Read Matthew 5:33-37.
Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths.
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, Nay; for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil (Matthew 5:33,37).
Swear not at all, is one of the cardinal points in the teaching of Jesus. It means, briefly, that you are not to mortgage your future conduct in advance; to seek to fix your conduct or your belief for tomorrow while it is yet today. Rather you are constantly to keep yourself an open channel for the pouring out of the Holy Spirit into manifestation through you.
Of course, Jesus does not mean that you are not to enter into ordinary business engagements. Nor does he mean that the ordinary oath administered in a court of law is inadmissible. These things are matters of legal convenience. The Sermon on the Mount is a treatise on the spiritual life, for the spiritual life controls all the rest.
If we are to follow God’s will in all things, then we can not bind that will by our own oaths regarding our behavior. If we are to pour out our self-centered human spirit and fill ourselves with God’s holy spirit, then we must empty ourselves of self-will. This is impossible if we swear to a do something based on our own understanding at the time.
We can, however give ourselves to God and accept God’s words as those that will bind our behavior, thoughts and words. When we do this, God then flows through us into the world in his own way and for our best good. Then, we can live each day in the Garden assured that God’s oaths to us and to others are ruling our lives. Then we can know that our lives are on the path to joy, peace and hope.
Speaking truth,
Z gardener
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