Under Oath

 

Under Oath

Before taking the witness stand in a court of law, one must raise their right hand and with their left resting on the holy bible take an oath to tell “the whole truth, so help you God.” Usually, those taking such an oath have never known God. What then is the benefit regarding their being truthful by swearing before God. Only God knows the truth. There is no man and no machine that can for certain detect deception. As we have all seen on TV or in real life in court case presentations, there are “two sides to every story;” someone lies! Suppose you were on trial for some unintentional act of violence. There were enough circumstantial evidence to cause your attorney concern that unless you denied the action, you would be found guilty and go to jail for a long period of time. But, if you lied and denied the act you would go free. What decision would you make?

John 1:14 “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”

John 8:32 “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

John 14:17 “Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him:...”

John 16:13 “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth:…”

1 John 1:8 “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.”

1 John 2:4 “He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.”

Matthew 26:59 “Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death; 60But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses”

Exodus 20:16 “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.”

Revelation 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. (vs27) And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.

2 John 1:3 “Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.”

Know God, know peace. Amen. 04/03.21 BLL