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.
This writer has often commented that words are more powerful than bullets. Here the scripture is reminding us not to use words that can trap us into a rigid, self-ascribed behavior instead of being open to God’s will. It is self-elevation and denies that change is the nature of the universe. Most of the time their is a strong element of pride and ego involved as well.
Be humble and meek in thought, word and deed. Swear only that God’s will is all that drives future behavior. Be ever mindful of God’s word, and ever so careful to praise and glorify God for all things. Then, walk peacefully and obediently with God in the Eden that God created for us here below.
Obediently,
Z gardener
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