What is vain?
"do not take the name of the Lord in vain"
What is it to be in vain?
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It's all in that page if you would care to read it...
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um, ok, but not 'looking to' define specifics of rods that do not spoil.
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I don't understand your last post...
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er, no thanks, That was meant as flag on reported status. (milestone with encouragement to head to closure with final comments, self included, just got busy with other life for awhile). I was wanting to try on combining the multiple meanings that can be applied, perhaps simultaneously. To expedite, I'll leave it at that.
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Perhaps I was vain to think asking MQ would not be in vain. All is a vain striving after wind. Including attempt to point out.
Does the word 'vain' require a god? Or a people?
> when I am angry about something or other and I say, ___
IMO god has nothing to do with it, as it is mere expression of "oops" combined with pain wanted dammed/stopped, and sorrow, wish of it not having happened. Where vain person using name in vain is more like going to coast and demanding god to part the waters, to make sun stand still, to raise another from the dead, to kill all Romans, etc. Not to mention the defense of "god made me do it" or "Had to commit act on behalf of god".
Were one to behead another and say "this is because/proves god is great" (because he 'got away with it' - god must have permitted/wanted) - he might want to rethink logic the next time god rides above a cruise missile on its way)
For more discussion, may be better some other day.
For closure, it seems more association of word is to god/religion, no comment that complete in itself. So selecting 'best' as:
> It was similar with the Ark of the Covenant: you touch it and you are unclean then you die. Was no joke.
- I may disagree with many, but this one gave me the thought of quote 'believers' marching with ark against Philistines, and losing, Philistines say "Hahaha, jokes on you". Then Philistines taking over the ark die en masse, believers say "Hahaha, jokes on you"
[curses, was trying in vain to spread points, finding not enough available, and an additional comment. So.. posting what I had as closing remark and taking break, allowing my neurons to resettle. Feel free to try to squeeze in another]
Does the word 'vain' require a god? Or a people?
> when I am angry about something or other and I say, ___
IMO god has nothing to do with it, as it is mere expression of "oops" combined with pain wanted dammed/stopped, and sorrow, wish of it not having happened. Where vain person using name in vain is more like going to coast and demanding god to part the waters, to make sun stand still, to raise another from the dead, to kill all Romans, etc. Not to mention the defense of "god made me do it" or "Had to commit act on behalf of god".
Were one to behead another and say "this is because/proves god is great" (because he 'got away with it' - god must have permitted/wanted) - he might want to rethink logic the next time god rides above a cruise missile on its way)
For more discussion, may be better some other day.
For closure, it seems more association of word is to god/religion, no comment that complete in itself. So selecting 'best' as:
> It was similar with the Ark of the Covenant: you touch it and you are unclean then you die. Was no joke.
- I may disagree with many, but this one gave me the thought of quote 'believers' marching with ark against Philistines, and losing, Philistines say "Hahaha, jokes on you". Then Philistines taking over the ark die en masse, believers say "Hahaha, jokes on you"
[curses, was trying in vain to spread points, finding not enough available, and an additional comment. So.. posting what I had as closing remark and taking break, allowing my neurons to resettle. Feel free to try to squeeze in another]
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Then again, when it comes to opinions: to each one's own.
What is right, who is righteous, is subject to change.
Truth is beyond change.
What is right, who is righteous, is subject to change.
Truth is beyond change.
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Done (grading <phew>)
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> a profane, meaningless or irreverent manner.
- or irrelevant, fruitless
- or irrelevant, fruitless
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