2011-01-18T15:13:00-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/vows/ http://chitorch.org/index.php/in-context/tyndale/ 2011-01-18T15:13:00-05:00 Describes the circumstances which caused Tyndale to utter his famous vow to translate the Bible into English. One of Christian History Institute's In Context series of Christian quotes. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers%206:4-5&version=NIV 2009-08-31T10:36:17-05:00 The Nazarite vow of separation prohibited a number of unusual things, including eating grapes and cutting one's hair. The most famous Nazarite in the Bible was Sampson. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2020:25&version=NIV 2009-08-27T10:45:34-05:00 This proverb cautions about making rash promises or vows that you can't follow through on. Even a noble-sounding promise is a mistake if you later realize you can't fulfill it.