Exodus 20:7 “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God
in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in
vain.”
The third commandment is not about
swearing, rather taking the Lord’s name in vain has to do with being a poor
ambassador for God. I've heard it said that the greatest ambassador for God
since the apostle Paul is Billy Graham. Billy Graham reached millions of people
during his numerous crusades. He was never reticent about salvation being
through the blood of Christ. He preaches the cross of Christ unlike many of the
church leaders of today who deviate from the simple message of Jesus as well as
being tolerant of immorality.
Paul tells us in ll Timothy 2:15
“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be
ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
I talk to people about
the simple message of justification by faith: “For I delivered unto you first of
all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to
the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day
according to the scriptures:” 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 KJV.
In addition to witnessing that we are
justified through Christ and that He is the only way to the father I attempt to
be a better Christian apologists by being informed of other worldviews.
The Issachar Track course I 605: Worldview, Research, and Analysis was very
informative concerning the seven worldviews. These include Atheism, Deism,
Pantheism, Panentheism, Finite, Godism, Polytheism and Theism. It was
demonstrated that Theism is the only logical worldview and would include
Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Since Judaism and Islam reject the divinity of
Jesus Christ, these religions also fall by the wayside leaving Christianity is
the logical worldview.
A few weeks ago I was having a yard sale and got into a
discussion of beliefs with a potential customer. He proudly said that he was a
Theist but didn’t believe in the Bible. I mentioned the many proofs of the
inerrancy of the Bible including the
Greek Septuagint completed about 270 BC. I mentioned the many
prophecies fulfilled by Jesus that had been confirmed in the Septuagint nearly
300 years before the birth of Christ. I could see that this individual had no
readiness of mind to even consider the truth of the Bible. I recognize the fact
that although I seek to share my belief in Jesus sometimes it’s better to just
let it go and hope that you have planted a little seed that will hopefully
germinate.
I maintain a blog that’s had about ten thousands
views in the last few years. If I can influence just a few people to seek the
kingdom I will feel blessed.
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