MEMBERSHIP VOWS OF THE PCA

I’m not a presbyterian, but these are pretty good. They summarize in large measure what a baptist church covenant states.

The following are taken from the Presbyterian Church in America’s Book of Church Order in section 57-5:

• Do you acknowledge yourself to be a sinner in the sight of God, justly deserving His displeasure, and without hope save in His sovereign mercy?
• Do you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as the Son of God, and Savior of sinners, and do you receive and rest upon Him alone for salvation as He is offered in the Gospel?
• Do you now resolve and promise, in humble reliance upon the grace of the Holy Spirit, that you will endeavor to live as becomes the followers of Christ?
• Do you promise to support the Church in its worship and work to the best of your ability?
• Do you submit yourself to the government and discipline of the Church, and promise to study its purity and peace?

The one missing that is in the historic baptist covenants would be summarized with a question like, “Do you promise to love all the other members, bearing their burdens and sharing their joys?”