In John Lenin’s misguided humanistic song “Imagine”, he has on one level, a good intention. He wants to see a world that lives in peace and harmony. In his mind, the barrier to that is religion, and he essentially blames religion for the lack of peace and the root of all war and the fallout of war. The song wants a good thing, but it totally misses the real pathway to that ; following God’s plan. This song is a vivid embodiment of Satan’s lie.
What we describe in the last part of our church covenant is living the ethic God has called us to that will bring true peace and love to our world. God calls us to a lifestyle where we seek to live out His Love and His Holiness in the midst of a dark, lost world. Peace does not come by everyone being free to live out their passions and sinful desires any way they want; peace and prosperity, come by following God’s law. I want us to look with some detail at the lifestyle God has called us to and build a biblical defense why we incorporate such specifics into our Church Covenant.