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CHURCH
COVENANT
Having
given ourselves to God, by faith in Christ, and adopted the Word of God
as our rule of faith and practice, we now give ourselves to one another
by the will of God in this solemn covenant.
We
promise, by His grace, to love and obey Him in all things, to avoid all
appearance of evil, to abstain from all sinful amusements and unholy
conformity to the world, from all sanction of the use and sale of
intoxicating beverages, and to “provide things honest in the
sight of all men.”
We agree
faithfully to discharge our obligations in reference to the study of
the Scriptures, secret prayer, family devotions, and social worship;
and by self denial, faith, and good works endeavor to “grow
in grace and the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ.”
We will not
forsake the assembling of ourselves together for church conferences,
public worship, and the observance of the ordinances of the Gospel; nor
fail to pay according to our ability for the support of the church, of
its poor, and all its benevolent work.
We agree to
accept Christian admonition and reproof with meekness, and to watch
over one another in love, endeavoring to “keep the unity of
the Spirit” in the bonds of peace, to be careful of one
another’s happiness and reputation, and seek to strengthen
the weak, encourage the afflicted, admonish the erring, and as far as
we are able, promote the success of the church and of the Gospel.
We will
everywhere hold Christian principle sacred and Christian obligations
and enterprises supreme; counting it our chief business in life to
extend the influence of Christ in society, constantly praying and
toiling that the kingdom of God may come, and His will be done on earth
as it is in heaven.
To this end
we agree to labor for the promotion of educational and denominational
enterprises, the support of missions, the success of Sunday schools,
and evangelistic efforts for the salvation of the world. And may the
God of peace sanctify us wholly, and preserve us blameless unto the
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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