Is saying “Oh my God!” considered as saying the Lords name in vain?
It really depends on how one says it. It will also depend on what is in the innermost recesses of the mutterer’s heart. If the person was really appalled and wanted to invoke on the Lord’s name to help him in that particular situation, it’s okay. If one just says it for the sake of saying it and as the way he says it is likened to blurting of expletives, then it is considered as disrespectful and uttering the Lord’s name in vain. 2. Profanity and Vulgarity When we think about breaking the second commandment we usually think of profanity first. And when we think of profanity, we think about cussing. We know that God’s name is often used carelessly in the locker room, in the plant, and often is general conversation. We have all known times when we were in a place of business or on a bus, or in a crowd when we were near a person who showed their ignorance by their limited vocabulary. And hopefully we felt a twinge whenever God’s name or our Lord’s name or title was used in their cussing (
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- Why do Catholics repeat the same prayer over and over again when they pray the Rosary? Is this not the vain repetition condemned by Christ in Matthew 6:7?
- What genre does the classic literature novel Lord of the Flies written by William Golding belong to?
- Is it the Lord’s Supper, Eucharist or Holy Communion?
