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 solemly and joyfully enter into covenent 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 advancement of this church in knowledge,
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
engagements, and exemplary in our deportment; to avoid all tattling,
backbitting, 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 offence, but always ready for reconciliation and
mindful of the rules of our Saviour to secure it without delay.
From page 5 of Park View Bible Baptist Church Articles of Faith And
Constitution And By-Laws March 1, 1959
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