<P> According to David Cook, appeals to authorities to validate the truth of a promise had expanded in Jesus' day, which was not in line with the original commandment . Jesus is quoted as warning that they were blind and foolish who gave credibility to such arguments . </P> <P> According to the Gospel of John, Jesus made appeals to the power of the name of God and also claimed the name of God as his own, which constituted blasphemy if it were not true . The Gospel of John relates an incident where a group attempts to stone Jesus after he speaks God's name . Jesus says that he is the Messiah, and makes parallels between himself and the "Son of Man" referred to by the prophet Daniel, which evokes an emphatic response that he has blasphemed (broken the commandment) and deserves death . </P> <P> Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me . Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit ." </P> <P> The Apostle Paul occasionally invokes God's name in his letters, calling God as witness to the purity of his motives and honesty of his dealings with the churches to whom he ministered . </P>

Thou shalt not use the lord's name in vain kjv