- A Christian’s life must be distinct amidst a world of sin. Therefore, I covenant to live a holy life of integrity and purity and according to God’s standards (cf. 2 Cor. 7:1, 1 Thess. 4:7).
- The ultimate mission of the church is to spread the message of salvation through Jesus and expand the kingdom of God. Therefore, I covenant to intentionally seek opportunities where I can share the gospel with those who do not currently believe (cf. Mt. 28:18-20).
- Love of God and love of neighbor go hand in hand. Therefore, I covenant to practice religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless by exhibiting a concern for the poor and oppressed and championing the cause of social justice in whatever ways I can (cf. Mt. 22:39, James 1:27).
- Community requires openness. Therefore, I covenant to foster relationships of authenticity and transperancy by letting people in the community into my heart and life (cf. James 5:16).
- When sinful people are together they are bound to step on toes or rub each other the wrong way eventually. Therefore, I covenant to not grow bitter or leave (cf. Eph. 4:31-32), but to patiently cultivate genuine love between members (cf. 1 Jn. 4:7-12), and proactively work to preserve the unity of the body (cf. Eph. 4:2-3).
- Being a part of a body means that members are intimately interrelated. Therefore, I covenant to consider how my words and deeds affect my fellow members and act accordingly (cf. Rom. 12:4-5, 14:1-23).
- Scripture grants oversight of the church to the elders. Therefore, I covenant to joyfully submit to their leadership (cf. Heb. 13:17).
- In addition, I specifically covenant to:
- regularly attend Sunday worship services (cf. Acts 20:7, Heb. 10:25).
- seek to grow in my practice of personal spiritual disciplines (1 Tim. 4:7b).
- faithfully give of my finances to the church according to omy means (cf. 1 Cor. 16:2).
- be actively involved in a weekly small group (cf. Acts 2:46b).
- attend Membership meetings
- and pray consistently for the church and its members (cf. Col. 1:3).
Finally, I recognize that participating in such a church community requires accountability. Therefore, I covenant to lovingly rebuke fellow members when necessary, accept rebuke when received, and unflinchingly extend forgiveness upon repentence (cf. Lk. 17:3-4). I also covenant to submit to and uphold church discipline (Mt. 18:15-17, 1 Cor. 5).
Streaming discussion about the financial situation, politics, and Public Policy as well as information regarding me and my trip down the stream called finance.
Saturday, February 3, 2007
Immanuel Baptist Church Covenant
As a member of Immanuel Baptist Church, I declare myself to be a follower of Jesus Christ and affirm that I cannot be such apart from a community of other Christ followers. I recognize that community requires commitment and therefore I make my commitment official and public by willingly entering into this covenant with my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ at Immanuel Baptist Church:
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Monetary Reserve
This section contains link that talk about finance and economics. There are links to organizations, individual books, and articles.
Clearinghouse
- Economics Internet Library
- FRED Economic Data - St. Louis Federal Reserve
- Great Economics Library
- IDEAS/Economics and Finance Research - University of Connecticut
- Internet Public Library
- Liberty Library
- Library of Economics and Liberty
- Online Books Page
- Online Library of Liberty
- Project Gutenberg
- Questia
Austrian School
Leveraged Learning
Capital Books
- A Treatise on Political Economy - Jean Baptiste Say
- Capital and Interest - Eugen v. Böhm-Bawerk
- On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation - David Ricardo
- Online Economics Textbooks - University of New York, Oswego
- Principles of Economics - Alfred Marshall
- Principles of Economics - Carl Menger
- Principles of Political Economy with some of their Applications to Social Philosophy - John Stuart Mill
- Road to Serfdom - Frederic A von Hayek
- Wealth of Nations - Adam Smith
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