How do you take a vow of abstinence?

Question

I am christian and want to but what am i supposed to do to take a vow?

i thought there was this whole thing you had to go through...and the abstinence ring and what not.

Answer 1

No vows needed. Just wear your c-belt.

Answer 2

Vow Of Abstinence

Answer 3

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How do you take a vow of abstinence?
I am christian and want to but what am i supposed to do to take a vow?

Answer 4

Well, that sounds like a really tough situation. I mean, I almost don't know what to say, but I think we both have a good idea what God would say. He'd tell you to do the right thing. I mean, yes your girlfriend seems like she LOVES you and clearly you love her - but a vow is a vow; you wouldn't want to break a marriage vow, to make someone else happy. What difference is it to God? If anything it's a bigger, more important difference to God. However, it's your choice. If you feel doing this is more important, than by all means nothing is stopping you but I think you know in your heart and mind what the right thing to do is.

Answer 5

You need no vow of abstinence, Just pray to God that you plan on keeping your chastity until marriage. Do not rush into any vows with God you will later regret. If you wish to become a nun I would suggest waiting until you were at least 30 before entering into any such covenant with God. In spite of what you may have heard God wishes men and women to marry and have children. That was one of his first commandments to men and women.

Answer 6

A vow is a solumn promise to which you call God to witness and guarentee. If you do not keep this promise, God (if not a liar) must judge you for it. Therefore, "swear not at all".


Matthew 5:33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation, ‘Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’
5:34 But I say to you, do not take oaths at all – not by heaven, because it is the throne of God,
5:35 not by earth, because it is his footstool, and not by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.
5:36 Do not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.
5:37 Let your word be ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no.’ More than this is from the evil one.

James 5:12 And above all, my brothers and sisters, 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 into judgment.

Answer 7

I don't think there is any one way of doing it. Within some churches and in some groups, they make a big deal about it, going through a ceremony, signing a contract with God, etc. But you could go the other way and simply make a promise to God that you believe Him when he says that sex is a gift to be enjoyed by a man and woman within the confines of marriage and that you promise Him that you will wait until He gives you your wife. That is no less a vow of abstinance (before marriage) than the very public contract. AFTER ALL, no matter who witnesses it, no matter who knows about it, it's still between you and God.

Of course, EVEN if you start out with that very quiet prayer to God, over time it will come out. IF your friends start asking you if you "got laid" last night or asking you if you've "gotten any" from this girlfriend or that then what are you going to say? Chances are you're going to say something to the effect: "I believe that God wants us to wait until we are married to have sex; so, I've decided to wait."

And of course you PROBABLY will want to have a similar talk with your girlfriend very early in the relationship, ESPECIALLY if she's not a Christian. If she's thinking your some stud that's going to be "all over her," and you don't even make a move on her, what's she going to think? She's going to think ...

A) You're not attracted to her or
B) You're gay

You will have wasted a GOLDEN opportunity to witness to her about your faith, your beliefs, and your commitment to do what's right over what feels good.

Lord bless.

Answer 8

when you are in church and you are silent and communicating with GOD...then you offer up this vow/promise to be absinent...and furthermore to ask for all the powers in heaven to help you keep it....abstinence is a choice and decision to go without...and when you make this promise to GOD your integrity is then on the line...you must keep that word...and I know that you will...or you wouldn't be asking...I will pray that you keep your promise...hey you love that you did..

Answer 9

A vow is simply a promise to God, in this case a promise that you will "just say no" until you are married.

Answer 10

No vow needed.

I'm curious about Purity rings, myself.