CHURCH COVENANT
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 joyfully enter into covenant with one another, as one body in Christ, the Bible
Baptist Church in Liloan, Southern Leyte, Philippines.
We engage, therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit, to walk together in Christian
love; to strive for the advancement of the church, in knowledge, holiness and comfort; to promote its prosperity
and spirituality; to sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline and doctrine; to give it a sacred preeminence over
all institutions of human origin; to give cheerfully, regularly and progressively of our tithes, love, faith
promise, thanksgiving, first-fruits and other freewill offerings which are used in support of the ministry, the
expenses of the church and the spread of the Gospel throughout the Philippines and all nations.
We engage to support our Pastor, in all his leadership and endeavours, to give him
double honour, to pray for him, to encourage him, to work with him, to seek his good welfare and to love
him.
We also engage to maintain family and private devotions; to faithfully 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 sale and use of intoxicating drinks, tobacco and drugs; to abstain from gambling
and all forms of illegal and immoral vices; and to be zealous in our efforts to advance the kingdom of our
Saviour.
We further engage to watch over one another in a 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 restoration, and mindful of
the rule of our Saviour to secure it without delay.
We, moreover, engage that even when we remove from this place, we will continue to
support the ministry and live as how we are taught by God's Word and according to our doctrine until we are finally
united with some other church of like precious faith, where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and the
principles of God's Word.
The Bible Baptist Church, Liloan, Souther Leyte,
Philippines
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