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New Jack Swinger
17th June 2010, 02:28 AM
In the Holy Bible, we read:

Matthew 5: 34-37
But I say to you, Do not swear at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. Let what you say be simply `Yes' or `No'; anything more than this comes from evil.

With this in mind, how can we reconcile this with taking oaths in court on the Holy Bible?

DavidObeid
17th June 2010, 09:06 AM
Hi Charbel,

This is dealt with very well in the Lumen Verum article here: http://www.lumenverum.org/apologetics/Law&Life/page74.html

Start reading at the 3rd paragraph down.

New Jack Swinger
17th June 2010, 03:37 PM
Great read!