What does it mean to take God's name in vain? Why is this the only command with a curse and no blessing attached? What is required to fulfill this commandment in heart as well as in deed? How does the third commandment apply to oaths and vows? Whether it's a matter of honoring God by using His name rightly or falsely sanctifying His name by deception or abuse, the subject of God and His name is a matter of utmost importance and gravity. Taking His Name in Vain Taking His Name in Vain plumbs the depths of the third commandment by considering the above questions as well as the subjects of false witnessing, employing God's name as a talisman or by magic and sorcery, examining whether Christ forbids oaths, and what the proper reverence of God's name entails.
Within this work Swiss Reformer Pierre Viret and his contemporary John Calvin delve into the meaning and applicability of God's command for the hallowing of His holy name. Offering practical insight and profound application of Scriptural wisdom, the reader will find their writings provide a solid Biblical foundation for those seeking a better understanding of the meaning, depth, and implications of the third commandment.
John Calvin (1509 - 1584)
Was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism. Originally trained as a humanist lawyer, he broke from the Roman Catholic Church around 1530. After religious tensions provoked a violent uprising against Protestants in France, Calvin fled to Basel, Switzerland, where he published the first edition of his seminal work The Institutes of the Christian Religion in 1536.Calvin's writing and preachings provided the seeds for the branch of theology that bears his name. The Reformed, Congregational, and Presbyterian churches, which look to Calvin as the chief expositor of their beliefs, have spread throughout the world.
John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism. Originally trained as a humanist lawyer, he broke from the Roman Catholic Church around 1530. After religious tensions provoked a violent uprising against Protestants in France, Calvin fled to Basel, Switzerland, where in 1536 he published the first edition of his seminal work Institutes of the Christian Religion.
Calvin's writing and preaching provided the seeds for the branch of theology that bears his name. The Presbyterian and other Reformed churches, which look to Calvin as a chief expositor of their beliefs, have spread throughout the world. Calvin's thought exerted considerable influence over major religious figures and entire religious movements, such as Puritanism, and some have argued that his ideas have contributed to the rise of capitalism, individualism, and representative democracy in the West.
Founder of Calvinism. John Calvin, a French scholar who became a leading preacher and dominant force in the Reformation of the 16th Century, studied at the University of Paris and at the University of Orleans. He became dissatisfied with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church and allied himself with the cause of the Protestant Reformation in 1532.
When the king of France decided to settle the religious question in his country in favor of the Catholics, Calvin fled to Geneva, Switzerland, where his writings and lectures made Geneva the Rome of Protestantism. His institutes of the Christian religion became the basis for the Presbyterian way of thought and church life. Calvinism is the main doctrine of the Presbyterian and Reformed Churches.
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