(October 20, 2013 at 6:59 am)Lion IRC Wrote: The bible says we are NOT to make oaths.
(Matthew 5:34)
"...But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all"
Yet again, an example where believers should go get their story straight before engaging the rest of us.
Quote: First, Scripture commands us to swear by the name of God on certain occasions. In Deuteronomy 6:13, for example, Scripture commands God's people "You shall fear only the Lord your God; and you shall worship Him, and swear by His name." Far from prohibiting all oaths, Isaiah tells us that "he who swears in the earth shall swear by the name of God" (Is. 65:16). God sanctions lawful oaths to such an extent that He promises to build up those who swear by His name (Jer. 12:16). Even in the mundane affairs of life, such as confirming the truth between disputing neighbors, God commands His people to swear before Him (Ex. 22:10-11). Because Scripture commands God's people to swear by His name, it cannot forbid all oaths. God does not command what He simultaneously condemns!
More on the subject here:
http://www.reformed.org/webfiles/antithe...oaths.html
