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Rh Truth, producing a disposition to joyful obedience to Christ and to holy conduct in life.

12. We believe that justification is an act of God, wherein he accepts as righteous the sinner, to whom is imputed the perfect righteousness of Christ, on the condition of faith in and obedience to the truth as revealed in the Scriptures.

13. We believe that the visible church of Christ is a body of baptized believers, associated by covenant in faith and fellowship of the Gospel (Acts 11: 21, 22) observing all the ordinances of Christ (1 Cor. 11:2) governed by all his laws (Matt. 28: 20) and exercising the gifts, rights and privileges invested in them by his Word (1 Cor. 14: 12) and that its officers are bishops or elders, ministers and deacons.

14. We believe that it is our duty to keep all the ordinances "as they were delivered to us," (1 Cor. 11: 2) observing all things whatsoever the Lord has commanded, whether in person or by his inspired apostles.

15. We believe that feet-washing is a church ordinance, instituted by our Lord in