III. But they have also written just as many church covenants. 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 rules of our Savior to secure it without delay. We will strive together for the support of a faithful evangelical ministry, and for the spread of the Redeemer's Kingdom among men; and through life, amidst evil report and good report, we will humbly and earnestly seek to live to the glory of Him who hath called us out of darkness into His marvelous light. Having been led, as we believe by the Spirit of God, to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior and, on 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. The church membership directories which were printed annually are missing from 1944 until 1948. 1 0 obj
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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 solemnly and joyfully enter into covenant with one another as one body in Christ. Having been brought as we trust, by divine grace, to accept the Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour and to give ourselves wholly to Him, we do now solemnly and joyfully covenant with each other, and in His strength do engage: That we will walk together in brotherly love and will exercise a Christian care and watchfulness over each other and faithfully warn and exhort; and as occasion may require will admonish one another in the spirit of meekness, considering ourselves, lest we also be tempted, and that as we have been buried with Christ in baptism, and raised again, so there is on us special obligation henceforth to walk in newness of life; That we will not forsake the assembling of ourselves together, but will uphold the public worship of God and the ordinances of His house, and will cheerfully contribute according as He may prosper us for the maintenance and spread of the Gospel and for the relief of the poor; That we will not omit private and family devotions nor neglect the religious education of our children and those under our care for the service of Christ; That we will seek divine aid to enable us to deny all ungodliness and every worldly lust, to walk circumspectly in the world to the end that we may by our influence win souls for Christ; That we will be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements, temperate in our lives, and by our counsel and example strive to promote every good work for the elevation of mankind; That we will remember each other in prayer, visit and aid each other in sickness, and seek to cultivate and maintain Christian sympathy and courtesy and earnestly endeavor to avoid doing, or giving utterance to anything which may grieve or offend any from the least to the greatest of those for whom Christ died; And may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, that Great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting Covenant, make us perfect in every good work, to do His will; working in as that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. The confession is as biblical as the previous one, and even more concise. E1 KDVkCXN In the 1948 church membership directory this third covenant appears; while in the 1943 church directory the previous covenant had been printed. Having, as we trust, been brought by Divine Grace to repent and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and to give up ourselves to Him, and having been baptized upon our profession of faith, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, we do now, relying on His gracious aid, solemnly and joyfully renew our covenant with each other. %PDF-1.7
We will not forsake the assembling of ourselves together, nor neglect to pray for ourselves and others. Southern Friendship Missionary Baptist Church ascribes to the following Articles of Faith & Church Covenant. We will walk together in brotherly love, as becomes the members of a Christian Church; exercise an affectionate care and watchfulness over each other and faithfully admonish and entreat one another, as occasion may require. In October 1896, the church's Committee on Rules, presumably with the support and encouragement of the new pastor, Granville Williams, presented to the church a new church covenant. A church covenant is a promise. | Washington, D.C. 20002. It was adopted in February of 1997. 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 drink as a beverage; and to be zealous in our efforts to advance the kingdom of our Savior. RiJGRX;
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We will rejoice at each other's happiness and endeavor with tenderness and sympathy to bear each other's burdens and sorrows. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us all. Instead, we are an unapologetically relationship-driven church. M%$w> 01"v!IA=n*lyZN .6&Kl"La\@L }Mo_+Dr:CkD1J;@S-yD@EZA@GW@b+{D}W.Mb7~O&d The Fall of Man.We believe the Scriptures teach that Man was created in holiness, under the law of his Maker; but by voluntary transgressions fell from that holy and happy state; in consequence of which all mankind are now sinners, not by constraint but choice; being by nature utterly void of that holiness required by the law of God, positively inclined to evil; and therefore under just condemnation to eternal ruin, without defense or excuse. In the links to the right, you'll findthe main ways that we encouragenewcomers to connect with the people of CHBC, as we seek to live out the relational model of the New Testament church. We believe the Scriptures teach that there is one, and only one, living and true God, an infinite, intelligent Spirit, whose name is Jehovah, the Maker and Supreme Ruler of heaven and earth; inexpressibly glorious in holiness, and worthy of all possible honor confidence and love; that in the unity of the Godhead there are three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; equal in every divine perfection, and executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption. ^RtHh.j@frn!Hw3Bw.GIV1+]y5J`M(RfEd>Esld#,. 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. It seems certain that Dr. White led the church to adopt the following document as their statement of faith. The True GOD. II. 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. <>/ExtGState<>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>>
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