Bible Believers’ Baptist Church
Church Covenant
Having been led, as
we believe, by the Spirit of God to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as
our Saviour, and on the profession of our faith, having been
baptized in the name of the Father, and 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 a 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 Bible Believers’ Baptist 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 to 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 production, conveyance, sale,
and use of intoxicating beverage; To abstain from memberships in
Lodges and secret organizations and to avoid taking secret oaths
which are contrary to Scripture; and to be zealous in our efforts to
advance the work of the Saviour.
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 laws 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 Bible Believing Baptist Church of like faith and practice, where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God’s Word.