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| Title: | Discussions from a Christian Perspective |
| Notice: | Prostitutes and tax collectors welcome! |
| Moderator: | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE |
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| Created: | Mon Sep 17 1990 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1362 |
| Total number of notes: | 61362 |
1141.0. "On swearing to an oath" by CSC32::J_CHRISTIE (Ps. 85.10) Sat Sep 16 1995 17:20
Matthew (KJV) 5:33 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:�
5:34 But I say unto you, �Swear� �not� at all; neither by heaven;
for it is God's throne:
5:35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by
Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
5:36 Neither shalt thou �swear� by thy head, because thou canst
�not� make one hair white or black.
5:37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for
whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. [Jesus speaking]
James 5:12 (KJV) But above all things, my brethren, �swear� �not,� neither by
heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but
let your yea be yea; and [your] nay, nay;
Shalom,
Richard
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| 1141.1 | | MKOTS3::JMARTIN | I press on toward the goal | Mon Sep 18 1995 10:33 | 1 |
| Good point. But what about wedding vows?
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| 1141.2 | | POWDML::FLANAGAN | let your light shine | Mon Sep 18 1995 10:35 | 3 |
| Let your yeh be yeh and your neh be neh!
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| 1141.3 | | MKOTS3::JMARTIN | I press on toward the goal | Mon Sep 18 1995 10:42 | 4 |
| Sounds to me from what you wrote that it is more the breaking of a vow
we are to avoid than the taking of a vow.
-Jack
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| 1141.4 | | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE | Ps. 85.10 | Mon Sep 18 1995 15:58 | 8 |
| Marriage is a covenant. To some it is also a sacrament. In a Quaker
wedding the partners typically make their promises to each other without
clergy conducting the ceremony. This is what Sharon and I did.
Neither of us swore to an oath.
Richard
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| 1141.5 | | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE | Ps. 85.10 | Mon Sep 18 1995 16:07 | 6 |
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Amen! If your word is good, there is no need to swear.
Richard
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