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Kevin when I lived in SA (Many years ago) there was a provision to make a formal declaration rather than to swear an oath. Has that been changed?
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I do not know,but I will try and find out.
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We are to comply with the governmental/judicial procedures and protocols that are set in place by governmental order.
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I understand about submitting to authorities, but this is not really about submission but more about making oaths. I personally take the word of Jesus as a much higher authority than any other anyway.
If we make oaths or swear on anything then we are sinning, according to Jesus.
Our senior pastor had a similar experience in court and the magistrate actually allowed him to give testimoney without swearing, so yes, maybe there is provision in the law in my country, but what about other countries.
I find it kind of ironic, if a country has a procedure in court to swear upon Gods word, then surely the country is founded on christian foundations, then why do they insist on people swearing on the bible when it is clearly against Gods word?