What is the aim of the third commandment?
Text: CRC/RCA 2011 · Read it at the source
That we neither blaspheme nor misuse the name of God by cursing, perjury, or unnecessary oaths, nor share in such horrible sins by being silent bystanders. In summary, we should use the holy name of God only with reverence and awe, so that we may properly confess God, pray to God, and glorify God in all our words and works.
Scripture proofs
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- Lev. 24:10-17
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- Lev. 19:12
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- Matt. 5:37; James 5:12
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- Lev. 5:1; Prov. 29:24
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- Ps. 99:1-5; Jer. 4:2
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- Matt. 10:32-33; Rom. 10:9-10
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- Ps. 50:14-15; 1 Tim. 2:8
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- Col. 3:17