I don't... and really can't make promises to God, because knowing that I am a human capable of sin, that instills in me the predisposition to not keep them, no matter how good I am at keeping promises.
2007-07-10 00:49:41 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I believe it is called in theological terms a "vow" and if one is going to make one, they better pay it:
Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared. - Psalm 76:11.
Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. - Ecclesiastes 5:5.
2007-07-10 01:00:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You might want to look at this as if God is an earthly father/parent and you are the child. You try really hard to please your parents when you are young and follow the rules, stay out of the cookie jar, but you mess up once in a while , but your parents give you your consequence and then still love you and go on.They are training you for the big world. So it God
2007-07-10 00:56:37 · answer #2 · answered by I Love Jesus 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Isaiah 1:18-19....“Come, now, YOU people, and let us set matters straight between us,” says Jehovah. “Though the sins of YOU people should prove to be as scarlet, they will be made white just like snow; though they should be red like crimson cloth, they will become even like wool. If YOU people show willingness and do listen, the good of the land YOU will eat.
Our willingness to make promises is good in God's eyes.
2007-07-10 00:59:44 · answer #3 · answered by papa G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Teehee, I shop them in petrie dishes and promise to "shop" them from harm. I pass the custom off a plate with antibiotics and BLAM, i'm the Goddess! i'm worshipped by using trillions of little micro organism! Wait...this appears like a South Park episode.
2016-11-08 21:42:06 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is merciful, he will not take you for breaking a promise if he knows that you were keen on keeping that promise but couldn't do it for any reason
2007-07-10 00:55:34 · answer #5 · answered by Salloo7a 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
good choice when i was younger (13,14)
i made promises to him but now i dont b/c i know that i will break it I'm not perfect its like disrespecting him by not keeping your word which is 10 times worser than not keeping your word to a human
2007-07-10 00:54:40 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does that mean you can't ever make a promise, not even to friends,family,wife..etc? Plus, making a promise to God is like making a promise to...ummm...Let's see....A chair?
2007-07-10 00:55:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I always make a promise and break it, never fulfill it, sob....
But I wanna make sure that someday I can really make a promise to GOD....
2007-07-10 00:58:16 · answer #8 · answered by Daniel777 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't make promises to God i only ask him to be with me through my day while i do my best to do everything for him and like he would want me to do it.
2007-07-10 00:54:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I made a deal with god once, back when I was a christian. Atheist now. It was a pretty rotten deal too. I never broke it definatly sucked for me.
2007-07-10 00:54:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋