Take Not the Name of God in Vain

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1. Psalms 31

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   “If it was once rare to hear sailors’ language in mixed company, it is now difficult to avoid it.

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2. Exodus 20:7

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   “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his

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3. Leviticus 24:11

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   “And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him” (Lev.

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4. Leviticus 24:13

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   “And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him” (Lev.

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5. Doctrine and Covenants 136:21

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   “Keep yourselves from evil to take the name of the Lord in vain, for I am the Lord your God, even the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob”

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6. Amos 8

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   In a general epistle to the entire Church issued by the First Presidency on April 8, 1887, a hundred years ago, they said concerning this problem, which evidently was serious then as it is now, “The habit … , which some young people fall into, of using vulgarity and profanity … is not only offensive to all well-bred persons, but it is a gross sin in the sight of God, and should not exist among the children of the Latter-day Saints” (James R.

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7. Matthew 15:11

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   “Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this

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8. Psalms 63

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   If you have the habit, how do you break it?

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9. Acts 3

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   (Hamlet, act 3, scene 4, lines 165–70)

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10. Song of Solomon 4

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    (Hamlet, act 3, scene 4, lines 165–70)

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11. 1 Timothy 4:12

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    “Let no man despise thy youth,” he said, “but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity”

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   Chapter 14: Continuation of Our Lord’s Ministry in Galilee

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   • Leviticus 24:11

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     Open paragraph (Lev. 24:11, 13)

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     Open paragraph (Lev. 24:11)

     Blasphemy.—The essence of the deep sin of blasphemy lies not, as many suppose, in profanity alone, but as Dr.

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   Chapter 4: The Antemortal Godship of Christ

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   • Exodus 20:7

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     Open paragraph (Ex. 20:7)

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     The divinity of Jesus Christ is indicated by the specific names and titles authoritatively applied to Him.