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that we shall swear by God because we shall be God -- members
of the God family. Then we shall have the power-To perform
our oaths. This we cannot do now.
Jesus
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while in the flesh
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did not swear, setting us
an example (I Pet. 2:21). Men in
Old~stament
times did swear
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but It was not revealed to them that God alone can properly
exercise such a right.
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The word of a Christian is to be gthd. One GREAT
characteristic-or-God is the infallibilitt, e ABSOLuTE
surety of' His Word! Our word-- our simp e "Yes," or "No, " is
to be worth farimOre than thousands of' oaths, sworn by this or
that! PaUl did call upon God as his witness! Paul said:
".
bef'orelrod, I LIE NOT!" (Gal. 1:20). He aff'irmed that
he was telling the TRUTH, but he did not swear "by" anything.
People are held accountable according to the knowl–
edge possessed.
We
now know from the very words of' Jesus that
it is wrong for mortal men to swear by an oath at any time.
Taking an oath is a Divine prerogative.
LETTER ANSWERING DEPARTMENT
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