| Lesson 44: The Law Of The Old That Is Covered In The New Testament: Swearing In Vain 3/07/2014 by turtle Matthew 23:16-22 KJV (16) Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor! (17) Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? (18) And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty. (19) Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift? (20) Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. (21) And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. (22) And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon. To swear by money, is to owe, an oath of promise to repay, an oath to guarantee repayment of some sort. To swear to take the things of God or God’s name in vain is not a plead necessarily to God, but a use of God in vain. How many children when learning about God falsely use praying, not knowing that the conditions they laid out for their prayer was a form of swearing even in a plead to God. For example promising God they would never bad again if God would heal their mother, father or baby sibling, not knowing that in truth this was not only a impossible on their part, but not a reason God would answer. When we pray in the name of Jesus it is a form of a request to God that it be according to His will, through the power of His Word. It be in His ability, not because of our ability to perform our oath or our swearing. Swearing by God or the throne or altar makes you guilty of sin, for God said do not do this. Jesus said do not swear. Yet it is not enough to know this it must be instilled in our hearts by the Holy Spirit. Do not let your plead to God be done in vain with empty words. Let it not be done with no heart or soul of the request. God is not pleased with this. Dear Heavenly Father help us not to use your name loosely or things of yours, but let make all request by your word, according to your will. In Jesus precious name, Amen. http://www.turtle30cshell.com _ |
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