Let your yes be yes

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Matthew 5:33-37 “Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not make false vows, but shall fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ 34 “But I say to you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, 35 or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 36 “Nor shall you make an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. 37 “But let your statement be, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is of evil.”
“It is written” vs “It has been said”
Misinterpretation: Do not make any public promise
Matthew 26:63 Jesus speaks under oath
God’s covenant
What is Jesus saying then? The opposite, if we think that we can make varying levels of promise, we are wrong. To make a promise by the heavens, or the earth, or a person place or thing and those varying in importance, we are wrong.
Degrees of commitment vs degrees of truthfulness.
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