Jesus said that, “I am the WAY, the truth and life, no man cometh unto the father but by me.” Having given ourselves to God by faith in Jesus Christ, and adopting the Word of God as our rule of faith, and practice, we now give ourselves to one another by the will of God in this solemn covenant. We promise, by His grace, to love and obey Him in all things, to avoid all appearance of evil, to abstain from all sinful amusements and unholy conformity to the world. We agree faithfully to discharge our obligations in reference to study of the Scriptures, secret prayer, family devotions, and social worship, and by self-denial, faith, and good works endeavor to grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We will not forsake the assembling of ourselves together for church conferences, public worship, and the observation of the ordinances of the Gospel, nor fail to pay according to our ability for the support of the church, of its poor, and all its benevolent work.