| Identification with the Covenant of Christian Character | ||||||
| First, by doing that which is enjoined in the Word of God, which is our rule of both faith and practice, including: | Good Knowledge of Topic | Fair Knowledge of Topic | Needs further study on Topic | |||
| 1 | Loving God with all the heart, soul, mind, and strength | |||||
| 2 | Pressing upon the attention of the unsaved the claims of the gospel, inviting them to the house of the Lord, and trying to compass their salvation | |||||
| 3 | Being courteous to all men | |||||
| 4 | Being helpful to those who are also of the faith, in love forbearing one another | |||||
| 5 | Seeking to do good to the bodies and souls of men; feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, visiting the sick and imprisoned, and mjnistering to the needy, as opportunity and ability are given | |||||
| 6 | Contributing to the support of the ministry and the church and its work in tithes and offerings | |||||
| 7 | Attending faithfully all the ordinances of God, and the means of grace, including public worship of God, the ministry of the Word, the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, searching the Scriptures and meditating thereon; family and private devotions | |||||
| Second, by avoiding evil of every kind, including | Good Knowledge of Topic | Fair Knowledge of Topic | Needs further study on Topic | |||
| 1 | Taking the name of God in vain | |||||
| 2 | Profaning of the Lord's Day by participation in unnecessary secular activities, thereby indulging in practices that deny its sanctity | |||||
| 3 | Sexual immorality, such as premarital or extramarital relations, perversion in any form, or looseness and impropriety of conduct | |||||
| 4 | Habits or practices knownto be destructive of physical and mental well-being. Christians are to regard themselves as temples of the Holy Spirit | |||||
| 5 | Quarreling, returning evil for evil, gossiping, slandering, spreading surmises injurious to the good names of others | |||||
| 6 | Dishonesty, taking advantage in buying and selling, bearing false witness, and like works of darkness | |||||
| 7 | The indulging of pride in dress or behavior. Our people are to dress with the Christian simplicity and modesty that become holiness | |||||
| Third, By abiding in hearty fellowship with the church, not inveighing against but wholly committed to its doctrines and usages and actively in its continuing witness and outreach | ||||||
| Articles of Faith | Good Knowledge of Topic | Fair Knowledge of Topic | Needs further study on Topic | |||
| Scripture | Definition | |||||
| The Triune God | 1 | |||||
| Jesus Christ | 2 | |||||
| The Holy Spirit | 3 | |||||
| The Holy Scriptures | 4 | |||||
| Sin, Original and Personal | 5 | |||||
| Atonement | 6 | |||||
| Previent Grace | 7 | |||||
| Repentance | 8 | |||||
| Justification, Regeneration, and Adoption | 9 | |||||
| Entire Sanctification | 10 | |||||
| The Church | 11 | |||||
| Baptism | 12 | |||||
| The Lord's Supper | 13 | |||||
| Divine Healing | 14 | |||||
| Second Coming of Christ | 15 | |||||
| Resurrection, Judgment, and Destiny | 16 | |||||