Now, I am going to assume that you’ve accepted Christ as your Savior? If not, it’s not too late to receive Him. All you have to do is believe, confess, be baptized and work! I’m going to also assume you are part of a church home. If so, then you agree to the doctrines, teachings and rules of the church. Now the question is...
Did you read the contract that you’ve agreed to upon joining your church? Well, if you attend or have ever attended a Baptist church, you’ve probably seen the Church Covenant on the wall, right? Have you ever taken the time to read it? If you’re like me, probably not but that’s ok.
A covenant is defined as a solemn agreement that is binding on all parties and it is commonly found in religious contexts, where it refers to sacred agreements between God and human beings. I know you’re asking, “Where did this come from?” Good question.
The one that hangs in the church is man-made but it was established from the covenant that God left for us in Genesis 9:9, when He said to Noah; “I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you.”
Descendant means us, God’s children. I don’t know who all reading this is “Baptist” Christians but if you’ve accepted Christ into your life and become a member of any church then you’ve agreed to the said covenant. Of course, we are all guilty of sometimes signing things without reading them and I will be the first to admit that I’d never taken the time to read the covenant but now is a very good time to start.
I won’t elaborate on every part of it because it is self-explanatory but I felt the need to share it with you because Christians now days are going to hell faster than any sinner in the world and the only way to stop this downward spiral is to start back at the beginning.
See, we’ve grown accustomed to going to church out of habit instead of making a habit out of going to church (you’ll get that later). This has to stop! We’ve got to get back to doing God’s will and we can’t do this without knowing what we’ve actually agreed to do.