Jesus on Honesty
Published on May 30, 2019
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Jesus on Honesty
Matthew 5:31-37
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"They don't sell replacement batteries for that toy"
"There's an app that tells me if you really brushed your teeth or not"
"Every time you touch something in a store, a kitten dies"
"If kids don't behave in the drive-through line, they get a 'sad meal'"
"We lie all the time, and it wears us out. We manage our companies through a series of delusional cliches: 'the customer is always right;' 'I'm not angry;' ...
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" 'We're proceeding according to plan.' But we all know better than that. Lying takes a huge toll in terms of stress, anxiety, and depression."
- Brad Blanton
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What do Jesus' words about not taking oaths have to do with dishonesty?
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I. What kind of oaths is Jesus talking about?
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[ oaths we make, not the ones we take ]
II. What's the problem?
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1. They represented a legalistic approach to honesty
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2. They were -- and are -- manipulative
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"The essence of swearing or making oaths is to try to use something that, though impressive, is irrelevant to the issues at hand to get others to believe you and let you have your way. ...
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"We are making use of people, trying to bypass their understanding ... Whatever consent they give us will be uninformed because we have short-circuited their understanding of what is going on." - Dallas Willard
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3. They undermine our relationships
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III. Why we need the Gospel
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... overcome anxiety
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Jesus on Honesty
Matthew 5:31-37
