The third commandment reads: 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. Several years ago our pastor preached a sermon about using the phrases "Oh my God!" or "OMG" while speaking. And while I personally had made it a point not to say "Oh my God!" saying "OMG" or even "Oh my gosh!" was not something that I censored coming out my mouth. I figured if I wasn't actually saying God's name in this manner I was doing ok. When someone is yelling in frustration "Jesus Christ!" I knew that they weren't honoring the Lord but didn't really think about the bigger message of the third commandment until this sermon. The third commandment has been discussed numerous times over the last few months in our home. And then I recently read the book Christian Ethics by Dr. Wayne Grudem and felt even more convicted by this verse. I received a copy of this book from Crossway to review. All opinions are my … [Read more...]