Making Promises

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James 5:12
But above all things, my brothers, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yes be yes; and your no, no; lest you fall into condemnation.
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Matthew 5:33-37
Again, you have heard that it has been said by them of old time, You shall not forswear yourself, but shall perform to the Lord your oaths:
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What is Your Word Worth?
... We ought to be honest in making our promises. ... Be honest in making promises; be honest
in fulfilling them. Fidelity to Promises. Do not make too many promises. ...
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Psalm XL.
... 1130] unfitting at the time; incongruous. You are still making promises; I
have already received! There has remained to them a certain ...
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Other Graces Bestowed on the Saint. The Promises of Our Lord to ...
... The Promises of Our Lord to Her. ... for the purpose of distressing those who in a short
time have made greater progress than we have made, by making them retrace ...
/.../teresa/the life of st teresa of jesus/chapter xxxix other graces bestowed.htm

Promises and Threatenings
... unless our hearts are right, and it is as vain to labour at making our hearts ... in
verse 5, but it was only the beginning, and, like all God's promises, it was ...
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God's Promises Tests
... 'Having these promises, dearly beloved! ... short-lived anticipations which do not look
beyond the end of next week are far less operative in making strong and ...
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Making Light of Christ
... of faith, and hope, and love; thou makest light of all the promises of the ... remember,
when you make light of the gospel, you are making light of the masterpiece ...
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On Counter Promises.
... a sort of Jewish sense, drawing from them nothing worthy of the divine promises. ...
holy in mind, and more practised in perception, he will, by making more rapid ...
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From the Two Books on the Promises.
... epistles of the apostles, and who have also made large promises [616] regarding ... its
expressions by the standard of my own reason, but, making more allowance ...
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The Promises of the Law and the Gospel Reconciled.
... 2. For this reason, the promises offered in the law would all be null and ... Thus David
after making mention of the reward which the Lord has prepared for his ...
/.../calvin/the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 17 the promises of.htm

The Truth of God
... II. God's truth, as it is taken from his veracity in making good his promises. There
has not failed one word of all his good promise.' I Kings 8:56. ...
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