Abraham was the friend of God, and just one of many biblical examples.
Some people tend to exclaim "I Swear!" to add veracity to their testimony, but such a habit becomes nothing more than vain words. So Jesus tells us that we should mean what we say hand have a reputation of honesty rather than try to bolster it with oaths. This doesn't mean that we cannot make marriage vows, promise tell the truth or promise to uphold the Constitution. Read the whole bible and it will interpret itself. Elsewhere Jesus tells us that we will give account of idle words, so yes, we should consider our words and mean what we say.
Marriage was given by Moses, and I think it was Peter that said it would be better not to marry after the teachings of Christ Jesus. Revelations takes it a step further in it's teaching of the 144,000 that were not defiled by woman. God knew what he was doing and man continually tried to one up him. Moses' laws baffle me anyway, why are we listening to the guy that wasn't allowed into the promised land?
To take an Oath to the constitution as it is currently held is to take an oath against the constitution that was intended. It's a fucking mess for sure.
Either way I am going to side with the words of Christ not to swear, that I might not end up promising to fulfill something that might go against my beliefs. You are free to do as you do as well. I see taking an oath as going against the teachings of The Father and I am pretty sure he doesn't like that. I trust that the Son knows better than the friend.
We are not to swear!
And Abraham said, I will swear. Gen 21:24
And Abraham isn't my God.
https://www.daily-prayers.org/jesus-life-stories-2/jesus-on-swearing-2/
Don't!
Abraham was the friend of God, and just one of many biblical examples. Some people tend to exclaim "I Swear!" to add veracity to their testimony, but such a habit becomes nothing more than vain words. So Jesus tells us that we should mean what we say hand have a reputation of honesty rather than try to bolster it with oaths. This doesn't mean that we cannot make marriage vows, promise tell the truth or promise to uphold the Constitution. Read the whole bible and it will interpret itself. Elsewhere Jesus tells us that we will give account of idle words, so yes, we should consider our words and mean what we say.
Marriage was given by Moses, and I think it was Peter that said it would be better not to marry after the teachings of Christ Jesus. Revelations takes it a step further in it's teaching of the 144,000 that were not defiled by woman. God knew what he was doing and man continually tried to one up him. Moses' laws baffle me anyway, why are we listening to the guy that wasn't allowed into the promised land?
To take an Oath to the constitution as it is currently held is to take an oath against the constitution that was intended. It's a fucking mess for sure.
Either way I am going to side with the words of Christ not to swear, that I might not end up promising to fulfill something that might go against my beliefs. You are free to do as you do as well. I see taking an oath as going against the teachings of The Father and I am pretty sure he doesn't like that. I trust that the Son knows better than the friend.