love this, a good reminder. I have a bible-America related question - not related to your post - but I thought of asking you as it has been bugging me all day.
The Bible says do swear, do not swear an oath and do not use God’s name. So why do the courts in the US say “Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?”
And you literally have to place your hands on the bible and swear upon it, raise your right hand, and pledge this oath. Wouldn't this contradict the Bible directly ?
In Matthew 5: 34-37, it says “But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; 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 even one hair white or black. All you need to say is ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.”
And in James 5:12 it says “Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple ‘Yes’ or ‘No,’ otherwise you will be condemned.”
(NIV version for both)
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