True Christianity: The Portable New Century Edition, Volume 1

Lord and who worship him. The names of people and places in the Word
do not mean people and places either; they mean aspects of the church.
Even in our world a “name” means more than just a name—it also
means what someone is like. People’s natures get attached to their names.
We often say, “They’re doing it for their name” or “to make a name for
themselves.” “Those are big names” means that those people are famous
for characteristics they possess, such as creativity, scholarship, achieve-
ments, or the like.
It is common knowledge that people who insult or libel other peo-
ple’s names are in fact insulting or libeling the actions of the other
people’s lives. The two are conceptually linked. Such attacks ruin the
reputation of people’s names. Likewise, someone who says the name of
a monarch, a duke, or a great person with disrespect also dishonors the
person’s majesty and dignity. It is equally true that someone who men-
tions anyone’s name with a tone of contempt also disparages the deeds
of that person’s life—this applies to everyone. Every country has laws
that forbid us to abuse, attack, or insult anyone’s name (meaning any-
one’s nature and reputation).

The Third Commandment

Remember the Sabbath Day in Order to Keep It Holy;

for Six Days You Will Labor and Do All Your Work,

but the Seventh Day Is the Sabbath for Jehovah Your God

This is the third commandment, as you can see in Exodus 20 : 8 , 9 , 10 ; 301
and Deuteronomy 5 : 12 , 13 , 14. In the earthly meaning,which is the literal
meaning, it indicates that there are six days that belong to us and our
labors, and a seventh day that belongs to the Lord and to the peaceful
rest that he gives us. In the original language “Sabbath” means rest.
The Sabbath was the holiest thing among the children of Israel
because it represented the Lord. The six days represented his labors and
battles with the hells. The seventh day represented his victory over the
hells and the resulting rest. That day was holiness itself because it repre-
sented the completion of the Lord’s entire redemption.
When the Lord came into the world, however, and therefore symbols
representing him were no longer needed, the Sabbath day was turned

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