Covenant Relationships 

Kris talks about how covenant relationships should create an unbreakable bond between two people that can endure the hardest of times and any kind of stress.
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"Covenant means I have come to die for you, I've come to lay down my life for you, I've come to give you myself so that you can benefit; I've come for your sake."
"Covenant expresses itself in camaraderie but not all camaraderie is rooted in covenant. Often camaraderie is rooted in a common enemy instead of covenant friendships. But fellowship rooted in warfare is fueled in hatred, not forged in love."
True covenant is not rooted in a common struggle, but in mutual love because covenant needs no enemy for it lays down its life for its friend. When a culture of covenant is absent in community, society adopts an 'us and them' mentality because people bonds are rooted in a common foe.
In other words there is a need to have an enemy for their friendship is based in who they're against. Covenant destroys the 'us and them' mindset and bonds people through God's love, not mutual agreement."
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