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Sermon on the Mount VII: Yes and No ...
Tuesday, Dec 2, 2014. Is he saying the truth? That is one of the questions which we ask ourselves again and again when we listen to politicians today. We know that we cannot rely on things, usually. We live in a world where truth is not treated with care. Cheating and creating some desired impression by twisting the truth is widely spread. And straight lies are also quite common.
The Problem with the Truth …
But listen to what Jesus has to say to this:
33 “Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’ 34 But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, 35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 36 And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. 37 Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil. (Matth. 5)
Jesus is touching our treatment of the truth. He is touching our way to deal with each other. We tend to tell lies, and then we try to tell others that what we say now is the truth. Then we search for ways to confirm our intention to say the truth in some particular case. The whole setup is wrong. It is not adequate. We should turn around and change!
A reliable word …
Jesus wants us to say reliable words. He wants our words to be clear and truthful. That is simple and clear.
Jesus is pushing away all our efforts to use heavy images or strong statemets to confirm our words. All that is evil! We are not meant to need it - and if we need this type of confirmation, it just shows that we are not pure, that we are not truthful. Any confirmation just confirms the opposite!
I think that it is good to get this clear words which Jesus gives us. We need to be reliable. We need to say the truth and only the truth. Of course, the truth need to be said carefully, with the care of sincere love. But there is no other way than saying the truth, yes and no. (RWEP) ... more texts