A Silence of Vows Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: A Silence of Vows--------------------------------------- Date: 10/20/2002 Keywords: "faithful" "vows" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: Psalm 76:11* Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them. Questions 1. What vows have you already made to God?   2. Could a vow help you resist pornography? Why or why not?   Practical help The New York City police department reduced crime by record levels in the 1990s with methods many observers initially called obsolete. Under the shorthand name of "broken windows," the NYPD returned to an old-fashioned notion that small crimes lead to large crimes — so broken windows should be fixed, and subway turnstile jumpers should be prosecuted. A decade later, even the skeptics admit that back-to-basics policing helped the city fight crime. A back-to-basics method can prove just as effective in your struggle against pornography. The method? A vow. Though the only one you may have made so far was on your wedding day, Psalm 76:11 suggests that vows can apply to more areas than marriage. There's no biblical reason for believers to take a silence of vows. So why not make vows to avoid pornography? To help you live out the second part of the verse — "and fulfill them" — tell other believers about the specific content of your promises to God. The support of the Christian community can help us stay faithful in more ways than one. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 2002 by eXXit *Scriptures are from The Holy Bible: New International Version, © Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved. ----