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.’ But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God’s throne; nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black.But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.
~Matthew 5:33-37~
This scripture can be confusing and it has confused me for sometime. What I have come to conclude is that it means that we should not promise something unless we know that we will be able to carry it out. When we promise something we are saying yes in advance.
Life happens and we may find ourselves in the position of breaking that promise when something more important pops up. By breaking this promise relationships can be strained and trust can be lost. It is therefore, best to not make a promise, but to rather take a rain-check.
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