Exo 20:7 | KingComments | STEP | The Name is the essence of God. Respect for that Name is required of man. Vain use means using His Name to reinforce man’s own words (cf. ) or in situations where God’s Name is linked to man’s own will and sin. We can also apply this to the coming together of believers. If we come together in the Name of the Lord Jesus ( ), but we arrange the service ourselves, His Name is also used in vain.

‏ Exodus 20:7

The Third Commandment

The Name is the essence of God. Respect for that Name is required of man. Vain use means using His Name to reinforce man’s own words (cf. Mt 5:33-37) or in situations where God’s Name is linked to man’s own will and sin.

We can also apply this to the coming together of believers. If we come together in the Name of the Lord Jesus (Mt 18:20), but we arrange the service ourselves, His Name is also used in vain.