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Although this
commandment was not given to spiritual Israel, we can readily see
how the spirit of it comes to us.... We have taken the name of
Christ as our name. . .The holy name of the Head belongs to all the
consecrated.... What carefulness the thought of this should give us,
and how appropriately we should say to ourselves: “I must see to it
that I have not taken the Lord’s name in vain, that I
appreciate the honor, dignity and responsibility of my position as
His representative and ambassador in the world. I will walk
circumspectly, seeking as far as possible to bring no dishonor to
that name, but contrariwise to honor it in every thought and word
and deed”. |
