CHRISTIAN DUTY

The obligations of church membership outlined in the covenant are all scriptural, as may be seen from the following study.

I. Salvation and Baptism

II. Duties to the Church

To walk together in Christian love (John 13:34-35).
To strive for the advancement of the church and promote its prosperity and spirituality (Phil 1:27; 2 Tim 2:15; 2 Cor 7:1; 2 Peter 3:11).
To sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline, and doctrine (Heb. 10:25; Matt 28:19; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Jude 3).
To give it pre-eminence in my life (Matt 6:33).
To contribute cheerfully and regularly (1 Cor 16:2; 2 Cor 8:6-7).
To carry my membership when I move and be active in church work wherever I live (Acts 11:19-21; 18:24-28).

III. Duties in Personal Christian Living

To maintain family and secret devotion (1 Thess. 5:17-18; Acts 17:11).
To religiously educate the children (2 Tim 3:15; Deut. 6:4-7).
To seek the salvation of the lost (Acts 1:8; Matt 4:19; Psa 126:5-6; Prov. 11:30).
To walk circumspectly in the world, and to be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements, and exemplary in our deportment (Eph. 5:15; Phil 2:14-15; 1 Pet 2:11-12).
To avoid gossip and excessive anger (Eph. 4:31; 1 Pet. 2:21; Col. 3:8; James 3:1-2).
To abstain from sale or use of liquors (Eph. 5:18; Jab. 2:15).
To be zealous in our efforts for Christ (Titus 2:14).

IV. Duties to Fellow Members

To watch over one another in love (1 Pet. 1:22).
To pray for one another (James 5:16).
To aid in sickness and distress (Gal. 6:2; Jam. 2:14-17).
To cultivate sympathy and courtesy (1 Pet. 3:8).
To be slow to take offense, always ready for reconciliation (Eph. 4:30-32).

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