By the time Jesus came on the scene, Jewish religious leaders had developed elaborate rules about making promises. Jesus addresses this in the Sermon on the Mount, saying that there are proper ways to use words in our relationships.
The Genius of Jesus: Words
Part 5
October 18, 2015 • John Richardson
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