What the Bible says about Quality of Witness
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Exodus 20:7 The third commandment emphasizes the holy quality of His character and offices as identified by His names. His names reveal what He is. It is the Christian's responsibility to adorn and uphold the reputation and glory of all that those names imply. When we were regenerated, His Family name—God—became our Family name! We were baptized by the Spirit of God into that name. The third commandment therefore covers the quality of our witness in bearing that name. John W. Ritenbaugh The Fifth Commandment Related Topics: Bearing God's Name | Family Name, Honoring | God's Name | God's Names | God's Reputation | Honoring God's Family Name | Honoring God's Name | Name as Bearer's Reputation | Names of God | Quality of Witness | The Third Commandment | Third Commandment | Witness, Quality of

Isaiah 43:10-12 Here, the third commandment comes into play. The third commandment involves the quality of our personal witness; we are commanded not to blaspheme, profane, trample upon the name of our God by means of our words, actions, and attitudes. We represent Him, bearing His name as His children. We have a sacred responsibility to uphold the quality of His name—the highest name of any name in all of the Creation. The church is not a great nation or a military power. It is not a cultural institution organized to change this world. We exist solely to glorify God through our witness for Him. The primary witness is the way we live our lives. Each believer is a witness before the world of the worth of his relationship with the great God of heaven. In making this witness through personal conduct and preaching, we carry out God's purpose. John W. Ritenbaugh The Fourth Commandment (Part 1) Related Topics: Bearing God's Name | Blaspheming God's Name | Conduct | Family Name, Honoring | Glorifying God in Our Conduct | God's Name, Hallowing | Quality of Witness | Relationship with God | The Third Commandment | Witness