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NO CONDEMNATION
LORD’S DAY, DECEMBER 25
James 5:12

Matthew 5:33-37

 

“But I say unto you,

Swear not at all…”

 

NO CONDEMNATION
 
Once in the history of humanity, God lived with men. As we remember the birth of Jesus, let us also remember Romans 8:1-2: “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.” The Son of God became the Son of man so that the sons of men may become the sons of God. He lived a perfect life, went to the cross to shed His precious blood, died, was buried, but He rose again from the dead. He ascended back to heaven and promised that He will return, and that could be today!
 
Swear not: To “swear” (James 5:12) is to affirm or confirm an oath to the person or object by which the oath is taken. James commands that believers must not swear lightly and inconsiderately. It is sinful when we do not consider the pledge seriously, thereby profaning the name of God. We must not imagine that there is no evil in openly mentioning the name of God irreverently and frivolously. Read what Jesus says in Matthew 5:33-37.
 
Doubt not: James commands that we are to be sure of, and to be final with, our words. We are not to doubt. We have the Bible as our supreme and final authority in faith and practice. How can we demonstrate to others the infallibility, inerrancy and authority of God’s Word when we profane it and doubt it?
 
We thank the Lord for giving us our final standard of faith and practice: the inspired and preserved Word. We must not dare take oaths when we do not have the support from the Scriptures, thereby profaning God’s name in vain. Let us be mindful of the commandment, “Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain” (Exod 20:7).
 
THOUGHT: Do I take the Lord’s name in vain?
PRAYER: Father, keep me searching the Scriptures for the truth that I may not swear falsely or frivolously before Thee.

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