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A Sermon by Dr. Bob Griffin, Teaching Elder at Sovereign Grace Church
Ex 20:7 “You shall not take the name of YHWH your God in vain, for YHWH will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.”
I. IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
A. AT SINAI
>>1. NAME OF THE LORD (Ps 19:1; 20:1; 22:22; Lk 24:47; Jn 1:12; Rev 3:4; Jn 17:6, 26; Mic 4:5; Ex. 3:14; Mal. 3:6)
>>2. PROFANE USE (Lev 18:21; 19:12; Prov 18:10; Gen 4:26b)
B. HEBREW HISTORY
>>1. PRAISE
>>2. PROCLAMATION (Ex 23:20-21; II Chron 33:6)
II. IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
A. FULFILLED IN CHRIST
>>1. GOD THE SON (Mt 11:25-27; 5:34-37; 26:63)
>>2. HALLOWED BE THY NAME (Mt 6:9; 12:36-37; 15:7-9; Ps 111:9; 66:2; 34:3; 29:2; Lk 6:43-48)
B. FOR THE CHURCH
>>1. NAME OF GOD (Acts 3:16; 4:12; Jas 3:5-6; Col 3:8)
>>2. WORDS MATTER (Rev 2:3, 13; 22:4; Jas 5:12; Eph 4:29-30; I Pet 1:14-16)
III. IN THE WORLD TODAY
A. WORLD HISTORY
>>1. MAGIC
>>2. TRUE WORSHIP (I Chron 16:23-36)
B. 21ST CENTURY
>>1. CUSSING & GOD’S NAME IN VAIN
>>2. PERSONALIZE (Phil 2:9-11)