We Believe –
The Bible is the only inspired, inerrant Word of God that is sufficient, necessary, authoritative and clear. (1)
In one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (2)
God, in His sovereignty, offers redemption and restoration to all who confess and repent from their sin, who seek His mercy and grace and humbly ask for His forgiveness through Jesus Christ. (3)
Jesus Christ is God Himself, came to earth in the flesh, was born of a virgin and lived a sinless life. He died a substitutionary and atoning death on the cross. He arose bodily from the grave and ascended into heaven where He sits at the right hand of God and will return in victory to rule forever. (4)
The Holy Spirit convicts of sin, regenerates to new life, indwells every Christian, helps in weakness and intercedes on behalf of believers and churches in prayer and empowers believers to live a fruitful Christian life. (5)
All people are created in God’s image and being descended from Adam inherited a sinful nature and are totally unable to save themselves from the natural consequences of sin. Every human is a person deserving of compassion, love, kindness, respect and dignity. (6)
All people are saved and justified by faith in the shed blood of Jesus Christ and by accepting Him as Lord and Savior are born again by the Holy Spirit and become children of God. There is a spiritual unity of all believers in our Lord Jesus Christ. (7)
The statement of faith does not exhaust the extent of our faith. The Bible itself, as the inspired and infallible Word of God that speaks with final authority concerning truth, morality and the proper conduct of humankind, is the sole and final source of all that we believe. For purposes of doctrine, practice, policy and discipline, the Superintendent, subject to review by the Board of Directors as appropriate, is the school system’s final interpretive authority on the Bible’s meaning and application.
The scriptures listed are authoritative and representative but not exhaustive –
(1) Deut. 6:6-7; Ps. 119:1, 130; Mt. 4:4; Rom. 10-13-17; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; Titus 1:2; 2 Pet. 1:21
(2) Gen. 1:1-2; Deut. 6:4; Mt. 3:16-17; 28:19; Jn. 1:1
(3) Mk. 1:15; Rom. 1:16; Eph. 1:4-7
(4) Lk. 1:35; Lk 24; Jn. 1:1-4, 14; Acts 1:9-11, 7:55-56; Rm. 3:22-26; 1 Cor. 15:20; 2 Cor. 5:21; Col. 1:15-20; Heb. 4:15, 9:26; 1 Jn. 3:5; Rev. 19:11-16; 21:1-8
(5) Jn. 3:6-7; 16:8; Rom. 8:16, 26-27
(6) Gen. 1:26-27; Mt. 5:44-45; Rom. 3:19-20, 3:23; Eph. 2:1-3; Col. 1:21
(7) Jn. 3:6-7; Acts 4:12; Rom. 3:26-28, 5:1; Eph. 4:3-6