{"id":4003,"date":"2026-06-26T08:16:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T12:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/?p=4003"},"modified":"2026-06-26T08:34:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T12:34:38","slug":"making-vows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/making-vows\/","title":{"rendered":"Het afleggen van geloften"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4003\" class=\"elementor elementor-4003\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2a9a03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2a9a03\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c2c904\" data-id=\"2c2c904\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3d62e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3d62e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Het afleggen van geloften<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61f9a54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61f9a54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cWanneer u een gelofte aan God doet, stel die dan niet uit, want Hij heeft geen behagen in dwazen. Kom uw belofte na \u2013 het is beter geen belofte te doen dan een belofte te doen en die niet na te komen. Laat uw mond uw vlees niet tot zonde verleiden, en zeg niet tegen de boodschapper van God dat het een vergissing was. Waarom zou God boos worden om uw excuus en het werk van uw handen vernietigen? Want in de veelheid van dromen en vele woorden schuilt ook ijdelheid. Maar vrees God.\u201d<br \/><strong>Prediker 5:4-7<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>Salomo waarschuwt voor het maken van ondoordachte geloften. Sommige mensen doen een gelofte aan God in een poging om met Hem te onderhandelen: &quot;Als U dit doet, beloof ik dat te doen.&quot; Salomo waarschuwt tegen deze manier van omgaan met God en herinnert ons eraan dat als we een gelofte aan God doen, we die ook moeten nakomen. Hij vergelijkt het doen van beloftes aan God en die vervolgens niet nakomen met dwaasheid.<\/p><p>Gelofte gaan over toekomstige daden, en de toekomst is iets waar jij en ik maar weinig controle over hebben. Gelofte moeten als heilig en plechtig worden beschouwd, omdat ze betrekking hebben op hemelse realiteiten, en we moeten ervoor oppassen dat we ze niet lichtzinnig afleggen. Sommige mensen gebruiken gelofte om het vertrouwen van anderen te winnen en daar vervolgens misbruik van te maken, en sommigen proberen dit zelfs ten koste van de Heer te doen.<\/p><p>Salomo waarschuwt ons voor het gevaar van het breken van een gelofte, en Jakobus voegt daaraan toe: &quot;Maar bovenal, mijn broeders, zweer niet bij de hemel of bij de aarde of met een andere eed. Laat uw &#039;ja&#039; &#039;ja&#039; zijn en uw &#039;nee&#039; &#039;nee&#039;, opdat u niet in het oordeel valt&quot; (Jakobus 5:12).<\/p><p>Een van de gevaren van het afleggen van geloften is dat onze omstandigheden kunnen veranderen, waardoor het moeilijk wordt om zo&#039;n belofte na te komen. Er zijn ook geloften die open zijn en een valstrik kunnen vormen, zoals we zien in Rechters 11:29-40, Matte\u00fcs 14:6-12 en Handelingen 23:20-24.<\/p><p>Ananias en Sapphira logen tegen God en ondervonden Zijn oordeel toen ze onder valse voorwendsels een gelofte aflegden (Handelingen 5:1-11). Het zou beter zijn geweest als ze die gelofte helemaal niet hadden afgelegd. Ze hadden slechts een deel van de opbrengst van hun land kunnen geven, maar in plaats daarvan wilden ze een valse indruk wekken. Ze wilden geestelijker overkomen om meer aanzien binnen de kerk te verwerven. Deze hypocrisie kostte hen uiteindelijk hun leven.<\/p><p>God vereist niet dat we geloften afleggen. In het Oude Testament werden geloften afgelegd als een vrijwillige uiting van iemands toewijding aan God (Numeri 30; Deuteronomium 23:21-23; Handelingen 18:18). Maar, zoals Salomo zegt, zegt de Heer tegen ieder van ons: &quot;Mijn zoon, geef Mij je hart&quot; (Spreuken 23:26).<\/p><p><strong>Ankerpunt voor vandaag:<\/strong><br \/>De Heer verlangt naar een leven dat aan Hem is overgegeven, niet naar loze beloften. (2 Korinti\u00ebrs 8:12; 9:7)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making Vows \u201cWhen you make a vow to God, do not delay to pay it; for He has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you have vowed\u2014better not to vow than to vow and not pay. Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, nor say before the messenger of God that it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_canvas","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-devotional"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Making Vows | Anchors For Life<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/making-vows\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"nl_NL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Making Vows | Anchors For Life\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Making Vows \u201cWhen you make a vow to God, do not delay to pay it; for He has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you have vowed\u2014better not to vow than to vow and not pay. Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, nor say before the messenger of God that it [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/making-vows\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Anchors For Life\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/anchorsforlife\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-26T12:16:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-26T12:34:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anchorsforlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Youtube-End-Slide-e1769744409320.png?fit=1154%2C597&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1154\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"597\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Anchors For Life\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Geschreven door\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Anchors For Life\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Geschatte leestijd\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minuten\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/anchorsforlife.org\\\/making-vows\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/anchorsforlife.org\\\/making-vows\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Anchors For Life\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/anchorsforlife.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0683e316720176621d45839989b97fe2\"},\"headline\":\"Making Vows\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-26T12:16:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-26T12:34:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/anchorsforlife.org\\\/making-vows\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":463,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/anchorsforlife.org\\\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Devotional\"],\"inLanguage\":\"nl-NL\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/anchorsforlife.org\\\/making-vows\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/anchorsforlife.org\\\/making-vows\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/anchorsforlife.org\\\/making-vows\\\/\",\"name\":\"Making Vows | Anchors For Life\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/anchorsforlife.org\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-26T12:16:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-26T12:34:38+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/anchorsforlife.org\\\/making-vows\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"nl-NL\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/anchorsforlife.org\\\/making-vows\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/anchorsforlife.org\\\/making-vows\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/anchorsforlife.org\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Making Vows\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/anchorsforlife.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/anchorsforlife.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"Anchors For Life\",\"description\":\"Verse-by-verse Bible teaching, devotionals, and Christian living resources\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/anchorsforlife.org\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/anchorsforlife.org\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"nl-NL\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/anchorsforlife.org\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Anchors For Life\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/anchorsforlife.org\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"nl-NL\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/anchorsforlife.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/anchorsforlife.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/LOGO-png-3500.png?fit=2750%2C2750&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/anchorsforlife.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/LOGO-png-3500.png?fit=2750%2C2750&ssl=1\",\"width\":2750,\"height\":2750,\"caption\":\"Anchors For Life\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/anchorsforlife.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/anchorsforlife\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UCOS7aqmb67cD9TMNy187GRQ\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/anchorsforlife.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0683e316720176621d45839989b97fe2\",\"name\":\"Anchors For Life\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"nl-NL\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1c63e698e66d39fa8d618ff8729397a2a666717202b9452fa5d16254d6ed5e22?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1c63e698e66d39fa8d618ff8729397a2a666717202b9452fa5d16254d6ed5e22?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1c63e698e66d39fa8d618ff8729397a2a666717202b9452fa5d16254d6ed5e22?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Anchors For Life\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/anchorsforlife.org\\\/nl\\\/author\\\/philberthadley\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Making Vows | Anchors For Life","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/making-vows\/","og_locale":"nl_NL","og_type":"article","og_title":"Making Vows | Anchors For Life","og_description":"Making Vows \u201cWhen you make a vow to God, do not delay to pay it; for He has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you have vowed\u2014better not to vow than to vow and not pay. Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, nor say before the messenger of God that it [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/making-vows\/","og_site_name":"Anchors For Life","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/anchorsforlife","article_published_time":"2026-06-26T12:16:46+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-06-26T12:34:38+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1154,"height":597,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anchorsforlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Youtube-End-Slide-e1769744409320.png?fit=1154%2C597&ssl=1","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Anchors For Life","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Geschreven door":"Anchors For Life","Geschatte leestijd":"3 minuten"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/making-vows\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/making-vows\/"},"author":{"name":"Anchors For Life","@id":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/#\/schema\/person\/0683e316720176621d45839989b97fe2"},"headline":"Making Vows","datePublished":"2026-06-26T12:16:46+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-26T12:34:38+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/making-vows\/"},"wordCount":463,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Devotional"],"inLanguage":"nl-NL","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/making-vows\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/making-vows\/","url":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/making-vows\/","name":"Making Vows | Anchors For Life","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-06-26T12:16:46+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-26T12:34:38+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/making-vows\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"nl-NL","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/making-vows\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/making-vows\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Making Vows"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/","name":"Ankers voor het leven","description":"Bijbelonderwijs vers voor vers, dagelijkse overdenkingen en hulpmiddelen voor een christelijk leven.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"nl-NL"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/#organization","name":"Ankers voor het leven","url":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"nl-NL","@id":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anchorsforlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/LOGO-png-3500.png?fit=2750%2C2750&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anchorsforlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/LOGO-png-3500.png?fit=2750%2C2750&ssl=1","width":2750,"height":2750,"caption":"Anchors For Life"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/anchorsforlife","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCOS7aqmb67cD9TMNy187GRQ"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/#\/schema\/person\/0683e316720176621d45839989b97fe2","name":"Ankers voor het leven","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"nl-NL","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1c63e698e66d39fa8d618ff8729397a2a666717202b9452fa5d16254d6ed5e22?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1c63e698e66d39fa8d618ff8729397a2a666717202b9452fa5d16254d6ed5e22?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1c63e698e66d39fa8d618ff8729397a2a666717202b9452fa5d16254d6ed5e22?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Anchors For Life"},"url":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/author\/philberthadley\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4003"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4003\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4011,"href":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4003\/revisions\/4011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anchorsforlife.org\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}