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 God has called me, chosen me, redeemed me, sanctified me, and blessed me with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies where Christ is seated at the right hand of the Father.¹ I believe in the name of Jesus², have accepted Him as my Savior, submitted my life to Him as Lord³ and become a child of God⁴. 

I have repented of my sins and have been baptized in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.⁵ Thereby, I have been baptized by the Spirit into the one Body of Christ⁶ and empowered for ministry and mission.⁷ I have had my life in Christ confirmed and strengthened through the laying on of a bishop’s hands (confirmation).⁸

 I have read the Jerusalem Declaration and affirm its teaching.

 In response to what the Lord has done for me, I commit myself (to the best of my ability) to the following pattern of life:

·       I will seek daily to abide in Christ⁹ through personal disciplines such as prayer, Bible reading, fasting, solitude, etc.
·         I will seek to grow always in the “grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ”¹⁰ through weekly worship and faithful participation in a small group.¹¹
·         I will offer deliberately my Spirit-empowered gifts for the building up of the Body of Christ.¹²
·         I will give generously and cheerfully to the work of the kingdom.¹³
·         I will choose to believe the best of my brothers and sisters in Christ, offering them the same charitable assumption I hope to receive from them.¹⁴
·         I will “proclaim the excellencies of Him who called [me] out of darkness into His marvelous light,”¹⁵ knowing that the Spirit empowers me as a witness,¹⁶ and Christ declares His people to be the light of the world.¹⁷

This commitment is the basis of my active involvement in the life, ministry and mission of Trinity Anglican Church. When I fall short, I invite the loving admonition and caring correction of the members of the Body.¹⁸

 

[1] 1 Cor. 1:2; Eph. 1:3-10

[2] Jn. 1:12

[3] Acts 2:36

[4] Jn. 1:12

[5] Acts 2:38; Mt. 28:19,20

[6] 1 Cor. 12:13

[7] Acts 1:8; 1 Cor. 12:4-11; Rom. 12:6-8

[8] Acts 8:14-17

[9] Jn. 15:1-5

[10] 2 Pet. 3:18

[11] Acts 2:42-47

[12] Eph. 4:11-16; Rom. 12:6-8; 1 Cor. 12:4-11

[13] Acts 2:42-47; 2 Cor. 9:6-8

[14] Rom. 14:19; Mt. 7:12; Eph. 4:1-3

[15] 1 Pet. 2:9

[16] Acts 1:8

[17] Mt. 5:14-16; Phil. 2:14-16

[18] Col. 1:28; 1 Thess. 5:12-14