In the sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, I tell you, do not swear an oath at all. All you need to say is simply yes or no. Anything beyond this comes from the evil one.

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In the sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, you have heard that it was said to the people long

ago, do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the

vows you have made. But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all. All you need to say is simply yes or no.

Anything beyond this comes from the evil one. That's Matthew 5, 33, and 34, and verse 37 from the

new international version.

So some of our audience members have read these verses and that has sparked a question for them because they're in professions that require members to swear an oath.

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