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Free Will Baptist Covenant Having given ourselves to God, by faith in Christ, and
adopted the Word of God as our rule of faith and practice, we now
give ourselves to one another by the will of God in this solemn
covenant. We promise, by His grace, to love and obey Him in all things,
to avoid all appearance of evil, to abstain from all sinful
amusements and unholy conformity to the world, from all sanction
of the use and sale of intoxicating beverages, and to
"provide things honest in the sight of all
men." We agree faithfully to discharge our obligations in reference
to the study of the Scriptures, secret prayer, family devotions,
and social worship; and by self-denial, faith, and good works
endeavor to "grow in grace and the knowledge of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ." We will not forsake the assembling of ourselves together for
church conferences, public worship, and the observance of the
ordinances of the Gospel; nor fail to pay according to our
ability for the support of the church, of its poor, and all its
benevolent work. We agree to accept Christian admonition and reproof with
meekness, and to watch over one another in love, endeavoring to
"keep the unity of the Spirit" in the bonds of peace,
to be careful of one another's happiness and reputation, and
seek to strengthen the weak, encourage the afflicted, admonish
the erring, and as far as we are able, promote the success of the
church and of the Gospel. We will everywhere hold Christian principle sacred and
Christian obligations and enterprises supreme; counting it our
chief business in life to extend the influence of Christ in
society, constantly praying and toiling that the kingdom of God
may come, and His will be done on earth as it is in
heaven. To this end we agree to labor for the promotion of
educational and denominational enterprises, the support of
missions, the success of Sunday schools, and evangelistic efforts
for the salvation of the world. And may the God of peace sanctify
us wholly, and preserve us blameless unto the coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ.
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