with an adequate cultural background. A constant effort is exerted to graduate young men and women who reveal by their lives those traits which are characteristic of a mature Christian. The College aims to send forth men and women who express through their lives at least the following characteristics: 1. Genuine and thorough consecration. 2. Christlike love for men and a desire for their salvation. 3. A comprehensive knowledge of the Word of God, with ability to use it in leading men to Christ, and with wisdom to teach it to believers that they may grow in grace. 4. Untiring energy and willingness to “ endure hardness” as good soldiers of Jesus Christ. 5. Enduement with power by the filling with the Holy Spirit. 6. A thorough academic training and sound scholarship. FOR WHOM INTENDED The goal and watchword of the Bible Institute from the beginning of its existence has been SERVICE. It was founded for the training of those who wish to serve; therefore, it attracts those who have a desire to know God’s Word in its entirety, who are willing to follow the will of God for their lives, who wish to have the tools of effective service in the modern world, and who wish to earn an academic degree in a curriculum designed especially for the Christian worker. Specifically, those who will profit most from training in Biola Bible College may be classified in seven groups: 1. High school graduates who desire Bible college training in an atmosphere of firm Christian belief and Christian service. 2. Young men who are called of God into the ministry of His Word. 3. Young men and women who are called of God to the foreign mission field. 4. Young people desiring to train for the educational work of the church; e.g., service as Pastor’s Assistant, Director of Christian Education, and workers with children and young people. 5. Those preparing to work as evangelists, evangelistic singers, choir directors, Sunday School workers, church visitors, superintendents of city missions, and as leaders in other Christian institutions. 6. Men already in the ministry and missionaries at home on furlough who feel the need of a more thorough and usable knowledge of the English Bible. 7. Men and women who are called to service as educators. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT The standard of conduct of a Biola Bible College student is expected to be the highest Christian standard, and the rule by which he lives, the conscious striving for God’s approval and the conscious protection of his Christian testimony. 15
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