不可起誓—-馬太福音5:33-37［….甚麼誓都不可起…. 你們的話, 是, 就說是；不是, 就說不是; 若再多說, 就是出於那惡者.］［釋義］起誓的本身不是罪, 如不信守承諾的誓言, 應許, 或假誓, 這便是罪. 在聖經中起誓的記載, 不勝枚舉. 如神自己起過誓. 基督為大祭司時, 也是神起誓立的. 在律法中試驗有無犯罪之法, 也用起誓. 又如古時的偉人, 常用起誓之法, 對人以示立約或應許. 可知起誓本來不是罪. 但至耶穌時代, 因鑑於猶太人的背誓, 不能遵守律法上的約, 或盡其他的本分而起誓, 將誓言變成謊言, 反而造成他們欺騙邪惡的念頭, 因此禁止信徒起誓. ［禱告］親愛的主耶穌, 祢教導我們要誠實不欺, 也告訴我們不可指者天起誓, 不可指著地起誓, 因為天是祢的座位, 地是袮腳凳. 求祢讓我們誠實為人, 這樣我們就不必靠著起誓來取信於人, 也不必擔心無法信守起誓的承諾而犯罪. 禱告是奉主耶穌基督的名, 阿們！
Do not swear – Matthew 5:33-37 [….Do not swear any oath…. If your words are yes, say yes; if they are no, say no; if you say more, it is because of that Evil one.] [Interpretation] Swearing itself is not a sin. If you do not keep a promised oath, a promise, or a false oath, this is a sin. There are countless records of swearing in the Bible. For example, God himself swore an oath. Christ When he was the high priest, he was also sworn by God. He also used oaths to test whether there was any crime in the law. Also like the great men in ancient times, they often used oaths to express covenants or promises to others. It can be seen that oaths are not originally Sin. But by the time of Jesus, believers were prohibited from swearing in view of the fact that the Jews broke their oaths and could not abide by the covenants in the law or perform other duties, turning the oaths into lies and causing them to deceive and evil thoughts. [Prayer] Dear Lord Jesus, You teach us to be honest and not deceive, and you also tell us not to swear by heaven or by the earth, because heaven is your seat and the earth is your footstool. Please let us be honest. In this way, we don’t have to rely on oaths to win people’s trust, and we don’t have to worry about being unable to keep our sworn promises and committing sins. We pray in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen!