Making a Purity Covenant:
Seven Practical Commitments
A. Immorality is all sexual activity outside of marriage (physical, verbal, technological, etc.). Immorality in the church grieves
Jesus’ heart, injures our heart, wounds our family (natural and spiritual) and grants Satan “legal doors of access” into our lives.
B. The church of Thyatira did not take a firm stand against immorality in their spiritual family.
19 I know your works, love, service, faith, and your patience (endurance)…20 I have a few things against you, because you
allow (tolerate, NIV) that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess…to teach and seduce My servants to commit
sexual immorality… (Rev. 2:19-20)
C. The church in Pergamos neglected to confront immorality in some of their ministries.
13 You hold fast to My name…14 I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of
Balaam, who taught…Israel to…commit sexual immorality…16 Repent, or I will come to you…and will fight against them
with the sword of My mouth. (Rev. 2:13-16)
D. The sword of Jesus’ mouth refers to His power being released by the command of His mouth. If we receive the
sword of His Word, it will free us. If we reject it, it will cause us trouble and pain. The option to reverse God’s judgment is
offered to all who repent.
17 The sacrifices of God are…a broken and a contrite heart…God will not despise. (Ps. 51:17)
E. Judgment begins in God’s house (1 Pet. 4:17). If we voluntarily judge ourselves with the sword of God’s Word,
then He need not judge us in a more severe way with His “sword of trouble”.
30 For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep. 31 For if we would judge ourselves, we would
not be judged. 32 When we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
(1 Cor. 11:30-32)
F. Jesus promised to make a way of escape for us both as a movement and as individuals.
13 God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will make the
way of escape, that you may be able to bear it. (1 Cor. 10:13)
II. SEVEN PERSONAL COMMITMENTS BEFORE THE LORD
16 Confess your trespasses to one another…that you may be healed. (Jas. 5:16)
A. Commitment #1: I commit to refuse to participate in conversations that promote or joke about immorality. If I do speak
in this way, I will confess to those I was conversing with that I sinned.
B. Commitment #2 (for men and women): I commit to wear modest clothing that in no way promotes sensuality.
I will “occasionally” ask a godly believer who does not dress the same way I do, if my clothing is too revealing
(too tight, too short, etc.).
C. Commitment #3: I commit to confess to the same trusted friend (who embraces this covenant) each time I view
pornography or have sexual contact with someone (outside my marriage). I commit to register with accountability
software. These programs track your internet activity and send an email to the accountability partner you choose.
They include: www.integrity.com (free); www.accountable2you.com (free) and www.covenanteyes.com.
D. Commitment #4: I commit to hold any confession of my friend’s failure in strict confidentiality. If I do speak it to
another, I commit to confess it to my friend who confessed their sin to me. I will also confess to the ones I gossiped to
that I sinned (by failing to maintain confidentially).
E. Commitment #5: If I “repeatedly” stumble in immorality, I will show the fruit of repentance by going with my friend
to confess to the leadership and then accept the boundaries they give me.
F. Commitment #6: I commit to share with the leadership if my friend “repeatedly” stumbles in immorality. I will first
tell my friend before sharing with a leader to convince him to go with me. I refuse to yield to “unsanctified mercy” that
allows sin to increase in my friend’s life.
15 If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained
your brother. 16 If he will not hear, take with you one or two more…17 If he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church.
(Mt. 18:15-17)
G. Commitment #7 (for leaders): I commit to follow through on the process of bringing those who “continue” in
immorality to the appropriate discipline without offering “unsanctified mercy”.
20 Those who continue in sin, rebuke in the presence of all… (1 Tim. 5:20, NAS)
5 Deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
(1 Cor. 5:5)
H. We will not bring public shame to anyone who repents. We hope to never expose one’s sin publicly. There are
many levels of discipline that do not require public exposure of one’s sin.
8 Above all things have fervent love…for love will cover a multitude of sins. (1 Pet. 4:8)
9 He who covers a transgression seeks love… (Prov. 17:9)