Part 1 Church Covenant of Spurgeon Heritage Church, Holland, MI
Having been led by the Holy Spirit to repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, and having bowed to Him as Lord, we do now, in the presence of God and this assembly, most solemnly and joyfully covenant with one another, as one in Christ, to lead a life worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him. We promise by the aid of the Holy Spirit, to forsake the ways of sin and walk together in Christian love and in the paths of righteousness. With this in view, we engage to strive together for both the peace and purity of the church; to sustain its worship and steadfastly to cherish and hold its ordinances; disciplines and doctrines; to contribute, as faithful stewards, such time, talent and money, in the measure that God prospers each of us, that the responsibility for the work of the local church and world-wide ministry of spreading the Gospel be faithfully and effectively discharged. We also engage to maintain family and private devotions; to teach the Bible to our children; to seek the salvation of our kindred and acquaintances by all the means God has given us; to be just in our dealing and faithful in our engagements; to be exemplary to our deportment; to avoid unkind words and unrighteous anger; to abstain from the use and sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage; to abstain by God's grace, from every form of evil and all appearance thereof; to combine zeal and knowledge in our efforts to advance the cause of our Lord and Saviour Jesus; and to make Christ first and last in all things, both spiritual and temporal. We further engage to give and receive admonition with meekness and affection; to remember each other in prayer, and to aid each other in case of 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 Scriptures, to seek it without delay; to encourage one another in the blessed hope of our Lord's return. |
