Swearing on the Bible

#5
#5
The reason I ask, is I have been reading through the Bible as a personal literary project and have repeatedly come across the prohibition to swear, take an oath, vow, etc., especially on God. That latest instance occurs in Matthew, so it can't even be talked around by, "Well, that was the Old Testament...".

Seems like if a Christian took an oath with his hand on a Bible it would be in violation of said Bible.
 
#6
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therealUT said:
The reason I ask, is I have been reading through the Bible as a personal literary project and have repeatedly come across the prohibition to swear, take an oath, vow, etc., especially on God. That latest instance occurs in Matthew, so it can't even be talked around by, "Well, that was the Old Testament...".

Seems like if a Christian took an oath with his hand on a Bible it would be in violation of said Bible.
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Good question and points. I have tried to come to grips with this issue before myself.
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#7
#7
hm, well, that's my "something new" learned today. Can't say I knew that to be the case.
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JTrainDavis said:
hm, well, that's my "something new" learned today. Can't say I knew that to be the case.
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Matthew 5: 33-37
Again you have heard that it was said to your ancestors, 'Do not take a false oath, but make good to the Lord all that you vow.' But I say to you, do not swear at all; not by heaven, for it is God's throne; nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Do not swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black. Let your 'Yes' mean 'Yes,' and your 'No' mean 'No.' Anything more is from the evil one.
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#11
#11
Good point. I don't shave either.

"Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard." Leviticus 19:27
 
#13
#13
One would think we would be in better shape if members of congress swore an oath on a copy of the constitution. JMO, IMO.
 
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#14
#14
"I swerve to smell the soup, the toll booth and nuts sing on the roof." Pretty sure no one in court would catch it.
 
#17
#17
who earnestly swears on the Bible? What would the repercussions be, in the mind of him being sworn to, for breaking the vow?

I just don't see the issue.
 
#18
#18
I'm assuming that if you swore to tell the truth on something as important an holy as the Bible is, then you do your utmost to tell the truth.
 
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joevol320 said:
I'm assuming that if you swore to tell the truth on something as important an holy as the Bible is, then you do your utmost to tell the truth.
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I hear what you are saying, BUT the Bible teaches against this. That is the presented delimma.
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#20
#20
that's why people can elect to not swear on the Bible, but can affirm instead
 
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joevol320 said:
I'm assuming that if you swore to tell the truth on something as important an holy as the Bible is, then you do your utmost to tell the truth.
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What about those who think the Bible is a joke?
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#25
#25
The Bible in a court room, has about as much of a place as any of the Law and Order stars, save Fred Thompson. It used to have a bigger meaning in the court room, but in today's society it's become just a meaningless action. I mean, who are most people in the court room more worried about lying to today, the district attorney who can throw their butts in jail for lying, or God, whom I would say a lot of people who are involved in the court room today don't believe in?? The court room is about man-made laws and judgments anyways, so I don't even think it belongs in a court room.
 
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