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one another as brothers and sisters in Christ.
Students are encouraged to demonstrate their genuine love for the Lord by engaging in
personal as well as group devotions. All are expected to worship regularly at a local church that is faithful to the Scriptures and become an active participant in the life of that church.
When students have problems regarding another individual or have legitimate complaints regarding some part of the activity of the College, they should seek to solve them with the appropriate people by following biblical admonition (Matthew 5 and 18) and going to the offending or offended person before taking the matter to a higher authority. Students have the right of appeal even to a committee of the Board of Directors, but only after seeking to rectify the situation with fellow students, professors, and/or the appropriate administrators.
The College administration reserves the right to suspend or dismiss any student whose conduct or attitudes are unworthy of the standards of Providence Christian College. A student who is dismissed from the College must wait at least one semester following the semester of the dismissal before reapplying for admission.
Although we recognize that faith is formative, especially during the college years, in order to build a Christian community on campus, each student must profess to be a Christian and affirm the basic Christian doctrines found in the Apostles’ Creed.
Community Life
In addition to the foundational statement and the Theology of Student Life, all community policies on student conduct are guided by biblical principles, Christian perspectives on current issues, and civil laws.
BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES
Members of the Providence community (students, faculty, and staff) are asked to abide by biblical principles regarding life. While we all struggle in areas of weakness, it should be our goal to live lives that are pleasing to God. In our thoughts, we should meditate on what is pure (Phil. 4:8-9); in our words, we should speak only what is beneficial and avoid gossip (Prov. 16:28; Eph.4:29); in our actions, we should flee from sin and cling to what is good (Romans 12:9). By following these principles, our community will grow in Christ.
CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVES
Christians must make daily decisions about current issues that are not specifically mentioned in the Bible. With these decisions, the Christian must use discernment to know what actions would glorify God. The following principles should be applied to those current issues not specifically addressed in scripture.
In I Corinthians 6:12, Paul addresses Christian liberty when he says, “‘Everything is permissible for me’ – but I will not be mastered by anything.” Thus, the first principle is to ensure that the area will not master us; therefore, as Christians, we need to avoid activities that can become addictive or that can prevent us from doing those things that we ought to be doing.
In I Corinthians 10:23, Paul continues by stating, “’Everything is permissible’ – but not everything is beneficial [...or] constructive.” This leads us to the second principle: our actions must be beneficial or constructive to our faith and to others.
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