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4. God is One God, Who reveals Himself in three
Persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Jesus
Christ, as the Scriptures affirm, is the Son of
God and Son of man. He was born of a virgin
and is Himself very God. The Scriptures also
declare the deity and personality of the Holy
Spirit.
5. Our Lord Jesus rose from the dead in the same
body that was laid to rest in the tomb (Jn.
20:25-27). The bodies of all believers who die
will be raised from the dead and they will
receive an incorruptible body like unto His glori-
ous body (I Cor. 15:53; Phil. 3:21). All other men
shall be raised unto “the resurrection of judg-
ment” (Jn. 5:28, 29).
6. Christians, born of the Spirit, are to live the new
life in the present power of the Spirit. “If we live
by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us also walk” (Gal.
5:16-25; Col. 2:6). The Christian’s responsibility
and his normal attitude of life is to yield himself
to God (Rom. 6:13), trusting God to keep him.
7. Christian “living” includes Christian service, the
winning of souls around us and the preaching
of the Gospel in the uttermost parts of the
earth. In carrying on this work there is needed
the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit which
is granted to every believer as he yields and
trusts (Acts 1:8; I Cor. 12:7; Eph. 3:20; Acts
5:32). And in all of this service, prayer is to
have the central place (Jn. 14:12-14; Eph. 6:18,
19).
8. Jesus Christ will come again to earth the sec-
ond time (Heb. 9:28), personally (Acts 1:11; I
Thess. 4:16), bodily (Acts 1:11; Col. 2:9) and
visibly (Matt. 26:64; Rev. 1:7). His coming will
precede the age of universal peace and right-
eousness foretold in the Scriptures (Matt.
24:29, 30, 42; II Thess. 2:7, 8; Rev. 20:1-6).
(Candidates for graduation need not affirm the
premillennial position.)
Denominational Relationships
Although Columbia International University is
denominationally unaffiliated, it seeks to serve a
variety of evangelical denominations and inde-
pendent congregations. The faculty and student
body reflect church affiliations across a broad
spectrum of North American and non-North
American denominations and church fellowships.
Students find exposure to persons from various
ecclesiastical traditions, which are united in their
commitment to evangelical orthodoxy, an enrich-
ing and beneficial experience. CIU prepares its
students to return to the denomination or church
tradition that nurtured them. The curriculum
makes provision for church polity courses taught
by ministers who represent various denomina-
tions. We also provide for elective courses on
denominational distinctives as desired by various
groups.
The following affiliations are typically represented
on campus:
African Methodist Episcopal
African Methodist Episcopal Zion
Alliance des Eglises Evangéliques
Interdépendantes
American Baptist
Anglican Church in America
Assemblies of God
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Synod
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Church of God in Christ
Church of the Nazarene
Conservative Baptist Association
Episcopal
Evangelical Free Church of America
Freewill Baptist
Independent Baptist Churches
Independent Churches
National Baptist Convention
Pentecostal
Presbyterian Church in America
Presbyterian Church, various denominations
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Accreditation and Recognition
Columbia International University:
• Is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of
the Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools, the regional accrediting agency for the
Southeastern United States for undergraduate
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