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Bible Baptist Church

Bradenton, Florida

John Barch

Sermon on the Mount Week 14

OATHS                Matthew 5:33-37 
n     Thou shalt not forswear thyself-Do Not Perjure Yourself or False Oaths
n     But shall perform-Keep Your Oath
n     Swear not at all Does Not Mean:
n     Don’t Take An Oath in a Courtroom
n     Don’t Take An Oath of Allegiance
n     What Is An Oath or Swearing?
n     To Swear Does Not Mean to Curse or Use Bad Words
n     Means: To Affirm the Truth of a Statement While Calling on God to Judge the Truth
n     Does The Bible Approve of Oaths?
n     God’s Oaths:
n     Not To Send Another Universal Flood (Gen 9:9-11)
n     To Send A Redeemer (Lk 1:68 &73)
n     To Raise His Son From the Dead (Ps 16:10 & Acts 2:27-31)
n     OT Oaths:
n     In God’s Name Oaths Were Permitted and Commanded (Deut. 10:20)
n     NT Oaths by Paul (Rom 1:9; 2 Cor 1:23; & Gal 1:20)
n     Bible Oaths Encourage Truthfulness
n     Jesus Did Not Mean to Condemn Swearing of Every Kind and On Every Occasion
n     Formal & Solemn Oaths Are Not Meant, Only Oaths Resulting From Impatience & Exaggeration
n     How Did the Jews Understand Oaths?
n     The Jews Did Not Consider It an Oath if The Name of God Was Left Out
n     This Teaching Led the Way to All Kinds of Untruthfulness & Frivolous Oaths
n     Neither by heavenGod’s throne-They Are Inseparable
n     Nor by the earth…footstool-The Creator Owns It (Is 66:1 & Ps 24:1)
n     Whether by Jerusalem…the city-His City (Ps 48:2 & Ps 46:4)
n     Neither…by thy head-Beyond Our Control
n     Jews Viewed This Swearing As Less Binding than Swearing by God 
n   Jesus Says That Every Oath Carries An Appeal to God Whether Named or Not (Col 1:17)
n     Jesus Declares That It Would be Best to Avoid These Oaths; Not Necessary
n     Oaths Are A Poor Substitute for Integrity
n     God Already Witnesses Every Word
n     But let your communication-Your Words in Ordinary Conversation
n     Yea, yea; Nay, nay-Let A Simple Yes & No Be Sufficient
n     Our Life Should Consistently Back Up Our Words
n     Whatsoever is more…cometh of evil-Introduces Suspicion 

 

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