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, the abuse of drugs, 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 public worship and by
self-denial, faith, and good works endeavor to “grow in grace and in 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 give
according to our ability for the support of the church 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 bond 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 principles and obligations supreme, esteem it our
chief business to make Christ known to the world, and constantly pray and toil
that the
To this end we agree to cooperate in the promotion of
denominational institutions and enterprises, the support of the work of the
local church, and the evangelization of the world.
May the God of peace sanctify us wholly, and preserve
us blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.