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Church
By-Laws
General Assembly By-Laws are a
set of rules and regulations that are set forth in accordance with the word of
God. The purpose of the By-laws is to ensure that the children of God remain
steadfast within the boundaries of the Holy Scriptures. The purpose is to elevate
the people leaning on their own understanding and go about to establish their
own righteousness. As it is written to let all things be done decently and in
order, so it is with the by-laws. As these rules are made in accordance with the
Scriptures, they are not allowed to contradict the doctrine of God in any form,
but to uphold all that is holy.
1. I will use no tobacco,
or drugs of any sort for smoking, chewing, injecting or any of its habitual
forms. II Corinthians 7:1, I Corinthians 3:16- 17, II Corinthians 6:16-18. I
Corinthians. 6;19-20. Isaiah
55:2.
2. I
will never be intoxicated with wine or by any type of strong drink. I Corinthians.6:l0,
Epheians. 5: I5, Prov.20:l.
3. I, as a woman, will
wear no sleeveless dress outside my house, low cut blouses, trousers, split tail
skirts/dresses of any kind. Clothing that is tight and hugging the body, or wear
fashions that are see through revealing the naked flesh, this appearance is
immodest. 1 Timothy 2:9-10. Revelation 3:18
4. I, as a man will wear
no short trousers or shorts pants, shirts or tee shirts without sleeves out side
of my home. Clothing that is tight and hugging the body, or wear fashions that
are see through revealing the naked flesh. Genesis 3:21 Revelation 3:18, I
Thessalonians 4:7, II Thessalonians 3:7, 9
5. I will always abstain from those things that
would appear evil to my brethren in the Church and to the unsaved. I Corinthians
10:28-32, 1 Thessalonians 5:22.
6. I will never forsake the assembling together of
ourselves but will but will he present at every service except at times when I
find it quite impossible to attend. Hebrews 10:25, Matthew 18:20.
7. I will take no evil report against an Elder or
any member of my assembly, but will always seek to prove the things I hear
before I accept same. Titus 3:2, I Timothy 5:19.
8. I will never allow myself to be found thinking
or judging corrupt thoughts of God's people but will always think the best of
things I cannot understand until I am able to prove otherwise. Titus 1:15,
Philippians 4:8-9.
9. I will not take my brother or sister in the
Lord before the Law Courts, but will always take them to the Church in matters
where I find it impossible to settle myself. I Corinthians 6:1-6.
10. I will have no fellowship with the unfruitful
workers of darkness but I will always reprove the wrong I happen to discover in
any member of my assembly, if no amendment I will take two or three others to
help adjust the matter, then, if this fails to bring the desired results, I will
take the matter to the Church immediately. Ephesians 5:1 1, Matthew
18:15-17.
11. I will never be yoked together with an
unbeliever by marrying him or her after I am saved. II Corinthians 6:14-15.
12. I will never pursue to remarry another whilst
the spouse of my first marriage is alive. St. Luke 16:18; Romans 7:1-3; I
Corinthians 7:39; St. Mark 10:11-12
13. I as a woman will never exercise leadership to
preach, teach or usurp authority over the man in- the Spirit-filled Church. 1
Timothy 2:1 12-14.
14. Upon the first day of the week, I will pay
Tithes and Offerings of money and other things as God has prospered me during
the week. 1 Corinthians 16:2, II Corinthians 9:6-8.
15. I will always report to the Church whenever I
am sick, and report the sickness of other members whenever I know of them, James
1:22, James 5:14-15.
16. I will always share with the other saints as
part of the financial or other obligations of my assembly whenever I am called
upon to do so. 11 Corinthians 8:13-14, II Corinthians 9:7.
17. I will always give due respect to those who are
above me in the work of the Lord, whatever may be their office in the Church.
Hebrews 13:17.
18. I will never rebuke an Elder but will admonish
him as a Father. I Timothy 5:1.
This is a condensed version
of the General Assembly By-laws
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