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Church Covenant
A "church covenant" is a promise or agreement that a person agrees to as a member of this church body. It isn't a statement of doctrine, although its footings are according to our Biblical convictions of belief and conduct. It is a formal statement or "seal" between members of a local church. Below is our church covenant; it is a common text used by many churches of like faith and practice: Having
been led, as we believe, by the Spirit of God, to receive the Lord Jesus
Christ as our Savior, and on the profession of our faith, having been
baptized in the name of God, and this assembly, most solemnly and joyfully
enter into covenant with one another as one body in Christ. We
engage, therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit to walk together in
Christian love; to strive for the advancement of this church, in knowledge,
holiness, and comfort; to promote its prosperity and spirituality; to sustain
its worship, ordinances, discipline, and doctrines; to contribute cheerfully
and regularly to the support of the ministry, the expenses of the church, the
relief of the poor and the spread of the gospel
through all nations. We also engage to maintain family and
secret devotion; to religiously educate our children; to seek the salvation
of our kindred and acquaintances; to walk circumspectly in the world; to be
just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements and exemplary in our
deportment; to avoid all tattling, backbiting and excessive anger; to abstain
from the sale of, and use of destructive drugs or intoxicating drinks as a
beverage; to shun pornography; to be
zealous in our efforts to advance the kingdom of our Savior. We
further engage to watch over one another in brotherly love; to remember one
another in prayer; to aid one another in sickness and distress; to cultivate
Christian sympathy in feeling and Christian courtesy in speech; to be slow to
take offense, but always ready for reconciliation, and mindful of the rules
of our Savior, to secure it without delay. We
moreover engage that, when we remove from this place, we will as soon as
possible unite with some other church where we can carry out the spirit of
this covenant and the principles of God's Word.
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