We
believe...
- In one God,
creator and sustainer of all things, infinitely perfect
and eternally co-existing in three persons - Father, Son
and Holy Spirit.
- The Scriptures,
both Old and New Testaments, are the inspired, inerrant,
and trustworthy Word of God, the complete revelation of
His will for the salvation of human beings, and the final
authority for all matters about which it speaks.
- That human
nature derives from two historical persons, male and female,
created in God's image. They were created perfect, but
they sinned, plunging themselves and all human beings
into sin, guilt, suffering and death.
- That the substitutionary
death of Jesus Christ and His bodily resurrection provide
the only ground for justification, forgiveness and salvation
for all who believe, and only those who trust in Him alone
are born of the Holy Spirit, are true members of the Church,
and will spend eternity with Christ.
- That the Holy
Spirit is the agent of regeneration and renewal for believers
in Jesus Christ, that He makes the presence of Jesus Christ
real in believers, and that He comforts, guides, convicts
and enables believers to live in ways that honor Him.
- In the literal
and bodily coming again of the Lord Jesus Christ for His
church without spot or blemish to live forever with him
in a world without end.
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CHURCH
COVENANT
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 Ghost, we do now in the presence
of God, angels 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 throughout all nations.
We
also engage to maintain family and secret devotion; to educate
religiously 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 or use of intoxicating drink as a
beverage, and 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 each other in prayer; to aid each other in sickness
and distress; to cultivate Christian sympathy in feeling
and courtesy in speech; to be slow to take offense, but
always ready for reconciliation and mindful of the rules
of our Savior to seek 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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