Comments on: Is saying “Oh my Lord” using His name in vain?

By: melissa marie martin

melissa marie martin — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 00:36:00 +0000

no its not it could mean oh my gosh

By: TB

TB — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 02:41:00 +0000

“I mean it means to “be.””
Correction: I think it MEANS to “be.” (my bad)

By: TB

TB — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 02:40:00 +0000

I don’t think so. I don’t think “take” means to “say.” I mean it means to “be.” If that makes sense. To “take” the Lords name doesn’t mean to “say” the Lords name, but to “represent” him, as it’s our duty and obligation, as baptized people, to “take upon us the name of Christ.” Meaning, to do and be as he is.

By: Liz Perrott

Liz Perrott — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 22:35:00 +0000

Yes, I wonder about that. I was always taught that this was a polite way of exclaiming. Then we have the common place ‘ Gee’ used in North America, isn’t that from the word ‘Jesus’ but that seems to be accepted more.

By: Liz Perrott

Liz Perrott — Sat, 15 Nov 2014 19:19:00 +0000

i think the difficulty comes with people who have been brought up with dialects and speech which uses terms we might see as taking the Lords name in vain, as normal every day language. It is not easy to maintain correctness, especially under stress if you and your community have always used terms such as this . I think we can only try and accept that none of us are perfect and lapses will occur occasionally.