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Isaiah 43:6-7
We who bear the name of God are witnesses that our God is God. What do our lives declare about God? If we who bear His name fail to live up to that name's reputation, we break the third commandment and profane the name of God. We hallow or profane God's name by our conduct, no matter what member of our body errs. This commandment tests the quality of our witness. It changes hypocrisy from merely "bearing false witness" to idolatry, for which God holds the offender guilty, for He sees what men may miss in judgment.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Third Commandment (1997)Related Topics: Bearing False Witness | Bearing God's Name | God's Reputation | Hypocrisy | Idolatry | Name as Bearer's Reputation | Profaning God's Name | Reputation | The Third Commandment | Witness
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