tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27835654.post115472448906336591..comments2023-10-26T06:01:01.167-07:00Comments on WideOpen - Jeff Myers: %@*$ing Profanity, Part 1Jeff Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13360301384753597682noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27835654.post-1156266297623523732006-08-22T10:04:00.000-07:002006-08-22T10:04:00.000-07:00I agree with what you are saying about misusing Go...I agree with what you are saying about misusing God's names. Your position is backed by scripture.<BR/> What about this example? I have seen this preacher on tv who interviews different people, often about their current ministries. Anyway, the interviewer would continually interject into the conversation the phrase, "thank you Jesus". He would say this after almost every statement that the interviewee made.<BR/> After so much repetition, it did not seem genuine, and to me it felt like he was misusing Jesus' name. Of course, I don't know his heart. He could have been very genuine with each repetition, but it did not come off as genuine, just habitual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27835654.post-1154927273109965612006-08-06T22:07:00.000-07:002006-08-06T22:07:00.000-07:00I think the basic idea behind this command is the ...I think the basic idea behind this command is the holiness of God. That Psalms states that His holy name is exalted above all things. I once read a quote from the puritan Thomas Watson where he said that God's name or the concept of God should never be used in any humorous conversation. Now many(including myself) would say that's pretty extreme but I think Watson had the right idea. That while you are a friend of Gods, we need to remember just how holy that Friend is. We need to remember to remember many of the famous stories in Scripture when men wrongly took Him to be just some cudly teddy-bear and their deaths proved otherwise.<BR/><BR/> I agree w/ you completely, if you use the name of God at all, you had better be speaking to Him or specifically about Him. No exceptions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com