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Our Covenant:
Each member of Blue Springs Baptist
Church (BSBC) accepts and is committed to the
following affirmation: By becoming a member of
BSBC, my purpose is to cooperate fully with the
other members to advance the cause of our Lord
Jesus Christ through this local Church.
I join with fellow believers in this commitment.
I sincerely affirm that I am trusting solely in
the merits of Jesus Christ for my salvation from
sin. I also affirm that I have accepted and am
committed to the Statement of Faith and all
other provisions of the Constitution and Bylaws.
I gladly affirm that by His enabling grace I
will endeavor to conduct my life in accordance
with the following Scriptural principles:
• I will sincerely pray that Christ be exalted
and that
lives be blessed through the ministries of this
Church. (II Thessalonians 3:1)
• I will endeavor to live in a way that
consistently honors Jesus Christ, whom I
acknowledge as the Lord of my whole life.
(Ephesians 4:1)
• I will participate as regularly as possible in
worship and fellowship with this congregation.
(Hebrews 10:25)
• I will seek to discover my spiritual gifts and
to use them in some form of Christian service
within this Church. (Ephesians 4:11-13)
• I will endeavor to participate faithfully in
the financial support of the ministries of this
Church. (II Corinthians 9:6-11)
• I will refrain from propagating my Scriptural
interpretations that differ from those set forth
in the Statement of Faith and the Doctrinal
Statement in order to avoid unprofitable
divisions caused by contention. (I Corinthians
1:10-11)
At the same time, I will allow freedom of
expression in non-essentials so that we may
learn from one another. (I Thessalonians 5:21)
If my adherence to the Scriptural principle
above is called in question and should the
matter then be taken up by the ruling body, I
agree to submit the difference or charges to the
Senior Pastor. If I remain unwilling to settle
the difference on Scriptural grounds (Matthew
18:15-17), then I agree that the Church should
drop my name from the roll of church membership.
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