13/11/2022 - ABOUT THE OATH

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Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.’ Matthew 5.33

Jesus interprets His words and teaches us how to do God’s will without making mistakes. Because of this, we have a north to follow when the enlightenment of the Word shines in our heart. As the brethren of the past were visited by the Lord, so are we, and the knowledge of the Scriptures is the reason to give the answer to the aggressions suffered by mankind on the part of the hellish forces. We are free!

The apostle Paul, in his letters and messages, stated that the letter kills, but the revelation of the Word gives life (2 Corinthians 3.6), the abundant life given by the Son of God: The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly (John 10.10). The Savior drew this parallel between Him and the devil, for us to choose the better side. On His side there is no evil, but with the enemy there is only misfortune. Pray!

Before Christ overcame the devil, man did not fully understand divine grace, because the Holy Spirit had not yet been widely sent out to people. Our time is a time in which the Heaves are opened, we are to know what the heavenly will is and give God true praise, enjoying His provision. We can never go beyond the Scriptures, but live according to the real purpose of the Most High (2 John 9). Believe and live!

The new birth erases the sins committed in ignorance and gives genuine breadth to all that is written. Therefore, be a constant learner of the Word. This way, you will be greatly blessed and lead people to understand the Truth. Many suffer for lack of knowledge (Hosea 4.6), lack of information about who they are in Christ and what the Father has made available to them. Be faithful in assuming the divine promises.

According to the Master, there is no reason for anyone to swear on anything. One must speak the Truth and stand on it, for it will set free whoever knows it. The preachers of the Gospel do not have to mirror themselves on the scholars of the “Roman Empire,” because their wisdom is of the mind, of the flesh. Jesus said: It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. (John 6.63).

We have to keep our word, without having to say, “I swear by God, by Jesus, or by the happiness of my children.” We are the Lord’s new creation, so let us be firm in God’s recommendations coming from the Scriptures. The devil will tempt us, as he did with the first couple (Genesis 3; 2 Corinthians 11.3). We cannot fall into transgression unless we do not mind being tormented, day and night, for eternity.

Man is what he says. All he has to do is claim that he will do something, and his statement will be accepted. Then he will have to work hard to fulfill what he has promised before God. We don’t have to use religious formulas, but base ourselves on the Word; in it lies the power to accomplish what we have said.

In Christ, with love,

R. R. Soares