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Stam

The third commandment of the Law that we use the Name of the LORD only with fear and reverence

  1. The wondrous revelation of this Name
  2. The joyous recognition of this Name
  3. The terrible abuse of this Name

Scripture readings: Leviticus 24:10-23, Philippians 2:1-10

Reuben Bredenhof

Let us use the holy name of God with fear and reverence

  1. Rightly confessing him
  2. Calling upon him
  3. Praising him with our words and works

Scripture readings: Psalm 20, Matthew 10:27-33

Use God’s Name only with fear and reverence

  1. Because his Name is holy
  2. Because his Name is worthy

Scripture readings: Psalm 99, Revelation 4

Stephen ‘t Hart

Live to the honour of God’s holy Name

  1. Honour God’s Name with your lips
  2. Honour God’s Name with your lives

Scripture readings: Leviticus 24:10-16, 1 Peter 1:13-21

Jeremy Segstro

How then shall we use God’s Name?

  1. Not in blasphemy
  2. But in blessing

Scripture reading: Romans 2:12-29

Wes Bredenhof

We are called to rightly use the Holy Name of God

  1. The privilege of this calling
  2. The responsibility of this calling
  3. The purpose of this calling

G. Van Popta

We are to use God’s Name only with fear and reverence

We will consider:

  1. The significance of His Name
  2. The abuse of His Name
  3. The proper use of His Name

Scripture readings: Leviticus 24:10-23, Acts 4:1-12

W. Huizinga

Lift up the name of the Lord your God with honor, not as vanity

By this command God wants us to:

  1. Put to death the old self – do not use the name as vanity
  2. Raise up the new self – use the name with honor

C. Bouwman

God’s glorious reputation is not to be degraded but exalted

  1. Why this name is not to be degraded
  2. How his name is being degraded
  3. What God does to exalt his name

B. Holwerda

Blaspheming the Holy Spirit

  1. The character of this sin
  2. The judgment concerning this sin
  3. The way to this sin

Scripture reading: Hebrews 10:19-31

 J. Kok

The blasphemy of God’s Name

  1. The origin of this sin
  2. The revelation of this sin
  3. The punishment of this sin.

The third commandment

  1. Proclaimed in Scripture
  2. Fulfilled through love
  3. Maintained according to justice

R. H. Bremmer

God’s command to sanctify his Name

  1. It warns us against the misuse of this name
  2. It wakes us up to the right use
  3. It shows what is at stake with the third commandment.

Scripture reading: Leviticus 24:10-23

K. Dijk

The name of the LORD

  1. Forbids all misuse
  2. Judges all non-use
  3. Demands our holy use