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Originally posted by WILLOWTREE:
< !--UB -->< !--UE-->Matthew 5:37 (Jesus speaking)
Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No'; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.< !--UB -->< !--UE-->
This verse means that we are not to say 'yes' if we mean 'no' and not to say 'no' if we mean 'yes'.
actually that verse is saying not to make vows or to swear
(to something). because this would make your ordinary truth-telling look less truthful. thus our lawbooks have a different affirmation for quakers to use in court (since they're the only ones who actually listen to this verse correctly). read the verse before it. you're taking it out of context.