Love, the Greatest Commandment, Part 3Honor God’s Name

The third of the Ten Commandments says: “You shall

not take the name of the Lord your God in vain”

(Exodus 20:7 ESV).

When we love God with all of our heart, soul, and mind, and our

neighbor as ourselves …1

We want to honor God in the way we speak of Him, and we want

others to know how wonderful He is.

Out of love and respect, we only use the names of God and Jesus,

or Christ, in positive ways and never as swear words as we might hear

others do at times.

1 Matthew 22:37–39 ESV

Oh, Jesus, please forgive me for using Your name that way!

I love You!

2 Using God’s name in a swearing fashion.

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Oops!

Authored by Christi S. Lynch. Illustrations by Didier Martin. Design by Stefan Merour.Published by My Wonder Studio. Copyright © 2015 by The Family International

(See “How Should I Interact with God” and “The Lord’s Prayer.”)

Jesus gave us an example of how to refer

to God’s name in a loving and respectful

manner.

3 Matthew 6:9 ESV

That was a fun game after all!

Yes, thank God. I had a

great time even though we lost.

“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name”3.