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1 | taking the name of the Lord in vain | Bible general Archive 4 | LindaE | 200414 | ||
My coworker repeatedly takes the name of the Lord in vain. It upsets me to hear it, but worse still, he told me that there is nothing wrong in using the name of God instead of swearing. Can anyone give me scripture to print out for him? I got Matthew 12:36 and Exodus 20:7 so far. My coworker told me that I am "lost" and completely wrong on this issue. I just want him to stop doing something so offensive to the Lord. Many thanks! Linda |
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2 | taking the name of the Lord in vain | Bible general Archive 4 | jlhetrick | 200415 | ||
LindaE- First of all, welcome to the Forum. You have provided sufficient Scripture. If your coworker is not convinced by God's own words you shouldn't expect that you will have additional influence. As the verse in Exodus states- God will not leave it unpunished. When the bible speaks so clearly there is, in my opinion, no need to supply a longer list of verses. Exodus 20:7 is straight forward and there is no need to develop an argument beyond the simply stated. As for your being upset I might suggest that you be comforted in that you have provided sufficient Scriture and the issue is between your coworker and God. It may be that your work place has policies that prevent employees from using language and other behaviors that are offensive and/or disruptive to others. You might ask politely for him to stop using the language in your presence and point to the policy. If the behavior continues you would be right in reporting the issue to your supervisor. Remember, our witness is not what we can influence others to believe or cooperate with. It is the standard established by God's word lived out in our lives. Your providing the Scripture, and being consistent in living what you preach will be the most important, I believe, if God chooses to reach this person through you. With the right approach this works. If I walk into the break room or anywhere else where people are familiar with me at the hospital where I work they will stop telling the dirty joke until I leave (if that is what they were doing). This was accomplished over time, gently, and without making any "enemies" or creating tension (as best I can be aware). Everyone who knows me at work knows that if they ask me anything on social issues, politics, and most any other subject they are going to get a biblical answer as best I can deliver it. There is no shortage of questions directed my way as there is no shortage of lost, searching soles. Not too long ago I was told by a coworker "now we don't need to hear about that..." as I and two other coworkers were discussing Scripture and morality over lunch. I responded with something to the effect that we all need to hear about that but that I respected her right to choose not to. I invited the other two to my office for the remainder of lunch leaving the one nurse alone to enjoy her lunch without having to listen to Christians talk about God's word. No harm personally and no hard feelings (that I'm aware of). I should stop here so that I'm not appearing to give advise beyond the obvious ending up in violation of the Terms of Use and intended purpose of the Forum. Hope this was helpful, Jeff |
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