God as Political Rubber Stamp
Politicians and pastors can claim divine endorsement
The Christ Centered and Clear Podcast
Aug 27, 2026 · 15 min · 9 segments
In this episode, Nate, Jon, and Clint Pressley delve into the third commandment, exploring its implications and applications in both personal and ministry contexts. They discuss the common…
Jon AkinHost
Clint PressleyGuest
Nate AkinHost
Uh, when I was preaching it, uh, sort of held it up and think through what, what does it mean to take it lightly, to take it in vain.

Uh, in fact, I made, I sorta made that the, those the points of the sermon, uh, each one of those how you could think through what is... what happens here.

What do you not do and what do you do? What does it mean to, uh, not take, to take the L- uh, Lord's name in vain?

And so that was sort of our approach, was to, uh, walk through what that, how that might be applied, w- write the application.

'Cause it's not really that hard to understand, uh, disrespect or take lightly or, so, but how does that, how could that play out?

Uh, when I was preaching it, uh, sort of held it up and think through what, what does it mean to take it lightly, to take it in vain.

Uh, in fact, I made, I sorta made that the, those the points of the sermon, uh, each one of those how you could think through what is... what happens here.

What do you not do and what do you do? What does it mean to, uh, not take, to take the L- uh, Lord's name in vain?

And so that was sort of our approach, was to, uh, walk through what that, how that might be applied, w- write the application.

'Cause it's not really that hard to understand, uh, disrespect or take lightly or, so, but how does that, how could that play out?
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