Charles Spurgeon's "Morning & Evening" Devotional: August 22nd
Charles Spurgeon's "Morning & Evening" Devotional: August 22nd Morning “Love your enemies.” Matthew 5:33-48 Matthew 5:37 Does not this forbid every kind of oath, not only profane swearing, but even that which is generally enjoined by civil governments? It would be hard to prove the contrary. Certainly, Christians ought to avoid all such expressions as “upon my honour,” “upon my word,” and the like, for such language goes beyond the “yea and nay” which is allowed them. Men. who swear profanely greatly err when they imagine that thus they secure credence, for every sensible person knows that a man who is accustomed to common swearing is quite able both to lie and to steal. Clean language becomes those who have been washed in the blood of Jesus. The tongue is an index of the health both of soul and body. He who is not pure in word is assuredly not pure in heart, and shall not see the Lord. Matthew 5:38 , Matthew 5:39 Retaliation is not a Christian word, and revenge is o...