ue000
I t
w as
u s e d
b y
th e
p s a 1 m ist ,
w hen
h e
p ro c1a .im e d ,
"R A IS E
A
S O N G ,
S T R IK E
T H E
T IM B R E L ,
TH E
SW EET
S O U N D IN G
L Y R E
W IT H
TH E
H A R P "
a s
h e
c a n e d
th e
p e o p le
o f
G od
t o
s in g
jo y fu l.ly
t o
H im
(P s .
8 1 :2 ).
d. \ue000
I t
w as
u s e d
b y
th e
m e s s e n g e rs
o f K in g
H e z e k ia h
w hen
th e y
cam e
t o
Is a .ia h
th e
p ro p h e t
a n d
re p o rte d
t o
h im
a n
th a t
th e
m e s s e n g e rs
o f
th e
k in g
o f A s s y r ia
h a d
s a id ,
a n d
p le a d e d
w :ith
h im ,
"T H E R E F O R E ,
O F F E R /
o r
L IF T
U P
A
P R A Y E R
FO R
TH E
R E M N A N T
T H A T
I S
L E F T "
i n
o rd e r
th a t
th e y
m .ig h t
b e
s p a re d
(Is a .
3 7 :4 )\u2022
e. \ue000
T o
ta k e
th e
nam e
o f
th e
L o rd ,
th e re fo re ,
m eans
t o
l i f t
i t
u p ,
o r
t o
ta k e
i t
u p o n
y o u r
lip s
fo r
som e
re a s o n
o r
p u rp o s e .
2. \ue000
T h e
s e c o n d
k e y
i s
i n
th e
w o rd
"n a m e ."
a. \ue000
H e re
i s
w h e re
w e
b e g in
t o
s e e
som e
o f
th e
b re a d th
o f
th is
c o m m a n d m e n t.
b. \ue000
W hen
w e
ta lk
a b o u t
th e
nam e
o f
th e
L o rd ,
y o u
m ust
u n d e rs ta n d
th a t
i t
d o e s
n o t
re fe r
t o
th e
b a re
le tte rs
o r
s o u n d s
o f H is
nam e,
b u t
t o
G od
H im s e lf.
(i) \ue000A
n a .m e
i s
a
v e ry
p e rs o n a l
th in g .
I t
i s
tie d
v e ry
c 1 0 s e .ly
w .ith
th e
o n e
w ho
p o s s e s s e s
. i t .
( ii)
\ue000W hen
y o u
h e a r
som eone
m ake
fu n
o fy o u r
nam e
o r
u s e
i t
a s
th e
b u tt
e n d
o f
a
jo k e ,
i t
h u rts ,
b e c a u s e
w hen
th e y
a b u s e
y o u r
nam e,
th e y
a re
a b u s in g
y o u .
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