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Colombo Bible College (Incorporation) Act (No. 32 of 1971) - Sect 12

Membership

3. The objects of the Corporation shall be-
(a) to assist believers in Jesus Christ to develop the whole man through a Bible centered programmed;
(b) to provide the laity of all Christian denominations with a training which would make them better fitted to disseminate the Word of God and the Gospel of Jesus Christ by witness and teaching;
(c) to serve as a broad spectrum of the Christian community;
(d) to disseminate information relating to the Christian religion;
(e) to establish and maintain contact with other institutions, whether in Ceylon or not, having objects similar to those of the Corporation and to affiliate any such institution to the Corporation.
Membership.
3. Any person who is desirous of promoting the objects of the College and who accepts the Doctrinal Statement set out hereunder shall be eligible for membership.
(a) God is the infinite personal Spirit who has revealed Himself as a Trinity in Unity, existing eternally as Father, Son and Spirit-Three Persons with distinct attributes and yet but One God.
(b) The Bible including both the Old and New Testament is a divine revelation, the original autographs of which were inspired by the Holy Spirit so that the Words were kept from error.
(c) Jesus Christ is the image of the invisible God, which is to say He is Himself very God; He took upon Him our nature, being conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary; He died upon the cross as a substitutionary sacrifice for the sins of the world. He arose from the dead in the body in which He was crucified; He ascended into Heaven in that body glorified, where He is now, our interceding High Priest. He will come again personally and visibly to set up His Kingdom and to judge the quick and the dead. He is the only Mediator, Prophet, Priest and King of the Church and the rightful sovereign of the Universe.
(d) Man was created in the image of God, but fell into sin and is spiritually lost according to the scriptures. This is true of all men and " except a man be born again he cannot see the Kingdom of God ". Salvation is by grace through faith in Christ alone, who " His own Self bore our sins in His own body on the tree ", and we rest upon Him alone for justification, sanctification and eternal life. The retribution of the wicked and unbelieving, and the reward of the righteous are everlasting; and as reward is conscious so is retribution.
(e) The Church is an elect company of believers, baptized by the Spirit into one body, each believer living his lite in the power of the Holy Spirit; its mission is to witness concerning its Head, Jesus Christ, and teach and preach the Gospel among all nations.
(f) The entire programme of Christian training is evangelistic. It finds its reason for being and its goal, in bringing the individual to a personal acceptance of Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord, in helping the Christian grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and equipping Christians for more effective service.

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