GRACE MINISTRIES BIBLE COLLEGE STATEMENT OF FAITH
Grace Ministries Bible
College (GMBC) accepts the Scriptures as the revealed will of God, the
all-sufficient rule of faith and practice, and for the purpose of maintaining
general unity, adopts these fundamental Tenets of Faith and Doctrine.
1) The Bible is the inspired
Word of God, a revelation from God to man, the living, infallible, and
everlasting rule of faith and conduct, and is superior to conscience and
reason.
(II Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Peter
1:23-25; Hebrews 4:12)
2) The triune Godhead is
comprised of three separate and distinct personalities, The Father, The
Son, and The Holy Spirit, who are eternally self-existent, self-revealed
and function as one entity. Jesus Christ, who is God manifested in the
flesh, is the second member of the Godhead, co-equal and co-eternal with
the Father and the Holy Spirit. (John 1:1-5, 10-14; Matthew 28:18-20)
3) Man was created good
and upright, for God said, “Let us make man in Our image, after Our likeness”.
But, man, by voluntary transgression, fell, and his only hope of redemption
is in Jesus Christ the Son of God. (Genesis 1:26-31, 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-21)
4) Man’s only hope of redemption
is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ (Romans 3:24; John 3:3). On the
cross Jesus Christ became sin and sickness, providing both salvation and
divine healing for all mankind (Psalm 103:3), being justified freely by
His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. For by grace
we are saved through faith (Ephesians 2:8). “The word is near you, in your
mouth and in your heart; that is, the word of faith which we are preaching,
that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your
heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved; for with
the heart man believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth
he confesses, resulting in salvation.” (Rom. 10:8)
5) The ordinance of baptism
by burial with Christ should be observed as commanded in the Scriptures
by all who have truly repented and in their hearts have truly believed
on Christ as Savior and Lord. In doing so, they declare to the world that
they have died with Jesus and that they have also been raised with Him
to walk in newness of life. (Matthew 28:19; Romans 6:4; Acts 10:47-48)
6) The Lord’s Supper, symbolic
of His shed blood and crucified body, should be a regular practice of all
those who profess Jesus as Savior. (1 Corinthians 11:24-28)
7) All Believers are entitled
to, and should ardently expect and earnestly seek, the promise of the Father,
the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, according to the command of our Lord Jesus
Christ. (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4-5; Acts 2:38) With it comes the endowment
of power for life and service, the bestowment of the gifts and their uses
in the work of the ministry. (Acts 1:8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31) This wonderful
experience is distinct from and subsequent to the experience of the new
birth. (Acts 2:38; 10:44-46; 11:14-16)
8) The full consummation
of the Baptism of Believers in the Holy Spirit is evidenced by the initial
physical act of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance
and by the subsequent manifestation of spiritual power in public testimony
and service. (Acts 2:4; 10:44-46; 19:2, 6; 1:8)
9) The church is the body
of Christ, the habitation of God through the spirit, with divine appointments
for the fulfillment of the great commission. Each Believer, born of the
Spirit, is an integral part of the general assembly and church of the first
born, whose names are written in Heaven. (Ephesians 1:22-23; 2:19-22; Hebrews
12:23)
10) Total prosperity: Spiritual
(3 John 2; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21); Mental (2 Timothy 1:7; Romans 12:2;
Isaiah 26:3); Physical (Isaiah 53:4-5; Matthew 8:17; 1 Peter 2:24); Financial
(2 Corinthians 8:9, 9:8); Social (Proverbs 3:4; Luke 2:52; Esther 2:15)
11) Jesus is coming again
to gather all His saints to ever be with Him (1 Cor. 15:51-52; 1 Thess.
4:16-17)
12) Those who have not accepted
the redemptive work of Jesus Christ will suffer eternal separation from
the Godhead. The devil and his angels, the beast and the false prophet,
and anyone whose name is not found written in the Lamb’s Book of Life,
shall be consigned to everlasting punishment in the lake of fire. (Revelation
19:20; 20:10-15)
13) The Scriptures promise
the return of our Lord Jesus Christ with His saints from Heaven to rule
and reign for one thousand years on earth. (2 Thessalonians 1:7; Revelation
19:11-16; 20:1-6) After this, there shall be a new heaven and a new earth.
(Revelation 21)
PRIVACY RIGHTS OF STUDENTS
STATUTE 20, United States Code, Section 1232g and
regulations adopted pursuant thereto, hereafter, referred to as the Code,
requires that each student be notified of the rights accorded him or her
by the Code. The following is provided as basic general information relative
to the Code:
The code provided for the institution to establish a
category of student information termed “directory information” will be
available to all persons on request, i.e., the IRS, FBI, or other government
agencies, and for use in GMBC publications. GMBC has identified the following
as “directory information:” A Student’s…
1. Name 2. Address 3. Telephone Listing 4. Race 5.
Date & Place of Birth 6. Major Field of Study 7. Dates of Attendance 8.
Degrees, Diplomas, & Awards Received 9. Most Recent Previous Educational
Agency Institution Attended 10. Church Membership 11. Denomination Affiliation
All other information, such as health and medical records,
disciplinary records, records of personal counseling, required student
and family financial income records, transcripts or permanent student academic
records, student placement records and other personally identifiable information
shall be open for inspection only to the student and such members of the
professional staff of the college as have responsibility for working with
the student. Such information will not be released to second parties without
consent of the student.
Except as required for use by the president in the discharge
of his official responsibilities as prescribed by laws, regulations of
the state board, and board policies, the designated custodian of such records
may release information from these records to others only upon authorization
in writing from the student or upon a subpoena by a court of competent
jurisdiction.
My
signature states that all information given to this institution by myself
is correct, and that while attending GMBC/GMBI, I have given consent
to and agree to uphold the policies of this institution.
Applicants PRINTED Name: ______________________________________________________
Signature: _____________________________________________ Date: ____________________________
Mail fully completed and signed application to:
GRACE MINISTRIES BIBLE COLLEGE
P.O. BOX 291962
DAYTON, OHIO 45429
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