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Are Christians allowed to take oaths?
James seems to make it more specific...
James 5:
Context within the Sermon
Descriptive not prescriptive
Describes the blessed one.
Describes how it is something internal to their nature.
Salt and light.
Describes
He describes the Law, not establishing it or abolishing it, but describing what it should really be like.
Matt 5:
He then goes on to reference what was given before, “You have heard...”, “It was also said...”, etc.
Everything about this so far is not about giving a command, “prescriptive”, but describing what the truth is.
Oaths are permitted
This infers that oaths
Matthew 5:
Levi 19”
This does not “forbid” oaths, implying they were permissible.
God swore oaths to his people
Ecc
Hebrews 6:13
Hebrews
Old Testament Prophets
Isaiah 65:16
The Apostle Paul used oaths
Paul invoked God as a witness to confirm what he was saying.
This seems similar to how Jews were using oaths.
Do not bear false witness
The Jews has developed whole systems of oaths by Jesus’ time, as outlined in the Mishnah.
However, like the commands before they had abandoned the heart of truth, turning oaths into a way of avoiding their commitments.
Matt 23:
Oaths where ways of lying
While they seemed to be promising one thing, they were actually only giving the appearance of a promise while actually bearing false witness.
God is a God of Truth
God does not abide falsehood because he is righteous and just.
He does not lie and or deceive.
John 14:
Titus
The call to the believer
It is because of his faithfulness to his promises that we have hope.
The call to the believer
We then who are dwelling places for the Holy Spirit should be bearers of truth and faithfulness.
The call here then is that our words should be true and faithful.
We fulfill our promises and do not practise deceit.
The hope of the believer
It is because of his faithfulness to his promises that we have hope.
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