Vows/Oaths vs Yes/No
Apr 30, 2023 • Jon Paul Dennison
Vows to God and oaths to men were sworn by something or someone to help people understand how serious their words were to God. But the people of Jesus' day had created a hierarchy of objects to give more weight to their promises than they intended to give. They believed that if they didn't swear by God, they wouldn't be accountable to Him for their broken promises. Jesus corrects all of this in a few short statements.