SM-II-SYLLABUS                                                sm-ii-6

                                                                             The Sermon on the Mount

SM – II Lesson 6  Concerning Honesty and Integrity

 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. Matthew 5:33-37.

  

  1. To what references might Jesus be appealing in the statement He makes in verse 33?

 

  

  1. What is the meaning of the term “forswear”?

  

 

  1. Is Jesus issuing an injunction against all forms of oath-taking? Why?

  

 

  1. How might this particular teaching of Jesus relate to the subject of honesty and integrity?

 

  

  1. What makes honesty and integrity so important in our lives today?