makes this same connection in Romans 10:13–17. Thus, as the apostle John says, people must place their faith in the name of Christ: “And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment” (1 John 3:23). Because Christ has already died and risen, we cannot look at the third commandment merely in terms of God’s name. So many people look at this commandment and think that it is only violated
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