An Exposition on the Book of James Part 21
If you haven’t yet, please check out part 1 of this series. The ideas of the book of James are all centered around the idea of a perfectly forged faith that makes us perfect.
James 5:12 KJV
But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
while it is possible that James is saying never to swear an oath, as some do now believe is sinful, it is more likely – given the context of James as a whole – that he is saying not to bind yourself with an oath to preform. There is a difference. The first includes oaths of honesty, as affidavits and oaths of office which state that the information you are in agreement with and will do you utmost to preform. The second one excludes this type of promise and is limited to performance of others and circumstances. For instance, when you take a note out on your house you promise- or swear – to pay it back. To Jame’s point, you do not know what will happen so you should not swear to this. You can agree by saying yes or no, but by swearing you are placing in faith in your circumstances instead of God.
It all relates back to faith. Who are you trusting in. A person that trusts in self will believe that that have all the answers and will not mind swearing. But one who knows that only God is in control will believe caution about what he agrees to,
S. T.
Acts 20:24
"But none of these things move me..."
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