(Hallelujah!) We are under grace but not so sin may abound. When we place our faith in Him we are declared righteous by the blood of the lamb. Jesus fulfilled the law and paid the penalty for all of our sin. In Romans 3:20, we see that it is through the law, that we come to the knowledge of our sin. When we review the 10 commandments, we see that we are guilty of breaking at least one and therefore in need of a Savior. This shows the seriousness of this command…but we are no longer under the law. Only 2 of the 10 commandments come with a consequence attached. “ the Lord will not hold guiltless who takes his name in vain.” We see at the end of the command a consequence: There is power in the name of Jesus! His name is higher than any other! “If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.” Jesus told us when we pray, pray like this: But rather Jesus says, “ You are the light of the world.” As lights, our speech should look different.īecause we are children of God, we understand the power of God’s name! I do not believe we should be the “OMG” police or go around correcting other’s speech. Often times, it goes hand in hand with other profanity. Yet, today we see and hear it everywhere. If we use God’s name, in a way that is not in reverence or holiness, we are breaking this command. To use God or Jesus Christ’s name in vain, is to empty the significance of His name and take away from His glory. Vain means…having no real substance, value, importance, empty, void, and worthless. “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.” Exodus 20:7 ….has commanded, we do not take HIS name –in vain. This God, who is flippantly referred to in the “OMG” phrase, who came down in thunder, lightening, fire, a thick cloud of smoke and trumpet blasts…the One that the Israelietes trembled at, the One who sent the 10 plagues and the One who parted the red sea – the Great I AM… If we turn back to Exodus 19, we see these 10 commandments came to Moses in the midst of thunder, lightening, fire, a thick cloud of smoke and trumpet blasts! All the people in the camp trembled at the glory of God! The next 6 commandments refer to our relationship with each other:ĩ.) You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. The first 4 commandments refer to our relationship with God:ġ.) You shall have no other gods before Me.ģ.) You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.Ĥ.) Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
In Exodus 20, God gave us the ten commandments. Lol! So what’s the problem with the term “OMG”? So my husband took a black sharpie marker and turned the O into a “heart” and the “MG” into “MY”. I did not even notice the words “OMG Cake!” were on that flag.
It’s in magazines, movies, on television, Facebook, Twitter, blogs…yes, Christian ones, at Christian conferences…on the platform and it even sneaked into our house on a shirt my daughter received as a Christmas gift.Īlexis wore this shirt (pictured above) to a church activity and when she returned home her brother looked right at her shirt and said, “Whoa! Why are you letting her wear that?”