All right, we are in a series called Relationship through God's top 10.

And we're talking about the 10 Commandments.

Now, so we're going to go to Exodus 20 in a moment,

but if you want to be a professional and get turned to some other scriptures.

I'll give you a couple of others where we'll be. We'll be in Ezekiel 36 and

Jeremiah 14. And we are talking about the third commandment and I'm calling it the principle of

humility and here's just to remind you about this series, I believe that there's a principle behind each of the

commandments that leads us to a deeper relationship with God and with others.

If you notice the commandments are in two sections in essence, the first four have to do with

our relationship with God, the last six have to do with our relationship with people.

So we're talking about that God gave us

principles that help us to have a deeper relationship and the third

commandment I think is the principle of humility and it's about the name of God.

So let's just talk a little bit about the, you know what, let's read the scripture

first and then we'll talk about it.

Exodus 20, verse 7, says 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.

I want you to think about this because why would God be so

insistent on not using his name in the wrong way.

It's because his name is his character.

It's who he is.

Have you probably heard the old saying, that guy has a bad name in the community.

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