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Lawn Baptist 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 Spirit, we
do now, in the presence 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 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 sell of intoxicating
drinks as a beverage; 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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