When people say OMG. how is that blasphemy, Isn’t that a title of God not his name?
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Typically that phrase is used in a manner that reduces God’s name to an expression of emotion that is not one of reverence, worship, awe, etc. Therefore it is typically taking the Lord’s name in vain.
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It’s using his name in vain which is the same as using it as a swear word. Would you use your mums name as a swear word?
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One can only commit blasphemy against the Holy Spirit which hasn’t been able to be committed in centuries because God no longer makes Himself physically known. Pharisees committee this sin each time they said the miracles Jesus performed were of the devil
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Blasphemy actually means turning away from God. Rejecting Him. It is the only unforgivable sin.
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Taking the name of the Lord in vain is when you say the name as expression like, when surprised, frightened, etc.
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There are Bible verses where God says “God is My name.”
Exodus 15:3
“The Lord is a warrior;
The Lord is His name.Jeremiah 33:2
“Thus says the Lord who made the earth, the Lord who formed it to establish it, the Lord is His name,Isaiah 42:8
“I am the Lord, that is My name;
I will not give My glory to another,
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Prager probably does the best explanation of what this actually means.
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Using the Lords name in an attempt to make a sin righteous is blasphemy. Example is saying the Lord told me to do a wrong to that person, because the lord told me so it made it right. False preachers are prime example, leaders it politians who use the lords name to give credence to their wrong doing.
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Saying it in a flippant way and not addressing the sovereign God.
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Would you use your mothers name as a cuss word?
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OMG! – Oh my goodness!
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The third Commandment says that anything said about God’s name that is not said with reverence is blasphemy of His name
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I remember a public announcement was being made but it sounded blasphemy and test audiences hated it. They finally ended up just repeating Jesus (if I remember right) and it aired without complaints. The atheists creators of the spot couldn’t understand why Christians didn’t complain.
It passed because those words in the right context are not blasphemy. In church you’ll hear Jesus, Christ Jesus, Jesus Christ, O G-d etc in the context of prayer, teachings and in music. The purpose is to uplift and honour G-d. The announcement sounded like a simple prayer and therefore was not offensive.
In a secular setting, atheists and others aren’t using it for that purpose but as an off hand curse. People are so use to hearing the curse words that they don’t seem to realize it’s just an jab at Christianity by disrespecting G-d.
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IT is using His name in vain.
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Look at the word God in the OT look up the difference various his names are in reference to what he is and does
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Think of all the other possibilities!
Wowee!
Bam!
No way!!
Are you kidding????
Not possible
Freaky!
Unbelievable!
I’ll be a monkey’s uncle!
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You are referring to God. This reference is, indeed, oblique, but it exists. You are not glorifying Him when you reference Him – are you?! Aren’t you making a reference to God into a byword and a meaningless thing? Aren’t you reducing a reference to God down to nothing so much that it’s nothingness becomes your defense for doing it?!!? It is certainly wicked and sneakily so. Making a distinction between His title and His name won’t change it. All blasphemy against Jesus will be forgiven, but do not blaspheme Him – run to Him! He came here to die on purpose to reconcile sinners to God. He is good. Father God Who sent Him for the purpose is good. Why talk about God without thinking about God in the first place? Get saved by calling Jesus “Master” (Romans 10:9a & 10:10b), believing that He not only died for our sins but was buried, Resurrected and seen afterward by a great cloud of witnesses (1 Corinthians 15:1-8). Believing the Resurrection will lead you to righteousness (Romans 10:9b & 10:10a). Using God’s name in vain means to identify yourself with Him without really meaning it, by the way, which is different from blasphemously ridiculing His name (or title) by the scheme of seeming to reduce it to nothing.
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misuse God name
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His name is not God. His name is YHWH. Honestly all of these “new versions ” that have been translated to English take His name and twist it.
When he says do not use my name in vain. Exodus tells us His name. I AM. YHWH.
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And Elohim said to Mosheh, “I am that which I am.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Yisra’ĕl, ‘I am has sent me to you.’ ” And Elohim said further to Mosheh, “Thus you are to say to the children of Yisra’ĕl, ‘יהוה Elohim of your fathers, the Elohim of Aḇraham, the Elohim of Yitsḥaq, and the Elohim of Ya‛aqoḇ, has sent me to you. This is My Name forever, and this is My remembrance to all generations.’ Go, and you shall gather the elders of Yisra’ĕl together, and say to them, ‘יהוה Elohim of your fathers, the Elohim of Aḇraham, of Yitsḥaq, and of Ya‛aqoḇ, appeared to me, saying, I have indeed visited you and seen what is done to you in Mitsrayim; “And they shall listen to your voice. And you shall come, you and the elders of Yisra’ĕl, to the sovereign of Mitsrayim, and you shall say to him, ‘יהוה Elohim of the Hebrews has met with us. And now, please, let us go three days’ journey into the wilderness to slaughter to יהוה our Elohim.’
Shemoth (Exodus) 3:14-16, 18 TS2009
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I use omg when I’m surprised or something. But omg doesn’t always means God. It can be goodness or smth. Depends on how you interept it
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The word vain in Biblical context “Thou shalt not take the Lord’s name in vain” means “empty,” “nothing,” “worthless,” or “to no good purpose.”
We are forbidden, therefore, from taking the name of God (or taking up the name or bearing the name) in a manner that is wicked, worthless, or for wrong purposes.
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It is blasphemy because of the intent pf the heart when it is said. It is 95 percent of the time not being said to God to glorify or praise Him but being used as a figure of fleshly talk
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I think that’s using God’s name in vain.
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Because they say it as a common and unholy thing, a gesture of suprise or swearing – not as a personal and sincere calling om the name of the Lord.
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I do believe there’s truth to “it’s God’s name in vain”, but do I think it disqualifies anyone from heaven, no, I honestly don’t. JMHO. I do not have enough information either way.
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You are using the name of God, in a disgraceful way. Why say it at all?
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Oh my gosh
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Yes. His name is holy. Avoid all possibilities of profaning it.
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How cursing God’s title better than cursing His name?
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Not blasphemy but it is idle speech which God hates
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I’ve sometimes wondered that…. I one day read this in Matthew 5:34-37:
34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne:
35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
As I read this I thought, ‘so the Lord is saying don’t swear by anything that is even close to God, his throne…. his footstool… and that got me thinking what are the origins of “OMG” or “Jeez” or “Gee” or “O my word”? I did a little research and found that all of these were substitute words for taking the name of the Lord in vain and if He says don’t swear by anything that is ‘close to Him’ then for me that means don’t use substitute words as well. It has always made me feel a little uneasy when people use these ‘other’ words and now I know why. The phrase “o my Word” is particularly intriguing to me because if you think about it – it is a really strange phrase, but then consider what the apostle John referred to Christ as in John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
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