Swearing of oaths is contrary to a Christian's ____ and should be avoided.

• A. truthfulness
• B. trustworthiness
• C. loyalty
• D. honesty

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is integrity in your word—being someone whose commitments can be trusted. Swearing oaths implies that your ordinary word isn’t sufficient to guarantee you’ll keep a promise, which conflicts with the expectation that a Christian should be trustworthy—the dependable, consistent quality of keeping what you say you’ll do. Jesus taught that a person’s word should be trustworthy without needing formal vows, so the most fitting concept is trustworthiness. While truthfulness, honesty, and loyalty are related, trustworthiness best captures the reliability and faithfulness of your word as a standard for how others should rely on you.