Faith & Values - Ben Lippen School

A biblical worldview

A biblical worldview is the foundational perspective from which all subjects are taught and applied at Ben Lippen School. We intentionally teach our students to view life through the lens of truth revealed in the Bible.

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core values

AUTHORITY OF SCRIPTURE:

The Bible is the ultimate foundation and the final truth in every aspect of our lives. We concentrate on mastering God’s Word, learning to understand its meaning and apply its teaching.

VICTORIOUS CHRISTIAN LIVING:

Victory in Christ comes to those who yield humbly to the Holy Spirit who makes us more like Him in our daily lives.

WORLD EVANGELISM:

“For God so love the world He gave…” We prepare each student to have an impact as part of the “missions team,” whether in a “sending church” or as one sent. The Holy Spirit dispenses blessings and works through us so that we are a blessing ourselves.

PRAYER & FAITH:

The CIU community seeks joyful reliance upon God for material provision, victory over sin, growth in Christlikeness, and fruitfulness in ministry. Our relationship with Him is expressed in daily prayers of a loving and needy heart.

EVANGELICAL UNITY:

Evangelical unity means accepting other Christians of evangelical conviction, regardless of denominational or theological affinity, for purposes of fellowship, encouragement, edification and ministry.

Making disciples.

Discipleship, put simply, is following Jesus and intentionally helping others to do the same. We want to teach, coach, and live in a way where Christ is evident and made more famous. We believe in these kingdom priorities because Jesus perfectly modeled them and taught them.

spiritual life

STATEMENT OF FAITH

STATEMENT OF FAITH

The following, together with other Christian principles of doctrine and practice, including the affirmation of the full trustworthiness of Scripture, which in its original writing was verbally inspired and without error, shall be the basis of the faith and doctrine of Ben Lippen School:

Bible-We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God, the written record of His supernatural revelation of Himself to man, absolute in its authority, complete in its revelation, final in its content, and without any errors in its teachings.

Sin- We believe that all men in their natural state are lost, alienated from God, spiritually dead: “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23).

Jesus- We believe that we are only saved by grace, a free gift of God, through faith in the Lord Jesus, who died for our sins according to the Scriptures (1 Cor. 15:3); Those who thus receive Christ by faith have their sins forgiven (Eph. 1:7), their hearts cleansed (Acts 15:9), are born of the Spirit, become children of God (Jn. 1:12,13), and are made new creatures in Christ (2 Cor. 5:17).

Trinity-We believe that God is One God, Who reveals Himself in three Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ, as the Scriptures affirm, is the Son of God and Son of man, was born of a virgin, and is Himself very God. The Scriptures also declare the deity and personality of the Holy Spirit.

Resurrection- We believe that our Lord Jesus rose from the dead in the same body that was laid to rest in the tomb (Jn. 20:25-27); The bodies of all believers who die will be raised from the dead, and they will receive an incorruptible body like unto His glorious body (1 Cor. 15:53; Phil. 3:21). All other men shall be raised unto “the resurrection of judgment” (Jn. 5:28,29).

Holy Spirit- We believe that Christians, born of the Spirit, are to live the new life in the present power of the Spirit. “If we live by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us also walk” (Gal. 5:16-25; Col. 2:6). The Christian’s responsibility and his normal attitude of life is to yield himself to God (Rom. 6:13), trusting God to keep him.

Prayer-Christian “living” includes Christian service, the winning of souls around us, and the preaching of the Gospel in the uttermost parts of the earth. In carrying on this work there is needed the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit which is granted to every believer as he yields and trusts (Acts 1:8; 1 Cor. 12:7; Eph. 3:20; Acts 5:32). And in all of this service, prayer is to have the central place (Jn. 14:12-14; Eph. 6:18-19).

Return-Jesus Christ will come again to earth a second time (Heb. 9:28), personally (Acts 1:11; 1 Thess. 4:16), bodily (Acts 1:11; Col. 2:9), visibly (Mt. 26:64; Rev. 1:7). His coming will precede the age of universal peace and righteousness, foretold in the Scriptures (Mt. 24:29,30,42; 1 Thess. 2:7,8; Rev. 20:1-6).

Covenant vs. Non-Covenant

Covenant vs. Non-Covenant

Ben Lippen is a Covenant Christian School seeking to educate students from a biblical worldview to impact the nations with the message of Christ and by assisting the family and church in equipping students to glorify God.

Non-Covenant Christian schools are evangelical in that they will accept anyone that wants to attend their schools. The mission of Ben Lippen is to embrace and support believers who wish to raise their children spiritually, academically, socially, and physically under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. We joyfully share this responsibility with parents and the churches they attend. As a Covenant Christian School, we require that at least one parent of a student be a Christian with an active faith.

The biblical basis for covenantal education extends from the Old Testament through the New Testament, and the school forms a cooperative and reinforcing alliance between believing parents and churches and executes this coordinated approach to educating and discipling young men and women. In this way, the faculty and staff serve not only in a teaching capacity, but also in a ministerial capacity as they support Christian families by integrating biblical worldview instruction and Christ-centered faith into all aspects of the curriculum, devotions, prayers, chapel discussions, and all other activities associated with Ben Lippen School.

What is a Biblical Worldview?

The Bible contains not only the measure by which we make life choices, but it is the story of God’s own people from the beginning of time until today, through which we learn that God is pursuing a relationship with us individually.

Our faculty diligently works to help our students answer the following questions with increasing depth and clarity:

Who is God and what is His nature and character?

How is man created in the image of God, how did man fall, and why is he in need of restoration?

What is God’s plan for a restored relationship through Jesus Christ?

How can we trust and apply the Scriptures as God’s inspired, inerrant word?

What is the importance and benefit of growing in spiritual discipline?

How can we intelligently evaluate and positively engage the prevailing culture?

What is each believer’s role and responsibility in God’s redemptive plan?

How is God involved in history through people, events and His Church?

Our ultimate goal is to educate and graduate students who are equipped to represent Jesus in culture through personal knowledge of God and His truth.

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A biblical worldview

core values

Making disciples.

STATEMENT OF FAITH

Covenant vs. Non-Covenant

What is a Biblical Worldview?

Our faculty diligently works to help our students answer the following questions with increasing depth and clarity:

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