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Originally posted by Ideal08
Can someone share with me those scriptures (not opinions or text from other books, ONLY SCRIPTURE, and all of them that deal with this topic; my bible doesn't have a concordance ) if you have them? I find this interesting and would like to study it some more. Where does this leave marraige vows (are those not oaths? Is there a difference b/t an oath and a vow? ) and the Hippocratic Oath that doctors take? Do lawyers take an oath when they are sworn in at the bar? And if all of these are true, does that mean that there should no marriage, no doctors, no lawyers, etc?

This topic comes up so often, and normally I dismiss it for obvious reasons. But I need to research a little bit to see WHERE this comes from.

Thanks!

Heres some stuff i found that's in the bible. Im still confussed by this i believed that these organizations were built on Christian principles. I know many of Greeks who go to chruch and are very religious. Most them dont drink, cruse, swear, as far as i know and i;ve known some of them for YEARS> Please help, i love God with all my heart but I still strive to be a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.

Proverbs 22:26 -- "Be not one of those who strike hands and pledge themselves ..."

John 18:20 -- "I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing." Throughout Scripture, we are told to imitate Jesus Christ, and let Him serve as our example. Thus, since Jesus Christ never, ever did anything in secret, we are not to do anything in secret, either. The true Christian walk is to be the utmost in transparency possible.

Matthew 5:34-46 -- "Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil."