An oath: a solemn, usually formal, calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says.1 There is much confusion on whether a Christian can or cannot take an oath. The problem stems from verses of Scripture such as Matthew 5:33-37 where Jesus says, “But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil” and passages like Galatians 1:20 and 1 Thessalonians 5:27 where Paul swears an oath and asks Christians to swear an oath. What is the answer? Can we or can we not swear oaths. When reading passages like Matthew 5:33-37, the verses must be kept in context. Jesus tells us that in the Old Testament it is written, “Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but perform unto the Lord thine oaths.” Jesus is referring to Leviticus 19:12 where they should not swear by God falsely or profane his name. The word “forswear” in Matthew 5:33 means to commit perjury and at the end of the verse Christ says that they were to perform their oaths to the Lord. In verse 34, Jesus makes a contrast with the words “but I say unto you,” to contrast the Old with the New. Verses 34 to 36 are a list of things by which we are not to swear. It was the practice of the Jews in the Old Testament to seal any type of business