Ep. 207 - What Does It Really Mean to Take God’s Name in Vain?

The Living Waters Podcast

Living Waters

Evangelism, Apologetics, Jesus, Spirituality, Religion, Christianity, Gospel, Creation, Religion & Spirituality, Salvation, Prolife, Faith, Witnessing, Theology

4.9 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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The intricacies of Jewish tradition, the adventure of European escapades, and a heartwarming tale of rooster rescue all blend to create an episode of the Living Waters Podcast that's both entertaining and enlightening. Have you ever thought about the weight behind a name? In Jewish tradition, God's name is revered with the utmost respect, a reverence that has been lost on society and the world today. As Ray and the guys chew over the implications of blasphemy, the gravity of our responsibili...

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0:00.0	You know, Dennis Prager is a very nice guy.
0:04.1	I've been on his radio program a number of times, it was called Religion on the Line,
0:08.3	back in the early 1990s.
0:10.6	Dennis Prager.
0:11.6	Dennis Prager.
0:12.6	And a lot of Christians, listen to what he says, he's not a Christian, he's Jewish.
0:16.7	He doesn't quote Jesus when he talks about blasphemy.
0:19.4	He doesn't quote Jesus when he talks about adultery, speaks of adultery, and Christians
0:23.8	take notice because he's so eloquent and such a nice guy.
0:28.0	He says adultery is wrong because it's detrimental to society.
0:33.7	That's not why it's wrong, it's wrong because it's wrong in God's eyes, it's to sin against
0:37.5	God.
0:38.5	David didn't say, have mercy upon me, oh God, because I've done something that's detrimental
0:43.0	to society, he says I've sinned against you and Nathan when he said you've sinned against
0:48.2	God.
0:49.2	And it's the same with blasphemy.
0:50.8	He says the greatest sin is to live an hypocrisy and it won't be forgiven, and that's
0:56.4	what the third command but addresses.
0:58.5	You should not take the name of the Lord, your God, and vain.
1:00.9	That doesn't mean to use God's name as a cuss word and he does it and he makes light
1:04.7	of it and he tells Christians it's not blasphemy to say, hit your thumb with a hammer and
1:09.2	say the name of Jesus or God or whatever, and Christians say, no, it's not what he says.
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