“Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’ But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all…
The permission: Lev 19:12
The purpose:
to give greater to the promise being made
The problem:
A closer look at what Jesus is saying:
33 “Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not , but shall perform to the Lord what you have .’ 34 But I say to you, Do not take an at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, 35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 36 And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. 37 Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.
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- “Do not swear by heaven” : our equivalent…
- “Do not swear by earth” : our equivalent…
- “Do not swear by Jerusalem” : our equivalent…
- “Do not swear by your own head” : our equivalent…
The point:
your should be true, always.
How to de-vice Swearing:
(Jn 14:6, 16:13, Eph 4:25, Heb 7:19-22)