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“Seeing you have purified your souls on obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that you love one another with a pure heart fervently.” (1 Peter 1:22)
“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.” (Ephesians 4:29)
“Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourself: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.” (Hebrews 13:17)
“Only let our conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel.” (Philippians 2:27)
To the church: “We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers.” (1 Thessalonians 1:2)
“And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting on another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” (Hebrews 10:24-25)
“Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.” (Luke 14:23)
“Practice hospitality towards one another without grumbling.” (1 Peter 4:9)
“Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.” (Matthew 28:20)
“And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine…” (Acts 2:42)
“As every man received a gift, even so minister the same one to another.” (1 Peter 4:10)
“And he gave some…pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ.” (Ephesians 4:11-12)
“Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus… [Who} took upon him the form of a servant.” (Philippians 2:4, 5, 7)
“And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of mind.” (Acts 2:46)
“Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the Law of Christ.” (Galatians 6:2)
“But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart; so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.” (2 Corinthians 9:6-7)
If I move away, I will seek to be united with a faithful, bible believing church.
If I know I am struggling to fulfill this covenant, I will in a straightforward way seek counsel with a church pastor.
Following Matthew 5:24, if I am hurt by a fellow believer or pastor, I will go to them to resolve the issue. I will not let bitterness and unforgiveness overtake me.
In accordance with Matthew 18:15-18, if I fail in fulfilling this covenant, I understand that the Pastor(s) and the congregation will pursue me in love for the purpose of holding me accountable to my vow for the good of my soul.