Your allegiance to the One who died for you must be greater than your short-term, personal desires.
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College life is finally over. You and your partner have started attending a new church. You love it there. The preacher opens the Bible every week. He walks through a passage of Scripture and applies it to your life. This new church reminds you a lot of the church back home where you grew up.
So after attending for several months, you and your partner feel compelled to commit and become more involved. You sign up for the four-week membership class, eager to take this next step. In the first week, a pastor teaches all about the church’s history and mission, which excites you. In the second week, you’re refreshed and reminded of key Christian doctrines and of this church’s place in a fellowship of churches. But in the third week’s class, when the pastor begins to review the membership covenant, you get uncomfortable.
