Recently, I've been made aware of words such as "gosh," "doggone," and other similar phrases as being minced oaths or euphemisms for "God" and "God d---" respectively.
I have been using these phrases. But now that I know what they mean, I feel like I would be offending God and others who know their meaning if I were to continue using them. I would think that this is breaking the 3rd commandment, "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain."
Maybe this is the kind of thing David is talking about in Psalm 19:12 when he says, "Who can discern his errors? Declare me innocent from hidden faults."
I would think that me ignorantly using these euphemisms for God's name could be considered an error that I was not discerning or a "hidden fault" until I was made aware.
And yet, David is asking God in His mercy to declare him innocent of even hidden faults.
Praise God for His Word that reveals our sins and His abundant mercy in Christ's sacrifice to forgive us of those sins that we are not even aware of right now!
Logan Strawn
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