Sorry for telling this, but truth has to be matter that I'm not a christian, but more of an agnostic lets say. But when i was a kid, i was a highly religious and superstitious kid with ocd. My problem is about 9 or 10 years ago when i was 14 or 15 years old, i made a counter vow against my ocd rituals. In that time, I didn't know that i had ocd , in fact i didn't even know the concept of ocd since english is not my first language, and because of that i had lack of knowledge on mental disorders, and i happened to know about ocd 4 years ago. At that time as i said before i was a highly religious and spiritual kid who thought all the religions are same and their goals are same etc (you know the new age stuff). Anyway, long story short, i made a counter vow, like if i do some rituals even times, i may become this, and if i do that rituals odd times, some bad unwanted thing may happen to me, to Jesus and two other gods from other religions for stopping silly rituals which demanded that if you don't do this certain times before new year eve, some bad thing happen to you. In other word, in order to cancel the ocd rituals' demand, i made a counter vow, and that was a relief for a short period of time about 2 days, then thoughts and fear started to rise that what if i break that vow, and i realized that i made a great mistake of vowing, and i asked forgiveness from the gods from three religions that remove that vow. But since that time, i have had a constant fear of breaking that vow, and what if bad happen to me as i said in the condition of that vow. Can Jesus forgive non-christian? Is it possible to remove vow? Please help me, i just want to live my life without any binding.
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Vow based ocd is killing me.
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Jesus offers forgiveness to those who believe in Him, apart from their own righteousness. He teaches that our righteousness is inadequate to gain heaven, so He must impute His to us. He paid the price of our sin at the cross, where His perfect life was given to redeem our fallen lives.
If you trust Him for salvation, the matter no longer hinges on your performance. It is shifted to His completed work on your behalf.
If you know about Jesus, forsake the gods that cannot save, and trust Him alone. If you do not know, find out who He is, what He is like, and what He did for you. Call on Him and ask Him to reveal Himself to you. He promises freedom for those who do so.
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. -Gal 5:1
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Aleksandros
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A vow given without full understanding is treated much more lightly than one given with understanding.
Friend, you would actually have had to know exactly what you're getting into, in order for it to be that binding. As a Christian and one who knows Jesus Christ - He does not behave like your fears are trying to say He does.
A vow like the one you're describing actually would be nullified by default - it's not the kind of vow God honors, as it's impractical and unrealistic. It's like making a vow not to ever die.
Friend, you would actually have had to know exactly what you're getting into, in order for it to be that binding. As a Christian and one who knows Jesus Christ - He does not behave like your fears are trying to say He does.
A vow like the one you're describing actually would be nullified by default - it's not the kind of vow God honors, as it's impractical and unrealistic. It's like making a vow not to ever die.
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You are free from binding.
God is not capable of holding you accountable for what is in effect a symptom of an illness. He would not blame you for having a bruise on your leg if you fell over; it is simply what happens when we fall. And he would not blame you for any former 'vows' that you did not choose to make; they were part of what happens when you have OCD.
Know yourself to be free from binding, and free from any sin related to making these vows. Jesus came to free us all from such thoughts; in him we are all made free.
I hope you have a doctor to help you with the OCD. When it is under control perhaps you might like to read the gospels, to find out who it is that loves you so much, and who it is that offers you real freedom.
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Thanks for your replies, as a person of ocd, you know the person who has ocd fear of every possibilities and chances, can't dismiss other religions' gods as false because i made a silly vow to all of them which i deeply regrets. So it's sincere to ask forgiveness from each one of them. Please understand this and that i was a silly boy with superstitious tendencies. I know that in Christianity there is only one God. Anyway, can i pray to Jesus and believe that i'm released from this silly vow?
To Aleksandros like you said that (A vow like the one you're describing actually would be nullified by default - it's not the kind of vow God honors, as it's impractical and unrealistic. It's like making a vow not to ever die.)
What about the condition which i said what if works against me? Can this silly vow and its condition would be nullified by default too?
To Aleksandros like you said that (A vow like the one you're describing actually would be nullified by default - it's not the kind of vow God honors, as it's impractical and unrealistic. It's like making a vow not to ever die.)
What about the condition which i said what if works against me? Can this silly vow and its condition would be nullified by default too?
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May be i'm describing it wrongly, the thing is at that time ocd said if you won't do this certain rituals certain times before new year, you will never achieve this bla bla bla, and afraid of this and out of carelessness and fear, i made a counter vow with condition that if i do this rituals this way, may i will not achieve that, and if i do this rituals that way, may i will achieve this, its sort of like that and conditioned deliberately against my ocd demands, but after a while the very condition that i said become the very ocd ritual itself that to make sure not break it etc. Can i remove this vow with its condition and consequences?
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You can pray to be released if you want, but there is no need.
A vow made under duress has no legal standing. God will not hold any such vow against you.
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Bad things happen. Good things happen.
Your vows do not make either of these; they simply are.
Have you seen a doctor? I don't think this is something you can deal with on your own.
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Aleksandros
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There would be no conditions nor consequences for your vow, since it wasn't accepted by God. 
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