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Covenant Thankful for God's
everlasting mercy and for His great gift of salvation
through Jesus Christ our Lord, we covenant and agree
together to see, to know, and to do His Holy Will, and
to promote the triumph of our Savior's Kingdom over the
world.Heartily believing that the Scriptures were given
by the inspiration of God, and that they are profitable
for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, and for the
instruction in righteousness, and also that Christian
freedom requires that they be interpreted by individual
judgment, we covenant together to accept the Bible as
our supreme standard of faith and duty, and to recognize
as Christians and worthy of our fellowship, all who
devoutly love the Lord Jesus Christ and sustain a life
of Christian piety as taught by the word of God.
Anxiously desiring that all differences which separate
Christ's people may be removed, and that there may be
one flock and one Shepherd, we covenant together to lay
aside all distinctive and party names, and taking our
title from the great Head of the Church, to be known
simply and only as Christians. Furthermore, realizing
that the success of each church depends upon the
consecration of its individual membership, we covenant
together to attend the services of the church, to
contribute according to our means to its support, to
labor together to maintain its peace and harmony, and in
every way promote its temporal and spiritual welfare;
looking for our reward to the peace of God which
surpasses all understanding and to the Crown of
rejoicing laid up for all who love Christ's appearing.
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