Cornerstone University's Biblical Foundations
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WORD OF GOD<br />
CONFESSION OF FAITH<br />
The <strong>Cornerstone</strong> Confession is the foundational doctrinal statement of <strong>Cornerstone</strong> University and<br />
is signed annually by trustees, faculty and staff. It expresses our commitment to the key teachings of<br />
Scripture as interpreted through the ecumenical creeds of the early church, the chief insights of the<br />
Reformation and evangelical Christianity.<br />
CORNERSTONE<br />
UNIVERSITY’S<br />
BIBLICAL<br />
FOUNDATIONS<br />
05<br />
THE CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW<br />
The Christian worldview is a comprehensive outlook on all parts of life based on the Holy Scriptures—<br />
the Bible. <strong>Cornerstone</strong> University and all of its employees have committed themselves to the Christian<br />
worldview as the comprehensive outlook on all parts of life and as our guide for living and understanding<br />
the world. The <strong>Cornerstone</strong> Christian Worldview is the embodiment of this lived-out commitment.<br />
THE CORNERSTONE<br />
ACADEMIC VISION<br />
An articulation of the<br />
principles that <strong>Cornerstone</strong>’s<br />
faculty and staff commit to<br />
embody and live out so that<br />
<strong>Cornerstone</strong> students can be<br />
educated to be influencers in<br />
our world for Jesus Christ.<br />
THE CORNERSTONE<br />
BEAUTIFUL CHRISTIAN<br />
COMMUNITY<br />
The principles to which<br />
<strong>Cornerstone</strong>’s faculty and staff<br />
are dedicated to exemplify so<br />
that the <strong>Biblical</strong> commands to<br />
love God, love neighbor and love<br />
one another are richly embodied<br />
throughout <strong>Cornerstone</strong> and<br />
bless and shape all peoples from<br />
all diverse walks of life.<br />
MARRIAGE AND<br />
HUMAN SEXUALITY<br />
<strong>Cornerstone</strong> University<br />
stands with historic<br />
Christianity in affirming that<br />
the Bible contains clear<br />
teachings in the areas of<br />
sexuality and gender. As a<br />
Christ-centered university,<br />
we will seek to nurture<br />
students to engage their<br />
culture as Christ followers in<br />
every aspect of their lives,<br />
including their sexuality.