| Dr. John
Thannickal has been in the Christian ministry for fifty years.
He is a graduate of Serampore University, Wheaton College,
Fuller Theological Seminary, USA. Presently He is the
principal of New Life College, Bangalore.
| New Life College is dedicated to appropriate
excellence in theological education. The primary task of
education whether in the secular field or religious
sphere is to understand excellence by reading and
comparing various fields of knowledge. As excellence is
a comparative concept, we emphasize the dedicated method
of teaching. We offer B.Th and M.Div degrees to our
students who are qualified. In all of human history the
newness of Jesus Christ as revealed in the New Testament
is the most excellent expression of education. In the
Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught the excellence of His
Kingdom in comparison with the Old Testament teaching
(Mathew.5).
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Dr. John
Thannickal
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In comparison to the
Decalogue, Jesus introduced a positive new commandment of Love
(Jn 13: 34). The heaven and earth will be renewed (2 Pet 3:13,
Rev 21:1) as a result of the process of renewal toward
excellence. New life in Christ (Acts 5:20, Rom 6:4) is the
hallmark of excellence.
The task of discipling is not only
teaching the excellence available to us through Christ, but
also motivating the disciples to appropriate excellence. Our
power for the ministry to appropriate the divine Excellencies
in Christ comes from the Holy Spirit who is our Helper and
Comforter. As Paul admonished the Ephesian Christians, 'let us
be filled with the Holy Spirit' (Eph 5:18).
The Holy Spirit
has guided us as we have sought to train leaders for the
Church of the 21 st Century. During the last fifteen years of
our history, we have observed the growth of our students in
spiritual maturity. Thank God that we made an impact in their
lives to understand spiritual excellence. Many have become
pastors of their local churches and others have become
teachers in Bible Colleges and schools. We pray that God will
continue to guide and bless us as we strive for excellence in
our service to Him.
Dr. John Thannickal,
Principal,
New Life College, Bangalore
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