Heidelberg Catechism Lords Day 37 – 101. Q. BUT MAY WE SWEAR AN OATH IN GOD’S NAME IF WE DO IT REVERENTLY?

A. Yes, when the government demands it, or when necessity requires it, in order to maintain and promote truth and trustworthiness for God”s glory and our neighbor”s good. Such oaths are approved in God”s Word1 and were rightly used by Old and New Testament believers.2