DISTINTIVES

The academic program of Calvary Baptist Bible College is centered on the Lord Jesus Christ. God’s word is interpreted in light of the literal-historical-grammatical method with application to the life and work of individual students as they prepare for the Lord’s work.

We recognize the need for a Baptist Bible college, which is part of a local church ministry, to rekindle the fervor and zeal for the ministry, particularly in the pastorate, and on the foreign mission field. Each student majors in Bible and each major is saturated with Bible and doctrine, which are vital in preparation and training of students for life and ministry.

We hold to a visible, local church which is the body of Christ and has real existence as an organization and executes action as a corporate being.

We teach the Baptist distinctives:

The Bible is the only rule for faith and practice

Autonomous church government

Priesthood of all believers

Two Offices-Pastor and Deacons

Individual soul liberty

Saved and immersed church membership

Two scriptural ordinances of the local church-baptism by immersion and the Lord’s supper

Separation of church and state - ethically and ecclesiastically.

We do not accept the philosophy, position, or practice of the National Council of Churches in America, or the World Council of Churches. Furthermore, we are opposed to Liberalism, Neo-Orthodoxy, New Evangelicalism, Hyper-Calvinism, and the Charismatic Movement. The College’s position is not to cooperate with any organization or movement which is connected with apostasy or which minimizes the authority of the Word of God. Our goal is to present to our students a clear cut stand on these and any other issues which might have a negative impact on their service in the local church, and then encourage them to take a stand.

We use only the Authorized Version (KJV) in English, the Reina Valera in Spanish, the Textus Receptus in Greek, and the Hebrew Masoretic Text.