Heidelberg Catechism
Question 101. But may we swear reverently by the name of God?
Answer. Yes, when the magistrate requires it, or when it may be needful otherwise, to maintain and promote fidelity and truth to the glory of God and our neighbor’s good; for such an oath is grounded in God’s Word,[1] and therefore was rightly used by the saints in the Old and New Testaments.[2]
[1] Deut 6:13, 10:20; Isa 48:1; Jer 4:1-2; Heb 6:16;
[2] Gen 21:24, 31:53-54; Josh 9:15, 19; 1 Sam 24:22; 1 Kgs 1:29-30; Rom 1:9; 2 Cor 1:23
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