...In the trinity: God the father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
... Salvation consists of those who having heard the Scriptural tesitimony of Christ, believe such a testimony to be true and thus by repenting of sin they have a personal acceptance of Him by faith into their hearts receiving the forgiveness of sins. These are urged to observe the two ordinances ordained by Christ and His apostles: baptism and the Lord's Supper.
... Baptism to be by immersion for it is symbolic of the death and burial to sin with Christ and resurrection to all life of holy living with Him.
... We practice open communion quarterly and at other special dates.
...The Holy Spirit magnifies Christ in the lives of believers and energizes them to live victoriously as they yield heart, mind, body. and soul to Him.
...Sunday, the first day of the week, to be the Lord's Day because Christ arose from the dead on the first day of the week and the earlv church kept this day in commemoration of God's finished plan of redemption. We should keep it as a day of rest and worship.
...This church is governed democratically by its own congregation.
...The Bible teaches that believers shall spend eternity with Christ in a holy heaven with holy and happy surroundings. It also teaches that the wicked shall be judged and sentenced to an eternity in perdition.
Having been led, as we believe, by the spirit of God to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour, 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.
We engage. therefore. by the aid of the Holy Spirit, to walk together In Christian love;
To strive for the advancment of this church in kowledge, holiness,
and comfort,
To promote Its prosperity and spirituality-,
To sustain its worship,ordinances, discipline and doctrines,-
To give It a sacred pre-eminence over all Institutions of human origin;
To contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry
, the expenses of the church, the relief of the poor, and the spread
of the gospel through all nations.
We also engage to maintain family and secret devotion;
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 engagement, and exemplary In our deportment;
To avoid all tattling, backbiting, and excessive anger;
To abstain from the sale and use of Intoxicating drinks as a beverage, and to be zealous In our efforts to advance
the kingdom of our Saviour.
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 Saviour, to secure
It without delay.
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
.
WASHINGTON C. H., OHIO
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