This makes a billion times more sense to me. Requesting Him to act in righteousness (damn a traitor, bless the sick, etc) is not taking His name in vain. Claiming He wants an action done on His behalf which is not righteous, is to take His name in vain, as it casts disrepute upon Him by deed, not just thought.
This makes a billion times more sense to me. Requesting Him to act in righteousness (damn a traitor, bless the sick, etc) is not taking His name in vain. Claiming He wants an action done on His behalf which is not righteous, is to take His name in vain, as it casts disrepute upon Him by deed, not just thought.