Intro: Integrity, honor, honesty, and truthfulness are all crucial to Christian character – Proverbs 19:1… Ephesians 4:25 … Chapter 23 in our Confession was necessary to avoid two different extremes common in the 17th century.
(1st) The Anabaptists and Quakers who refused to take Oaths.
(2nd) The Roman Catholics who blasphemed God in making and breaking all kinds of unlawful oaths and vows.
An OATH is a solemn promise made to men—before God – Exodus 13:19
A VOW is a solemn promise made to God – Numbers 30:2
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Bryan Wheeler Pastor Bryan Wheeler was converted to Christ in 1973. For most of the 20 years that he served in the U.S. Air Force he was actively involved in church-based preaching and teaching ministries in the U.S. and overseas. Pastor Wheeler was ordained into the gospel ministry in 1987 and was called into full time ministry in 1989. He is the pastor at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Verona, VA. He and his wife Maureen were married in 1968 and the Lord has given them 6 children and 4 grandchildren.
