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For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. —
1 Corinthians 12:12
Transcription of the Diploma
Theologiae Scholae atque Collegii Calviniani (Ecclesiae Christianae Reformatae in America) Curatores et Professores Omnibus has Litteras Lecturis Salutem in Domino Nostro Jesu Christo
Quum gradus academici eum in finem instituti fuerint ut viri ingenio et doctrina praediti titulis praeter caeteros insigniantur eo ut et ipsis prosit et inter homines scientiae et virtutis studium augeatur; quumque
Gareth S. Kok
vir vita inculpatus fide Christianus humanioribus litteris penitus instructus Scholae Theologiae curriculum usque ad metam persecutus se studiis amplioribus justoque examine coram nobis habito dignum publico honore demonstraverit; idcirco notum sit quod supradictum virum Sacrae Theologiae Baccalaureum creari voluimus.
Cujus rei testimonio huic diplomati nomina nostra die Mensis Junii, III anno Domini MCMXXX et Scholae conditae LIII Grand-Rapidis subscripsimus et quo major sit fides auctoritasque Curatores consentientes Scholae nostrae sigillum apponi jusserunt.
Datum in Oratorio Theologicae Scholae atque Collegii Calviniani Grand-Rapidis (Mich.)
[Signature] — PRAESES ORDINIS CURATORUM
[Signature] Henry Schultze — RECTOR
Elaboration and Example
This document is a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree issued in June of 1930 by the Calvin Theological Seminary and College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It signifies that the recipient, Gareth S. Kok, completed a rigorous course of study and demonstrated the necessary faith and character to be honored by the institution.
Modern-Day Example: Just as Gareth S. Kok was formally recognized for his dedication to theology and his Christian walk in 1930, a young man today might graduate from a seminary. He would then be prepared to step into a local church—perhaps as an assistant pastor—where he is called to serve his community by leading Bible studies and providing counsel, demonstrating his own commitment to the work of the Lord in a modern context.
