Theme Verse

You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God.

Exodus 20:7

Luther’s Small Cat

You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God.

What does this mean? 

We should fear and love God so that we do not curse, swear, use satanic arts, lie, or deceive by His name, but call upon it in every trouble, pray, praise, and give thanks.

Remember 1 Thing

Our Almighty God is the most awesome being in the universe.

The name of God deserves respect and reverence.

Don’t Drag God’s Name through the mud

The Name of Mufasa.

Shenzi says about the Lion King, “I just hear that name and I shudder.” When Scar appears, he doesn’t hold quite as much weight and the hyenas tell him he’s their pal, not necessarily a leader to be respected.

• How do leaders gain respect?

• Do you respect God?

• Are we showing true respect to God if we throw God’s name around without thinking?

Without a Thought

• When people use God’s name as a fill word, e.g., “God this,” “God that,” “Oh my God,” what do they really mean?

• Some people say, “Oh, that doesn’t mean anything!”

• That is precisely the point

• How are we lowering the name of God when we use these meaningless phrases?

• Discuss having respect for God’s name

Drag name of God through the mud

How do we drag God’s Name through the mud?

• From this everyone can easily figure out for himself when and in what a variety of ways God's name is misused, although it is impossible to list them all. But here is a brief rundown.

• First to meet the eye are the misuses of God's name in worldly business and in matters involving money, property, and prestige, whether publicly in court or in the marketplace or elsewhere, as when a person swears a false oath by God's name or backs up a falsehood with a reference to his conscience. This kind of thing is especially coninion in marriage matters when two persons become secretly engaged and later deny it under oath.

The Greatest Misuse

In Spiritual Matters, when False preachers arise and parade their lying trumpery as a word of God

It is a matter of making yourself look better buy using God’s name.

Teach the Tongue

Using it properly

Using the Faith to support the faith and all that is good and beneficial

Other Key Verses

What does each verse have to do with the theme verse?

•   Proverbs 15:2

• Matthew 5:34-37

• Hosea 4:2-3