1. Love, the Greatest Commandment, Part 3
Honor God’s Name
The third of the Ten
Commandments says: “You shall
not take the name of the Lord your
God in vain”
(Exodus 20:7 ESV).
When we love God with all of our
heart, soul, and mind, and our
neighbor as ourselves …1
We want to honor God in the way
we speak of Him, and we want
others to know how wonderful He is.
Out of love and respect, we only
use the names of God and Jesus,
or Christ, in positive ways and never
as swear words as we might hear
others do at times.
1
Matthew 22:37–39 ESV

2. Oh, Jesus, please
forgive me for using
Your name that way!
I love You!
2
Using God’s name in
a swearing fashion.
2
Oops!

3. Authored by Christi S. Lynch. Illustrations by Didier Martin. Design by Stefan Merour.
Published by My Wonder Studio. Copyright © 2015 by The Family International
(See “How Should I
Interact with God” and
“The Lord’s Prayer.”)
Jesus gave us an
example of how to refer
to God’s name in a
loving and respectful
manner.
3
Matthew 6:9 ESV
That was
a fun game
after all!
Yes, thank
God. I had a
great time even
though we lost.
“Our Father in
heaven, hallowed
be your name”3
.