Saturday, November 15 Do not swear at all.—Matt. 5:34. Jesus said this in condemnation of the casual habit that many people have in their daily conversation of repeatedly swearing to this or to that, without ever intending to do what they say. Do Jesus’ words mean that all making of oaths is bad? How could that be? Jehovah God and his righteous servant Abraham made sworn oaths on important occasions. Also, God’s Law required the taking of a sworn oath to settle certain disputes. ( Ex. 22:10, 11; Num. 5:21, 22) Thus, it may be necessary for a Christian to swear to tell the truth when testifying in a court of law. Or, on a rare occasion, a Christian might find it necessary to make a sworn oath to assure others of his intentions or to help settle a matter. In fact, when Jesus himself was put under oath by the high priest, he did not object to it but responded truthfully to the Jewish Sanhedrin.— Matt. 26:63, 64. w12 10/15 4:1, 2
Posted on: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 05:56:56 +0000
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