DOCTRINAL POSITION OF THE INSTITUTE T HE BIBLE INSTITUTE seeks to co-operate with all evangelical denominations. It has no purpose or thought of forming a new denomination. The Institute recognizes and rejoices in the great good that is being accomplished by the churches of the different denominations, and seeks to help them to do even more efficient work. It desires and cultivates the fellowship and co-operation of all the evangelical denominations and of individual believers in all the churches. While there is a church worshiping on the Lord's Day in the auditorium of the Bible Institute, that church is an entirely separate organization and is no part of the Institute. The directors and teachers of the Institute are chosen without regard to their denominational affiliation, and have always represented a number of different denominations an,d thus is strictly Interdenominational. The Institute, however, does stand for a definite doctrinal statement of faith. All its teachers and directors, regardless of denominational affiliation, are required once a year to sign the Statement of Faith. All moneys contributed to the Institute will be held inviolable for the teaching of these truths. The Institute is under moral and legal obligation to do this, and permis- sion to teach what is contrary to these truths would be a violation of its Constitution.
STATEMENT OF FAITH I.
The Bible, consisting of all the books of the Old and New Testaments, is the word of God, a supernaturally given .revelation from God Himself, concerning Him self, His being, nature, character, will and purposes; and concerning man, his nature, need, duty and destiny. The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are without error or misstatement in their moral and spiritual teachings and record of historical facts. They are without error or defect of any kind. II. There is one God, eternally existing and manifesting Himself to us in three Per sons-Father, Son and Holy Spirit. III. The Lord Jesus was supernaturally conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin-Mary, a lineal descendant of David. He lived and taught and wrought mighty works and wonders and signs, exactly as is recorded in the four Gospels. He was put to death by crucifixion, under Pontius Pilate. God raised from the dead the body that had been nailed to the cross . The Lord Jesus after His cruci fixion showed Himself alive to His d isciples, appearing unto them by the space of forty days. After this the Lord Jesus ascended into Heaven, and the Father caused Him to sit at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion. and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come, and put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him to be Head over all things to the Church. IV. The Lord Jesus, before His incarnation, existed in the form of God, and of His own choice la id aside His divine glory and took upon Himself the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men. In His pre-existent state, He was with God and was God. He is a divine person, possessed of all the attributes of Deity, and should be worshipped as God by angels and men. "In Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily." All the words that He spoke during His earthly life were the words of God. There is absolutely no error of any kind in them, and by the words of Jesus Christ the words of all other teachers must be tested.
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