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 the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, we do no, in the presence of God, and this assembly, most solemnly and joyfully
enter into covenant with one anothe ras one body in Christ.
We engage, therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit to walk together in the 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 regulary
to the support of the ministry, the expenses of the church, the relief of the poor, and the spread of teh gospel through all nations.
We also engage to maintain family and secret devotions: 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 intoxicatin drinks as a
beverage; to shun pornography; to be zealous in our effors to advance the Kingdom of our Saviour.
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 n feelings and Christian courtesy in speech; to be slow to take offense, but always
ready for reconciliation and mindful of the rules of our Saviour 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 thsi covenant and the principles of God's Word.
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