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Ellicott Baptist Church
ELLICOTT BAPTIST
CHURCH
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 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 give it a sacred pre-eminence over all institutions of human origin; 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
sale and use 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 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 rule 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.
Matt. 28:18-20