The Revolution Brigade

In Revelation Chapter 2, Jesus calls the church at Thyatira to refuse to allow all forms of immorality in their midst.  Immorality is all sexual activity that is outside the marriage covenant, whether heterosexual or homosexual.  It includes all areas of life; physical, verbal, or technological (Internet).

Immorality in the church grieves Jesus’ heart, injures our heart and family (natural and spiritual), and grants Satan “legal doors of access” into our lives.  Immorality causes Jesus to lose part of His inheritance and investment in His people as well as part of their inheritance in Him.  It acts as a barrier to the flow of the Holy Spirit in our lives, and makes it impossible to fully grasp the fullness of God’s glory in our lives.

The scripture promises that judgement begins in God’s house (1 Peter 4:17), and that if we will judge ourselves, we will not be judged by God (1 Peter 11:31). 

A Radical Christian will do anything to remove the barriers that prevent him or her from coming closer to Jesus.  The Revolution Brigade, as a community of radical Christians, is committed to supporting every member in their decision to become and stay pure before the Lord.  As such, we endorse the following Purity Covenant, as adopted from IHOP and The Call:

7 Personal Commitments Before The Lord:

Commitment #1:  I refuse to participate in conversations that promote or joke about immorality.  If I do speak this way, I will confess to those I was conversing with that I have sinned.

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 way that I do if my clothing is too revealing (too tight, too short, etc).

 Commitment #3: I commit to confess each time I view pornography or have any form of sexual contact with someone (not my spouse) to the same trusted friend (who embraces this covenant).  I commit to register with the technology of choice that promotes the wisdom and safety of accountability whether or not I struggle with pornography.

Accountability software:

www.covenanteyes.com ($2.50 per month), www.x3watch.com (free), www.integrity.com (free), www.accountable2you.com (free)

Commitment #4: I commit to hold any confession of my friend’s failure in strict confidentiality.  If I do speak it to another, then I commit to tell the one who confessed their sin to me.  The one who breaks confidence should confess it also to the one to whom he breaks confidence.

Commitment #5: If I “repeatedly” stumble in immorality, I will show fruit of repentance by going with my friend to confess to the leadership and then accept the boundaries that they give me.

Commitment #6:  I commit to share with the leadership if my friend “repeatedly” stumbles in immorality.  I will first tell my friend before going to leadership to convince him to go with me.  I refuse to yield to “unsanctified mercy” that allows sin to increase in my friend’s life.

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 “unsactified mercy.”

We must make a personal committment to one another, that we will never bring public shame upon anyone who repents.   We hope to never uncover anyone’s sin publicly.  There are many levels of discipline which do not require public exposure.

If you’ve decided to take this Purity Covenant, we’d like it if you leave us a message here and let us know.  Be blessed.