https://biblehub.com/matthew/5-34.htm — if oaths are a no-no (I have never sworn one), how come Gen Flynn was encouraging people to swear one? How come courts get people to swear an oath on the Bible, when it specifically says not to do this?
My sense is that any oath divides your loyalty to the holy spirit, since it is to a corruptible temporal institution or individual. My childhood in the JWs makes me allergic to surrendering myself to any collective and trusting its stated purpose is honest.
Matthew 5:34 But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God's throne;
But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God's throne;
https://biblehub.com/matthew/5-34.htm
Thank you for your thoughtful intent, as this Scripture is worthy of pondering.
However, I do believe that we are being warned to make sure our genuine character is so evident that, our words have the weightiness to be believed (!) without having to only be substantiated by invoking an even higher authority!
The older people used to say "My word is my bond!" And whatever they said was thoroughly believed! My Father would say to us: "I have spoken!" and we knew that was pure TRUTH!
In modern times, HONESTY is not the measure. for believability! The Duplicity of speech in our times has killed this standard...
