T HE C HURCH C OVENANT { “The New Testament in My Blood … that ... they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. ” } [ Genesis 1:1-28; 2:8-25; 3:1-24; 4:1-26; 5:29; 6:1-22; 7:16; 8:20-22; 9:1-27; 12:1-9; 13:1-18; 14:18-20; 15:1-18; 17:5-24; 18:18-33; 19:15-38; 21:12-31; 22:1-24; 24:60; 25:31-32; 26:430; 28:4-22; 31:45-54; 32:28; 46:1; 48:16; 49:17-24; 50:19-20; Exodus 2:23-25; 14:19-24; 16:7-9; 19:1-7; 23:32; 24:4-11; 34:12; Leviticus 2:13; 26:14-39; Numbers 18:13-19; 30:2; Deuteronomy 6:4-9; 7:2; 11:18-20; 17:2-7; 18:1-8; 23:21; 25:4; 29:1-28; 31:12-18; 32:14-33; Joshua 7:10-15; 9:15; 23:16; 24:14-26; Judges 2:2-23; 1Samuel 18:3-4; 2Samuel 13:28; 1Kings 18:26-44; 2Kings 6:16-17; 11:17; 23:3; 2Chronicles 13:5; 15:8-15; Ezra 10:2-5; Nehemiah 9:38; 10:29-39; Esther 4:13-16; 5:1-3; Job 12:2; Psalm 1:1-3; 15:1-3; 29:2; 34:7-22; 36:8-10; 48:13; 50:3-6; 55:16-19; 65:4; 78:5-7; 89:34-37; 105:7-10; 116:14-18; 122:1-9; 126:5-6; 139:7-12; Proverbs 1:7-10; 10:9-10; 11:13-30; 15:1-28; 17:17; 18:8-19; 19:1-11; 20:1-19; 21:17; 22:1-15; 23:19-35; 25:11-23; 26:17-22; 27:17; 28:6; 31:4; Ecclesiastes 2:14; 5:1-7; 7:20; 9:18; 11:9; 12:1-14; Song 4:12-16; Isaiah 2:2-3; 4:5-6; 5:11-22; 9:6-7; 28:1-8; 42:6; Jeremiah 2:3; 23:23-24; 31:31-34; 50:2-5; Ezekiel 3:18; 5:13; 17:18; Daniel 2:34-45; 5:1-31; 6:10; 12:1-4; Hosea 4:11; Amos 3:3; Jonah 3:1-10; Habakkuk 2:15-16; 3:4; Zechariah 3:810; 4:6-14; 6:12-15; 7:8-14; Malachi 3:6-12; Matthew 3:1-17; 4:19; 5:13-46; 6:3-33; 7:23; 10:10-40; 11:4-30; 12:35-36; 13:25-39; 15:9; 16:13-19; 18:3-20; 19:22; 20:25-28; 21:22-43; 22:11-14; 23:8-23; 24:35-46; 25:21-40; 26:26-75; 27:52-54; 28:18-20; Mark 1:1-4; 3:13-14; 5:19; 10:13-16; 11:24; 14:22-25; 16:15; Luke 3:7-8; 5:32; 6:12-46; 9:23-62; 10:7; 11:5-48; 12:31-32; 16:2-16; 18:1-43; 19:1-10; 22:19-20; 24:30-48; John 1:11-51; 2:16-17; 3:1-21; 4:21-53; 5:30-39; 6:37-69; 7:17-39; 8:12-32; 12:13-32; 13:15-35; 14:1-31; 15:4-26; 16:7-14; 17:616; 20:21-22; Acts 1:8-14; 2:1-47; 3:25-26; 4:1-35; 5:28-42; 6:1-7; 8:4-37; 9:18-31; 10:1-48; 11:18-29; 13:1-38; 14:25-28; 15:14-18; 16:6-34; 17:6-18; 18:24-28; 19:1-5; 20:28-35; 24:1416; 28:27-31; Romans 1:1-32; 2:4; 3:19-26; 4:25; 5:2-18; 6:1-23; 7:4; 8:1-33; 9:1-33; 10:1-21; 11:1-36; 12:1-21; 13:8-13; 14:4-23; 15:4-27; 16:1-25; 1Corinthians 1:10-21; 2:4-16; 3:1-6; 4:1-2; 5:1-13; 6:5-20; 8:1-13; 9:7-27; 10:6-12; 11:18-31; 12:3-27; 13:1-13; 14:40; 15:1-58; 16:1-2; 2Corinthians 1:3-22; 2:1-6; 3:1-6; 5:7-19; 6:14-18; 7:1-10; 8:1-24; 9:1-15; 10:3; 11:1-3; 12:19-21; Galatians 1:4; 2:10; 3:10-27; 4:9-14; 5:6-25; 6:1-10; Ephesians 1:3-23; 2:1-21; 3:9-21; 4:1-32; 5:1-27; 6:1-19; Philippians 1:27; 2:5-30; 3:6-17; 4:8-20; Colossians 1:3-24; 2:12-23; 3:1-13; 4:12-13; 1Thessalonians 1:1-10; 2:10-14; 3:12; 4:1-18; 5:11-25; 2Thessalonians 1:3-12; 2:16-17; 3:3-15; 1Timothy 1:5-11; 2:1-8; 3:15-16; 4:11-16; 5:13-21; 6:12; 2Timothy 1:5-18; 2:2-15; 3:1-17; 4:2-10; Titus 1:9; 2:1-15; 3:2-5; Philemon 1:2; Hebrews 1:13-14; 2:17; 4:12-14; 5:11; 6:10; 7:25; 8:6-13; 9:15-26; 10:12-25; 12:22-29; 13:1-21; James 1:6-27; 2:14-18; 3:1-8; 4:3-11; 5:10-16; 1Peter 1:3-23; 2:1-25; 3:1-22; 4:19; 2Peter 1:1-21; 3:9-18; 1John 1:6-9; 2:1-27; 3:14-18; 4:7-21; 5:4-9; 2John 1:9-11; Jude 1:1-19; Revelation 1:6-20; 2:1-16; 3:15-19; 4:5; 11:3-4; 19:7-8; 21:5-8; 22:6-17 ]
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aving been led, as we believe, by the Spirit of God, (Mt5:16,44; Jn6:44,63,65; 12:32; 15:26; 16:7-11; Ac16:14; Ro3:19-26; 5:5; 8:9,1417,26-30; 10:14; 1Co2:14; 2Co7:10; Ep2:1,8-10,18; 5:9-10; 6:17; Ti2:11,14; He4:12; 1Pe1:22; 2:12) to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior, (Ec7:20; Mt10:40; Jn1:11-12; 12:13; 14:6; Ro2:4; Ga3:26; 4:14; 5:22-23; Php2:13; 1Th2:10-14) and on the profession of our faith, (Ac2:41; 8:3637; 10:46-48; Ro4:25; 10:6-13; 14:23; 1Co5:9-10; 1Co12:3; Ga3:27; 1Ti6:12; 2Ti4:2,7; He4:14; 7:25; 1Jn4:15) having been baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, (Mt28:18-20; Mk1:4; 3:13-14; Lk3:7-8; 5:32; 6:12-16; Jn5:30; 14:15,21; 20:21-22; Ac2:37-42,46-47; 4:12; 9:18; 10:47; 11:18; 16:30-33; 19:1-5; Ro6:3-6; Ep2:18-20; 4:5; Co2:12; 1Ti4:14; 1Jn5:6-9) we do now in the presence of God, (Ps34:15; 139:7-12; Je23:23-24; 1Pe2:1-3,20-21; 3:21; 4:19) angels, (2Ki6:16-17; Ps34:7; Mt18:3-6,10; 1Ti5:21; He1:13-14) and this assembly, (1Co2:4-7; 5:12-13; Co1:24) most solemnly (Ac9:31; Ro12:4-5; 1Co12:20-21; Ep5:26-27) and joyfully (Ep2:8; 3:21; Re19:7-8) enter into covenant with one another, (Ps50:5; Ro1:17-21; 1Co1:10; 15:58; He8:10-12; 2Pe1:19-21; 3:17-18) as one body (Am3:3; Mt18:19-20; Ro12:4-5; Ep1:22-23; 4:1-5,11-16) in Christ. (1Co12:12-14,27; Co1:18; 2Ti2:15; 3:14-17)
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e engage therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit, (Mt3:16; Jn14:16-26; 15:4-5, 26; 16:7-8,12-14; Ac1:8,13-14; 2:1-4,40-47; 4:31-33; 9:31; 13:2; Ro8:1-2,9,13-16; 1Co2:13-14; Ep5:18; 6:17-19; 1Th1:3-8) to walk together in Christian love; (Jn13:34-35; Ro5:5,7-12; 13:10; 1Co13:1-13; Ga5:16,22-25; Ep4:1-5; 5:1-8; 1Th4:9; 1Jn4:7-21; 1Pe1:14-16) to strive for the advancement of this church, (Mt16:18; 28:19-20; Ep2:21; He10:25) in knowledge, (Ro10:2; 1Ti2:4; 2Ti2:15; 2Pe1:1-9; 3:11,17-18) holiness, (Je2:3; Ro6:19; 2Co7:1; 1Th4:7) and comfort; (Ac9:31; Ro15:4; 2Co1:3-7; 1Th4:18; 5:1114; 2Th2:16-17) to promote its prosperity (Ac2:41-42,47; Ep1:18; 1Pe1:7; Re3:16-19; 19:8) and spirituality; (1Ki18:26-28; Mt26:75; Ac4:4; Ro12:6-11; 1Co3:1; 15:58; Ga5:22-23; Ph1:27; 2Pe3:11) to sustain its worship, (Ps29:2; Jn4:22-24; Ac24:14-16; Ep3:21; He10:25; Ju1:19) ordinances, (Mt3:13-17; 26:2629; Mk14:22-23; Ro6:4-6; 1Co11:18-27; 1Pe3:21) discipline, (Mt16:18-19; 18:17; Ro6:17; 1Co5:1-13; 2Th3:6) and doctrines; (Mt15:9; 28:19-20; Lk16:16; Jn7:17; Ac2:42; 5:28; Ro6:17; Ep4:14; 1Ti4:12-16; 2Ti2:15; 3:16-17; 4:2; Ti1:9; 2:1,7; 2Jn1:9-11; Ju1:1-3) to give it a sacred preeminence over all institutions of human origin; (Mt6:33) to contribute (2Co8:1-15; 9:6-7,12) cheerfully and regularly (1Co16:1-2) to the support of the ministry, (De18:1-8; 25:4; Mt10:10; Lk10:7; 1Co9:7-14; Ga6:6) the expenses of the church, (Ac4:34-35) and the relief of the poor, (Mt25:40; Ro12:13; 15:26-27; Ga2:10) and the spread of the gospel (Mk16:15; Ac1:8; 11:22; 13:1-4; 14:25-28; Ro1:16; 10:13-15; 1Co1:21; 15:1-4) through all nations. (Mt11:4-5; 16:18; 23:23; 28:19; Lk10:7; 24:47; Ac8:4-8; 11:29; 13:14,38; 17:6,15-18; 2Co8:5-12; 1Th1:8; 5:25 1Ti1:5-11; 2Ti4:2; He12:28; 1Jn3:17)