Aseret: The Big Ten – Topic: THE NAME IN VAIN, Respect What is Sacred

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Some things are sacred. Until you act like they’re not. Then you lose them. –Karen M. Moning

The dictionary definition of “name” is a word by which someone or something is known. Your name stands for the impression others have of you. God’s name is no different. It stands for how God is perceived in this world. The problem with swearing falsely is the false and corrupted impression about God that it creates. This, of course, is not limited to the realm of oaths, it extends to our actions as well. Anytime someone acts in a way that causes others to diminish their perception of God, it is a desecration of God’s name.