Your Yes is to Be Yes & Your No, No
August 29, 2021 / Bellevue Baptist Church Your Yes is to Be Yes & Your No, No
“But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath; but your yes is to be yes, and your no, no, so that you may not fall under judgment.” James 5:12
- You’re never more like than when you tell the truth.
A. God the is truthful.
Num, 23:19; Rom. 3:3–4; Titus 1:1–2; Heb. 6:18
B. Jesus, God’s , is truthful.
John 8:46; John 14:6; 2 Cor. 5:21
C. The is truthful.
John 14:16–17, 15:26, 16:13
- You’re never more like the than when you tell the truth.
Ex. 20:16; Lev. 19:11; Psalm 19:7–11, 119:142, 160; Matt. 5:33–37; John 8:31–32, 17:17; Eph. 4:25; Col. 3:9; 2 Tim. 3:16–17; 2 Peter 1:20–21
- You’re never more like the than when you tell a lie.
Gen. 3:1–7; Psalm 101:7; Prov. 12:22; John 8:44; Acts 5:1–11; Acts 13:6–12; 1 Tim. 4:1–2; Rev. 12:7–11, 21:8