"I swear to God..."
How often do you hear someone say that? I know I've heard myself say it hundreds of times in my life. Verse 25 says: "It is a snare for one to say rashly, 'It is holy,' and begin to reflect only after making a vow." This verse comes as a reminder to tell us not to take our relationship with God lightly. In Hebrew, the holy name of God is unpronounceable spelled without vowels. This epitomizes the sacredness of God a prevents people from using the name of God casually and without regard. On the other hand, this also creates a boundary between us and God which makes it harder to get down and personal.
There must be a happy medium. We can't become so buddy-buddy with God that we take our relationship with God frivolously but we also can't hold God in such esteem that we do not feel connected.
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Luther says that we are to fear and love God. What does this mean?
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