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AA34
Keeping Our Promises

AA34

We are to keep our promises.

Category: Godliness, Holiness & Righteousness

Type: Positive

Form: Explicit

Source dataset: New Testament

Uniqueness: Not unique

Classical commandment: No

New Covenant Literal Application

Applies to Person Categories: Everyone

Literal Application: mandated

More explanation about New Covenant Literal Application

The New Covenant Literal Application Code (NCLA) is an interpretive guide used by the authors to indicate which person categories a mitzvah applies to, and at what level of literal compliance.

It combines person categories such as Jewish, K'rov Yisrael, and Gentile, together with male/female distinctions and an application level such as mandated, recommended, optional, or prohibited.

This code reflects the authors' interpretive opinion and is provided for prayerful consideration. On this page, the technical code is summarized into plain language to help new readers understand it more easily.

Detailed codes: GFm - Gentile female, mandated | GMm - Gentile male, mandated | JFm - Jewish female, mandated | JMm - Jewish male, mandated | KFm - K'rovat Yisrael female, mandated | KMm - K'rov Yisrael male, mandated

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Bible references

Key NT Scriptures
  • Mark 7:11-13
  • Matthew 5:33
Supportive NT Scriptures
  • Acts 18:18
  • James 5:12
  • Matthew 15:5-6
Supportive OT Scriptures
  • Deuteronomy 23:22-24
  • Ecclesiastes 5:3-4
  • Ecclesiastes 5:5
  • Numbers 30:2-3
  • Psalms 56:13
  • Psalms 65:2
  • Psalms 76:12

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Commentary

Rabbi Michael Rudolph

A vow is a solemn promise; an oath is also a promise, but one that invokes an authority such as a god, a king, or an entity of similar importance. Covenants are enforceable promises that are usually bilateral – i.e. exchanged between individuals. Covenants can also be unilateral and, when they are, they are usually accompanied by a sign or seal. Most references to promises in the Bible are about God keeping his promises to men and men to God. The New Testament has a few references to human beings keeping their promises to other human beings and the Tanakh has more, but they tend to be about specific obligations such as fidelity in commercial transactions. All of this notwithstanding, keeping promises is a godly virtue for which we are held accountable by both God and man. The covenant promise of fidelity in marriage is one of the most important.


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