How serious should marriage vows be taken and once commited is it not a sin not to fulfill your vows --- or
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Permalink Reply by Ray Phillips on -
Uncle Murray
The same question could be asked about the vow to serve God and be a Christian too. Just how serious should one take any vow that they make? Jesus said:
"But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your "yes" be yes and your "no" be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation." James 5:12 (ESV)
A man/woman is no better then their word. If they are not in the habit of keeping promises, their word, they are really not a Christian, no matter what profession they may make. Today the attitude is rampant in too many places that one can tell another person anything that will make them feel good. However, if any suggestion is made that it should be honest, that will come as a grand revelation to them. I have known a number of people in my; life that if they told you the sun was shining, you had better go look and see for yourself. They had become so use to lying that what they said carried no meaning at all. Some of these were ministers of the gospel too. That is the worst situation.
There are occasions when breaking a vow one makes is legitimate. Usually this is a situation where one has made a vow that God does not approve of and one must place loyalty to God above even a vow that they make. However, excluding this one exception, when we give our word, we must keep it, as long as the situation remains the same.
Happy Sabbth!
Maranatha :)
Ray
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Permalink Reply by Rob on -
The text Stewart quotes is a good illustration of what seems a statement that Jesus seems to be saying against making a vow....The problem is the Hebrew in Matthew is poorly translated into Greek...see Jeff Benner's comments on this in Ancient Hebrew Center. Jesus is not against a person making a vow, but against the Hebrew trend to make vows on earth were OK to break. If you make a vow, you have an obligation to keep it...As Stewart says the vows we often break as Chrsitians is our marriage vows to Jesus....
serious stuff indeed to make your words as dependable as your character.....
Happy Sabbath
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Permalink Reply by Uncle Murray j on -
I happen to agree with this statement Robb,, your vow to marriage is sacred so in this wow u have to do all u can do to make it work.. How can u be honest in your affaiurs in other areas if u go about doing nothing to improve your oneness with whom u vowed before God t o cherish and love?.
I often write it is not possible in other areas to be taken serious if u neglect the affairs of your betrothal and say it does not matter. Why is it today that marriage seems to be like a pape r cup that is disposable that if u not satisfyed or happy u can throw it away and it deemed acceptable?
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Permalink Reply by Uncle Murray j on
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Robb I not meaning to be disrespectful in anyway but can u be more specific in what you be saying please? Imean simply you mentioned Steward wrote something on this topic , of sorts ,, whyhere is it to be found then ?
I have heard and have experianced where marriages are just a shell the mates go about doing their own thing regardless of how the yhurt their mate and make excuses they do not feel like it necasary!
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Permalink Reply by OSING on -
I had been a happy married man, wedded to my first wife, for 43 years until the day she died in 2008. And, in what I firmly believe is God's providence, am now re-married to an old female acquaintance whom I met back in 1958 at Mt. View College, when she was still a 5th grader. My wife became my sweetheart a year later, the one I said died in 2008. What is involved in remaining TRUE to marriage vows?
The SOP states that "NOT EVEN BY A THOUGHT DID JESUS YIELD TO TEMPTATION." With God's blessing, it had been my attitude in marriage, that I "KEEP MY MIND PURE" when it comes to the presence of other females around whom I mix with. There had been times when I had to "IGNORE" some signals from opposite sex. It is possible to remain "faithful" to one's spouse, and yet, in the MIND, "enjoy the thought of forbidden sex relations with another woman." These thoughts one should GUARD one's mind AGAINST indulging it.
Fellow married men, ARE WE FAITHFUL TO OUR SPOUSES, EVEN IN OUR MINDS? Remember that in Matthew, Jesus said one can commit adultery in the mind, and heaven considers it "The SIN OF ADULTERY!" GOD BLESS EVERY MARRIED MAN AND WOMAN WHO READS THE BIBLE.
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Permalink Reply by Uncle Murray j on
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Thank u Osing for your input , Ireally appreciate your time.. YES and your correct also and I will remember what was stated about even in ou thoughts we must be pure towards our wives ..
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