The 3rd Commandment - Part 2

“The Third Commandment – Part 2”
Exodus 20:7 (Psalm 145)
Introduction

· Review of what is Prohibited by the Third Commandment

I. What is Enjoined by this Commandment

A. Expose this Sin (in others/in ourselves)

· About Offending God

· A Symptom of being Estranged from God

  B.  Use God's Name in a Manner that Glorifies God

· Must Keep the Presence of God Before Us

· Psalm 145:5, 11, 18 & 21

  C.  Swear rightly in the Name of God – Only When the Magistrate Require or When Necessary

· God is Truth; He cannot lie

· Be willing suffer the Consequences

II. A Warning to Unrepentant Violators

 A.  Will not be “Held Guiltless” – Not Innocent

· Leviticus 24 – The Israelite's son put to Death

· 2 Samuel 21 – Descendants of king Saul

 B. Forgiveness Through Jesus Christ

· John Chapter 20 – Peter Forgiven

Conclusion and Application