Nine Marks of a Healthy Church/Appendix: A Typical Covenant of a Healthy Church
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| - | }}</noinclude> | + | }}</noinclude> 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. |
| - | 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. | + | |
| - | We will work and pray for the unity of the Spirit in the | + | We will work and pray for the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. |
| - | bond of peace. | + | |
| - | We will walk together in brotherly love, as becomes the | + | 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. |
| - | 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. | + | |
| - | We will not forsake the assembling of ourselves together, | + | We will not forsake the assembling of ourselves together, nor neglect to pray for ourselves and others. |
| - | nor neglect to pray for ourselves and others. | + | |
| - | We will endeavor to bring up such as may at any time | + | We will endeavor to bring up such as may at any time be under our care, in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, and by a pure and loving example to seek the salvation of our family and friends. |
| - | be under our care, in the nurture and admonition of the | + | |
| - | Lord, and by a pure and loving example to seek the salvation | + | |
| - | of our family and friends. | + | |
| - | We will rejoice at each other's happiness, and endeavor | + | We will rejoice at each other's happiness, and endeavor with tenderness and sympathy to bear each other's burdens and sorrows. |
| - | with tenderness and sympathy to bear each other's burdens | + | |
| - | and sorrows. | + | |
| - | We will seek, by Divine aid, to live carefully in the | + | We will seek, by Divine aid, to live carefully in the world, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, and remembering that, as we have been voluntarily buried by baptism and raised again from the symbolic grave, so there is on us a special obligation now to lead a new and holy life. |
| - | world, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, and remembering | + | |
| - | that, as we have been voluntarily buried by baptism | + | |
| - | and raised again from the symbolic grave, so there is on us | + | |
| - | a special obligation now to lead a new and holy life. | + | |
| - | We will work together for the continuance of a faithful | + | We will work together for the continuance of a faithful evangelical ministry in this church, as we sustain its wor- ship, ordinances, discipline, and doctrines. We will 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. |
| - | evangelical ministry in this church, as we sustain its wor- | + | |
| - | ship, ordinances, discipline, and doctrines. We will 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 will, when we move from this place, as soon as possible | + | We will, when we move from this place, 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. |
| - | unite with some other church where we can carry out | + | |
| - | the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God's Word. | + | |
| - | May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of | + | May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us all. Amen. |
| - | God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us all. | + | |
| - | Amen. | + | |
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We will work and pray for the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
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.
We will not forsake the assembling of ourselves together, nor neglect to pray for ourselves and others.
We will endeavor to bring up such as may at any time be under our care, in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, and by a pure and loving example to seek the salvation of our family and friends.
We will rejoice at each other's happiness, and endeavor with tenderness and sympathy to bear each other's burdens and sorrows.
We will seek, by Divine aid, to live carefully in the world, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, and remembering that, as we have been voluntarily buried by baptism and raised again from the symbolic grave, so there is on us a special obligation now to lead a new and holy life.
We will work together for the continuance of a faithful evangelical ministry in this church, as we sustain its wor- ship, ordinances, discipline, and doctrines. We will 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 will, when we move from this place, 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.
May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us all. Amen.
