Blessing Church Covenant

God has graciously entered into a New Covenant with His people (Jer. 31:31-34; 32:40; Heb.8:7-13; 10:16,17; 13:20,21) through the work of Jesus Christ (Heb.8:6), whose obedience and blood infallibly secure all of its benefits for them (Mat. 26:26- 28; Heb. 13:20,21). By making us members of the one body of Christ (Rom. 12:4,5; 1 Cor. 12:12-27; Eph. 4:25), the New Covenant lays upon us responsibilities, not only to God, but also to each other. In this covenant God writes His law upon our hearts and causes us to walk in His ways. Thus, both our desire and ability to obey God spring from the work of Jesus Christ. Christ purchased for us the Holy Spirit, by whose gift of faith we obey, not to establish our own righteousness before God but to express our gratitude for grace. The Blessing Church exists on the basis of the New Covenant and as a local expression of the power and grace of God in that covenant. In our church covenant we confess both our joyful faith in the God of the New Covenant and our willing embrace of its obligations. These New Covenant obligations require that we love God supremely and our neighbor as ourselves.