FOREUJORD This is the first issue of a catalog in the name of Cedarville Baptist College and Bible Institute, but it represents two institutions that already have outstanding records of achievement in the educational field ; Cedarville College, chartered in 1887, and the Baptist Bible Institute of Cleveland, chartered in 1942. Although Cedarville College has a Reformed Presbyterian background and the Bible Institute has always operated as an institution approved by the General Associ'ation of Regular Baptist Churches, it is astounding to no~e the oneness of spirit and purpose which has characterized each school. Both institutions were established by groups of Bible-believing Chris– t :ans with the primary motive of providing training of the hig'1est scholastic standard with a definite Biblical emphasis and without compro:nising Chris– t ian convictions and conduct. As an evidence of its standard, the seal of Cedarville College bears the inscription pro corona et foedere Christi (" for the crown and covenant of Christ"). This is in perfect accord with the doctrine of the B apt:st B :b .e Institute which is definitely premillennial and therefore teache:; the second coming of Christ when He shall be crowned and shall reign as King of Kin 6 s and Lord of Lords, ( R evelation 19: 12 "and on His head were many crow:i.s"; Revelation 19: 6 "And he hath on his vesture and e n his th: g:-i a r.ame writ– ten, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS' ) . T h:s do : : r :ne, as \VJll as the assurance of salvation by grace through faith, is established upon the work of the Lord Jesus Christ whereby He provided a p erfect, eterna. salva– tion for every born-again believer through His own precious blood of the New Covenant, (Matthew 26: 28 "For this is my blood of the n ew testa– ment [Greek, "covenant"] which is shed for many for the remiss:on of sins"). It is now the purpose of the Trustees and Faculty of the Cedarville B ap– tist College and Bible Insti tute t o continue the good work of both institu– tions in the spirit and with the purpose se t forth in the S cripture text on the Baptist Bible Institute seal, "That ye might walk worthy of the Lor d unto all p leasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God." ( Colossians 1: 10 ). -4- • •
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