Did you realize that modern-day 'corporate' contracts are a violation of biblical principle?

[GaryA]

TITLE: Did you realize that modern-day 'corporate' contracts are a violation of biblical principle?

TOPIC: modern-day 'corporate' contracts

BIBLICAL REFERENCE:

Matthew 5:

37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

GENERAL CONTEXT: Living up to the standard of God.

SPECIFIC CONTEXT: Making oaths.

BIBLICAL PRINCIPLE:

1) Let your communication not "go beyond" simple honesty.

2) Making an oath is unnecessary - and will 'complicate' simple honesty.

3) Whatever causes you to "go beyond" - and 'complicate' simple honesty - 'cometh of evil'.

In other words, anything that complicates simple honesty (beyond which we are never to go) is a "work of evil"...

And, Satan has filled the world with many works of evil to unnecessarily complicate everyone's communication.

SUMMARY SUGGESTION:

Anything more than simple honest agreement and a handshake is "stepping over the line"...

The above suggested statement is specific to the topic of the thread.

God never intended for us to "go beyond" simple honesty in our communication.

A great deal of what most people think "is normal" is - no-more-and-no-less - 'complication' that Satan has imposed upon the world - which, from God's perspective - was never meant to be - and, is 'evil'.

I suggest that - modern-day 'corporate' contracts are a part of that 'evil' - right out of Satan's "play book" - and, firmly entrenched in our society.

 

[GaryA]

Confessions of Faith, Creeds, and church memberships are contracts. What do you say about these things?

Neither 'covenant' (as mentioned earlier in the thread) nor any of these things (as you describe in the quote above) are any form of contract.

The better statement with regard to church memberships would be that they are a [form of] 'covenant'.

Satan wants everyone deeply entrenched in his ['corporate'] contract 'system'.

If he can "get away with it", he will even convince you that a covenant is a form of contract.

This is to keep your mind and thinking 'embedded' in his everything-is-a-contract system.

 

[GaryA]

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
But let your communication be yea, yea,.... That is, let your speech, in your common conversation, and daily business of life, when ye answer to anything in the affirmative, be "yea"; and when ye answer to anything in the negative, "nay": and for the stronger asseveration of the matter, when it is necessary, double these words; but let no oaths be joined unto them: this is enough; a righteous man's yea, is yea, and his no, is no; his word is sufficient. Hence it appears, that our Lord is here speaking of rash swearing, and such as was used in common conversation, and is justly condemned by him.

Exactly!

A contract is a form of [an] oath.

 

[posthuman]

Exactly!

A contract is a form of [an] oath.

ah, in re what i said earlier, how adding 'i swear by such and such' makes you potentially dishonest unless you add the extra oath, when a contract specifies penalties for defaulting on it, it's tacitly admitting that ya might be unfaithful.
so i think 'prenuptial agreements' are wicked, but the world thinks they're wise.

i was originally a bit skeptical of the OP man but i get what you're saying now

 

[Runningman]

Matthew 5:

37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.


Anything more than simple honest agreement and a handshake is "stepping over the line"...

yes, I agree with you.

That being said, why do entities put contracts with terms & conditions to agree to? To protect themselves in the legal infrastructure. Checking a box on a contract or accepting terms & conditions does not necessarily constitute genuine acceptance on the spiritual heart level that we are talking about though.

"whatsoever is more than these (Yea or Nay) cometh of evil"

Every agreement boils down to a yes or no on a heart level. How do you add anything more than a yes or no unless this is talking about ulterior motives or lying?