Episode 26: Say what you mean, mean what you say
Many of us have suffered from broken promises—or from the violation of what we took to be a promise. The Law of Moses required people to fulfill their oaths, but the legalism of the Pharisees actually made it possible for people to weasel out of their commitments on technical grounds. What Jesus wants instead is a people whose word can be trusted. How else will others believe that God can be trusted?
