Should a Christian go to ORU and vow to the Lord?

[@jamesjoe08]

Do you think it would be safe to say that there is a precedence and a context that the it understood by the university? Say, there are administrative excuses for some things, and therefore the vow is understood in a certain manner? Not that I don't think a vow is to be taken quite seriously, but would it be safe to take into account the understanding of the university when interpreting the honor code?

[@SaudaraLink]

The vow is way too long for that to be a reasonable explanation, IMO. Also, new students and faculty would not understand the context. Vows should be followed carefully. Reinterpreting an unreasonable vow to say, "It doesn't mean this. It doesn't mean that" because the vow makes no sense is not the way to handle it, either. Jephthah made an unreasonable vow. The Bible warns against rashly making vows. It doesn't exempt those who made them from responsibility because the vow was poorly made or ill-thought out. To vow to keep a changing set of rules before the rules are even made-- to the Lord, is a crazy thing to do, IMO. They could make anything they want a vow to the Lord and you have to keep it or sin. Jesus said 'swear not at all.' James considered 'swear not at all' to be 'above all things.'