Which is the third commandment?
The third commandment is, Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.a
- aExodus 20:7
Beddome's Scriptural Exposition 10 questions answered from Scripture
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By God’s name are we to understand his nature? Yes.
“My name is in him, (speaking of Christ)” Exodus 23:21
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And his essential properties? Yes.
“I will make all my goodness to pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord” Exodus 33:19
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And his titles? Yes.
“If they shall say, what is his name? What shall I answer? And God said, I am that I am” Exodus 3:13–14
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And any thing whereby he maketh himself known? Yes.
“I have manifested thy name unto the men thou gavest me” John 17:6
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Should we reverence the name of God? Yes.
“That thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, the Lord thy God” Deuteronomy 28:58
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And trust in it? Yes.
“The name of the Lord is a strong tower, the righteous runneth into it and is safe” Proverbs 18:10
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And walk in it? Yes.
“We will walk in the name of the Lord our God, for ever and for ever” Micah 4:5
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And should we do this by no other means? No.
“I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth” Hosea 2:17
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Hath God a great regard for his own name? Yes.
“For how should my name be polluted” Isaiah 48:11
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Is it therefore a great sin for us to be careless of it? Yes.
“Neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God, I am the Lord” Leviticus 18:21
Benjamin Beddome (1717–1795), pastor at Bourton-on-the-Water. Verses from the King James Version.
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