Are vows biblical?
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- Опубліковано 18 кві 2024
- Members of the Bruderhof make lifetime promises of faithfulness, poverty, obedience, and chastity (www.bruderhof.com/foundations.... In this video, Timothy and Richard explore the biblical basis for making vows.
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It's always great to see people like yourselves who actually live the the way it is sad to live in the Bible, especially if you're going to hold the Bible up what some people call God's book to live by. It's the people who push that book and truly do not live by it that poison it. Thank you very much
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I fully agree that vows are a good mechanism to be fully accountable and committed to a cause that is greater than ourselves. Thank you for for that wonderful conversation, definitely food for though. God richly bless your ministry
Hello, thanks for discussing these topics. As far as I know, the only lifetime vow in the Bible is for marriage, and even that is not specified directly (Humans make vows to help us stay committed), but are Marriage vows actually given in the Bible? Not that I know of. I do know that the Bible teaches that marriage is between one woman and one man and should be for life and that is commanded. My understanding is that any kind of vow is before God and the marriage partner. I'm not saying vows are wrong or shouldn't be used, but I don't think they are necessarily commanded and are rather put there by humans to help stay faithful or for whatever. I would think the same would go for membership vows. Are they biblically commanded or required, or is it humans adding them there to help us be more faithful or whatever. I think it is the latter. I would appreciate your feed back on this and if there are any biblical references could you please list them. Thank you
Thank you for broaching a sensitive topic.
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My wife and I made lifelong vows to a different intentional Christian community and God ages ago that we broke when we left just a few years later. It was devastating to us and the community. At the time, we felt it was almost as though we had broken our marriage vows. I find myself still troubled to an extent about that chapter in our lives and, even though the community no longer exists, those vows we made then, like our earlier marriage vows, seem to me to be somehow still in effect. What do you think? Thank you.
what does a bruderhof wedding [vows, etc] consist of? for example, are the vows taken in accordance with civil authority, or just before God and the community?
Thank you for an interesting and thought-provoking discussion. That vows (or witnessed promises) appear in scripture is plain, but is taking vows a condition required for following Jesus? Non of the apostles did, so no. However, asking the question, are vows required for certain styles of discipleship where interdependance within a group is cruicial, then on a purely human level, then yes - to the group and witnessed by the group and by God. (Not forgetting we shall be held accountable 'for the least of our utterances').
You are bound by what you agree to.
TJ……..:-)