THIRD COMMANDMENT: Thou Shalt Not Take The Name Of The Lord Thy God In Vain.
Doctrine and Covenants 63: 60-62
60 Behold, I am Alpha and Omega, even Jesus Christ.
61 Wherefore, let all men beware how they take my name in their lips—
62 For behold, verily I say, that many there be who are under this condemnation, who use the name of the Lord, and use it in vain, having not authority.
Profanity is the proof of a diseased soul.
Matthew 12: 34-35
34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
Those who take His name in vain will be held accountable. Deep repentance is needed.
Profanity is any language that shows contempt for holy things that breathes a spirit of irreverence or blasphemy.
Vulgarity or rudeness in conduct or speech can be found where the Spirit of the Lord has not attained full control of the hearts of a person.
Being refined or decent and increased sensitivity to the Spirit is always present to those who obey divine law. Having the Spirit and obeying divine law enables a person to enjoy a Celestial Society.
There are other ways of taking the name of God in vain, like when you take oaths and make covenants with Him and break them.
An example is baptism. When you are baptized, you take upon you the name of Christ. If you forget that solemn oath made at baptism, you have taken the name of the Lord in vain.
Men and Women who go to the temples of God and make covenants, if after they leave they live like they never went there, even though they do not swear, they still take His name in vain.
If those who take the sacrament each week do not think it is very important in renewing their baptismal covenants in keeping the commandments and always remember Him, they take His name in vain.
God looks at this as vainness.
Profanity is not compatible with reverence.
At this important time in history, when we need the help of God, we should not offend Him with our language.
How can we understand how people can pray to God in sincere prayer asking for a blessing from Him and at the same time take His name in vain and still expect God to help him in his troubles?
All of these Ten Commandments need to be read and understood. They were made for the World, all nations, not just Israel because all of us are God’s children.
He knows us better than we know ourselves. He sent us here to get a physical body and to learn to take care of it. He gave us Free Agency to choose whether we keep His Commandments or to ignore them.
We will be held accountable for what we think, say and do.
How we treat our brothers and sisters all over the world.
It is all recorded within us and in Heaven and no one will have an excuse at Judgment.
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