Grand Canyon University Doctrinal Statements

Frequently, doctoral creeds or statements have a universal interpretation or understanding among groups of believers, however “the devil is in the details” (Clark, K. 2009. Pg. 42). For instance the YouTube video documenting the Grand Canyon University doctrinal statement referred to the apostolic foundation of the church yet Roman killed the apostles and condemned Jesus to death. Therefore, small inconsequential changes in linguistic translations between versions can produce big consequences that we are unaware of. Like replacing “Study to show thyself reproved unto God” (KVJ) with “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved” (unknown version). The Apostle Paul in Romans 7:18 stated “In my flesh dwelleth no good thing” (KJV). Also in Titus 3:5 Paul writes “It is not by works of righteousness”(KJV) that we obtain approval from God. Therefore my best will always fall short of God’s perfect standard. Yet I am to study the Word of God and the faith once delivered to the saints to discern right from wrong which therefore will allow me to rightly divide truth from false teaching of the Laodicean
church age.
Therefore applying what Anna Faith Smith, Assistance Dean of the College of Theology, who stated “If we hear something that we think is from God and it is contradictor to the Old or New Testaments we know it is not of God because God does not contradict himself” (Grand Canyon
University).