Sonoftheday
Puritan Board Sophomore
Something I seem to be noticing more and more of late is how often my family/friends use the name of the Lord in vain. By my family I do not mean those who are under my leadership but my brothers and father and aunt/uncles. Typicaly it is preceded by "OHHH MY...." but other times it comes out in a wide variety of ways. It is never in the form where even the heathen knows its blasphemy, but it still is quite offensive nonetheless. Jesus Christ is on occassion proclaimed lowdly to the world upon stubbing a toe or some other startling event.
The question and the reason for the thread is how do you go about telling your friends/family to stop. For the most part they all claim to be christians, but undoubtably do not see it as taken in vain unless they use a curse with it. What is a way to lovingly reproach them so that they understand the severity of it rather than thinking we are legalistic pharisies?
The question and the reason for the thread is how do you go about telling your friends/family to stop. For the most part they all claim to be christians, but undoubtably do not see it as taken in vain unless they use a curse with it. What is a way to lovingly reproach them so that they understand the severity of it rather than thinking we are legalistic pharisies?