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bwin体育的身份

With deep roots in its Reformed Presbyterian heritage, Geneva has been providing academically excellent, Christ-centered and affordable education to students for over 170 years.

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任务

bwin体育大学 is a Christ-centered academic community that provides a 全面的教育 to equip students for faithful and fruitful service to God and neighbor.

bwin体育大学′s mission is student-focused, 强调基督, 全面的教育, and service to God and neighbor. This is consistent with the college′s charter, bylaws and 的基本概念 of Christian Education, as well as Geneva′s historic motto, Pro Christo et Patria (为了基督和国家).

愿景

bwin体育大学 will be known nationally for advancing integration of faith and learning under Christ and His word, preparing students for courageous engagement throughout their life’s work.

With Christ as King and under scripture, we:

  1. 优雅地服侍
  2. 追求敬虔的智慧
  3. 培养学术实力
  4. 忠实地参与文化
  5. 激发热情好客
  6. 互相尊重

bwin体育的目的

开发, provide and maintain a Christian Institution of higher education emphasizing the liberal arts and certain professional fields within the context of a Biblical view of life and the world as expressed in the Westminster Standards and the testimony of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, open to men and women of any race and faith.

拥护基督和祖国

(为了基督和国家)

Geneva’s motto conveys a committment to honoring Christ Jesus in every aspect of life, actively engaging our communities with his love and truth. It is another way of saying what Jesus taught His followers to pray: “Your Kingdom come, 你的任务完成了, 在地上如同在天上.”

关于bwin体育的印章 & 的座右铭

印章背后的含义

The open Bible at the center of Geneva’s seal signifies our belief that the inerrant Word of God can reveal a person’s thoughts, 无论多么现代. At the heart of Geneva's curriculum is the conviction that the Word of God is truth and that all authority in heaven and earth belongs to Jesus. The Word of God is not bound; the Bible is always open.

Geneva’s seal also displays the college’s founding year of 1848 and our motto: Pro Christo et Patria (为了基督和国家).

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改革宗信仰的遗产

RPCNA标志

bwin体育大学 was founded and is governed by the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA). Geneva’s worldview acknowledges Christ’s kingship over every aspect of His creation. 因此, a Geneva education emphasizes the connection between the Christian faith and every academic, 体育和学生活动.

的基本概念 of Christian Education

什么是基督教教育?

Christian education seeks to develop the students' abilities to know God and to relate themselves and the created universe to God through the study of His Word and Works. The philosophical basis on which bwin体育大学 rests, referred to as the 的基本概念 of Christian Education, was prepared by a joint committee of the Board of Corporators and Board of Trustees of bwin体育大学 and adopted by the Board of Trustees at their meeting on October 26, 1967.

改革宗信仰承诺

  • 耶稣基督: 上帝的独生子, bwin体育的主, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, 在本丢彼拉多手下受苦, 被钉十字架, 死亡和埋葬. 他堕入地狱. The third day he rose again from the dead. 他升入了天堂, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. He, who is the only Redeemer of God's elect, 是上帝永恒的儿子, 成为男人, 我也是, 而且还在继续, God and man in two distinct natures, 一个人, 永远.
  • 经文: The Bible is the only infallible rule for faith and life
  • 神的主权: All of life unfolds according to God’s eternal counsel and will
  • 条款: God reveals progressively through the Old and New Testaments His promise and plan to redeem humanity and creation itself through Jesus the Christ
  • 上帝的律法: 上帝的道德律, summarized in the Ten Commandments, 遏制社会罪恶, demonstrates everyone’s need for salvation in Jesus Christ and guides Christians in their growth in grace
  • 教会: The church is the redeemed people of God in the Old Testament and New Testament eras of history
  • 神的国: Jesus Christ reigns as the mediatorial King over all nations and peoples; He is Lord in every aspect of life

来源:牧师. Rutledge Etheridge, Chaplain, and What is a Reformed Church? 作者:Stephen E. Smallman (P&R出版社,2003)