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COVENANT UNIVERSITY , OTA
EXECUTIVE ADVANCE
AUGUST 2015
THE PLACE OF INTEGRITY IN
ATTAINING ACADEMIC AND
PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE
Proverbs 20:7
e just man walketh in his integrity: his child
What is Integrity?
•It is honesty, straightforwardness, and
truthfulness in handling the affairs of life
– Col. 3:9.
Academic integrity is the moral code or
ethical policy of academia. This includes
values such as avoidance of cheating or
plagiarism; maintenance of academic
standards; honesty and rigor in research
and academic publishing.
•It can also be defined as a
state
of
completeness,
wholeness.
Scriptural Examples of the
Power of Integrity
•Joseph
“There is none greater in this house
than I; neither hath he kept back any
thing from me but thee, because thou
art his wife: how then can I do this
great wickedness, and sin against
God?” – Gen 39:9
•Job
“Then said his wife unto him,
Dost thou still retain thine
integrity? curse God, and die.
Job 2:9.”
•Daniel
“Then said these men, We shall not
find any occasion against this
Daniel, except we find it against
him concerning the law of his
God.”- Dan 6:5
Characteristics of
Integrity
Commitment of self to character over
personal gain – 1Thess 2:10
Value people over things – 1Sam 12:3,
Act 20:33,34
Renders service over power – Lk 22:2627
Lives by principle over convenience
– 1Cor 6:12, Act 20-33,34,
Sees with the long view over the
immediate - 2Kg 5:20-27
Integrity is a thing of the Inside – Mk
7:21-23
Not
Determined
Circumstances
by
Integrity is one key to
becoming a Leader. I Kings. 9:4;
Prov. 11:3
How to Walk in Integrity
Purpose – Dan 1:8/ Deut
30:19/ Josh 24:15-20
Crave – Matt 5:6/ 48
Be spiritual - Rom 8:6
Be filled with the word – Ps
119:9-11/ Ps 19:7-9
Be prayerful – Matt 26:41
Keep right company – 1
Cor 15:33/ Pro 13:20
Engage in Kingdom
stewardship - Ecc 10:18, Ex
23:25-26, Ps 112:1-
The blessedness of Integrity
Preservation – Ps 25:21
Supernatural Intelligence –
Dan 6:1/5/ Dan 5:11/ Dan 2:16-19
Promotion – Pro 14:34
Divine Guidance – Pro 11:3
Dignity – 1Sam 12:1-3/
1Sam 9:6
Posterity – Pro 20:7
Global Impact – Job 1:1-3/8 /
Dan 6:25-28/ Gen 14:22-23/ Gen
17:18-19
Eternity – Rev 22:15/ 1Cor 6:911/ Gal 5:19-21