I was listening to the Christian radio station today, and thought I'd better be very clear about something. God wants us to make covenants, but that does mean that we are earning our way to heaven! We are saved by grace, and we should also be changed by grace. Covenants help us on the road to being changed by grace -- they mark the path back to heaven, but no matter how hard we try, if we insist on working our way to heaven, we are going to fail.
Working on becoming more like Christ is not the same as earning heaven. Following Him by making covenants with Him is following His example and is for our benefit. I think we will be a lot more comfortable in heaven if we aren't just saved by grace, but changed by it.
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