A church under the Lordship of Jesus Christ is one whose firm and unflinching commitment is to:
- be holy NOT happy (1Pe 1; 1Ti 6)
- contending for Biblical truth NOT compromise (Jud 1)
- loving God NOT the world (1Jo 2)
- the glory of Christ (His church) NOT our own glory (2Th 2 w/2Co 8)
- making disciples NOT fans (Mat 28; 1Co 4)
- sanctification thru God’s Word NOT satisfaction of the flesh (Joh 17; 1Ti 6)
- faithful obedience in our marriage to Christ NOT fickleness and failure (Mat 24-25; 1Ti 6)
- repentance NOT rehab (Act 26; Joh 5; Pro 28)
- practicing justice/righteousness NOT pity/therapy (1Jo 3; 1Co 6; Deu 16)
- sound doctrine and gospel NOT stupidity and shallowness (1Ti)
- fulfill of all of God’s Law NOT abolish it (Mat 5; Psa 119)
- confess our sins NOT conceal them (Jam 5)
- pull the trigger NOT our punches (2Ti 4)
- care for and confront one another in deed/truth NOT selfishness/avoidance (1Jo 3; Jam 5)
- recognize sin as effect NOT cause (Rev 20)
- take responsibility for our actions NOT playing the victim (2Co 5; Gal 6)
- act like men NOT scared little girls (1Co 16)
- be educated NOT entertained (1Ti 4; Rom 12)
- punish the guilty NOT protect them (Mat 18; 1Ti 5; Deu 16)
- act according to our God-given authority NOT neglect or deny it (Mat 16; Joh 20; Tit 2)
- boldly declare someone’s excommunication/apostasy NOT just their new birth (Mat 18; Heb 6, 10)
- follow what God says NOT what people think/feel (Col 2; 2Pe 1)
- seek to preserve the narrow way NOT make it more accommodating (Mat 7; Luk 13)
- always reform as we learn NOT remain the same (Gal 2; Act 15)
- make the gospel the dividing line between friend/foe NOT persons, affiliations or doctrine (Gal 1)
Christ Covenant Church has been and will continue to persevere in her firm and unflinching commitment to the 25 points above.