covenant

There's been a lot of talk about covenant I've been following on a few blogs, and I found something my good friend Jaime put on her blog that I'd like to quote;


I believe that God wrote the Bible.

I believe that there is one God, who created EVERYTHING, and is the only One worthy to be worshipped.

I believe there are 3 pieces to the Trinity. Why else would it be called a trinity? Each part is equally perfect, important, and powerful.

I believe that Jesus is God, and was man.

I believe that Adam and Eve wre made perfect and sinless, but screwed up and as a consequence so do we.

I believe that Jesus' death and resurrection is my only way to Heaven.

I believe that I must ask to be forgiven, so that I may be forgiven and receive Salvation.

I believe that I am not under law, but under grace. And it is only through this grace that I am saved.

I believe that once I am saved I must continue to walk with God and obey Him so that I may be always saved.

I believe that I can be perfect, just as He is perfect.

I believe there is a heaven and there is a hell. Heaven is where you go if you believe, and act accordingly. Hell is where you go if you don't.

Because I believe these things:

I will listen to God, and grow closer to Him every day.

I will be in the world, but not of the world.

I will not crowd my life with impure thoughts, unclean words, or dishonest actions.

I will keep my relationships God-centered.

I will help to revive marriage, and remind people what it means. That it is a covenant...to the death.

I will give all of myself, holding back no part, give it all freely to God, my church, and people I come in contact with.

I will not drink. I will not smoke. I will not do drugs. I will not gamble. I will not watch pornography. I will not do anything that can come between myself and God. Ever. Never ever.

I will win souls for Christ, and remain faithful to the Salvation Army.

I will be involved in activities at my corps. I will tithe and give as much as I can afford to give.

I will stand by what I have written here, and what I claim to believe, even when it's not such a popular thing to do.

If any of this sounds familiar to anyone, It's the Articles of War. It's my signed covenant with God that I will uphold until I die. And then for eternity. I am a Soldier in the Salvation Army.

I AM THE SALVATION ARMY.