| Having been brought by divine grace
to embrace the Lord Jesus Christ, and to give ourselves wholly to Him,
we the members of Emmanuel Baptist Church, do in the presence of God, angels,
and this assembly, solemnly and joyfully covenant with each other to walk
together in Him as one body to the glory of our one Lord. We do, therefore,
in His strength agree --
That in brotherly love we will remember
one another in prayer, encourage each other in our Christian walk, carefully
watch over each other, and faithfully warn, exhort, and admonish one another
as occasion may require:
That we will not forsake the assembling
of ourselves together, but will uphold the public worship of God, and the
ordinances of His church:
That we will not omit closet and
family religion at home, nor neglect the great duty of religiously training
our children, and those under our care, for the service of Christ, and
the enjoyment of heaven:
That, as we are the light of the
world, and the salt of the earth, we will seek divine aid to enable us
to deny ungodliness, and every worldly lust, and to walk circumspectly
in the world, that we may win the souls of men:
That we will strive together for
the purity and propagation of the glorious gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
That we will cheerfully contribute
of our property, according as God has prospered us, for the maintenance
of a faithful and evangelical ministry among us, for the support of the
poor, and for the spread of the gospel over the earth:
That in the outworking of these principles
we will be guided by the constitution of the Emmanuel Baptist Church:
That the ultimate authority in every
area of faith, order and morals is the Word of God alone; under which we
will, in all conditions, even till death, strive to live to the glory of
Him who has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light.
Now may the God of peace who brought
up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through
the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you complete in every good
work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight,
through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. -
Hebrews 13:20-21 |