Topical Studies
Honoring God's Family Name
(From Forerunner Commentary)
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Exodus 20:7 (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up)
The third commandment emphasizes the holy quality of His character and offices as identified by His names. His names reveal what He is. It is the Christian's responsibility to adorn and uphold the reputation and glory of all that those names imply. When we were begotten, His Family name—God—became our Family name! We were baptized by the Spirit of God into that name. The third commandment therefore covers the quality of our witness in bearing that name.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Fifth Commandment
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Proverbs 22:1 (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up)
All members of God's church have inherited a Family name far more valuable than any surname. We have an awesome responsibility to uphold and honor the nobility and dignity of the name of God. The reputation we create for our church, our businesses, or our institutions is the legacy we pass on to our brothers and sisters and our children.
David F. Maas
What's in a Name Anyway?
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Matthew 28:19-20 (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up)
At baptism, His name becomes our spiritual family name through begettal by His Spirit, or adoption. Paul writes in Romans 8:14, 16: "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. . . . The Spirit [it]self bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God." By God's adoption of us, it becomes our responsibility to grow in godly character, upholding His name and bringing honor upon it by our words, attitudes, and deeds.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Fourth Commandment
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