STATEMENT OF FAITH
1.
We believe
the Bible to be the only inspired, infallible, authoritative Word of God in the
original text and the only rule of faith and practice. II Timothy 3:16-17
2.
We believe
that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons; Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19, II
Corinthians 13:14
3.
We believe
that the universe originated by the creative act of God as revealed in Holy
Scripture, and that the form of every kind of life was fixed at the time of its
creation. Genesis 1:1, John 1:1-3
4.
We
believe in the deity and humanity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin
birth, in His sinless life, in His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in
His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His visible return in
power and glory. Colossians 1:13-20
5.
We
believe that all men are lost and sinful, and that salvation is received by the
grace of God through personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and by the act of
regeneration of life by the Holy Spirit.
Romans 3:23-26, Titus 3:5
6.
We believe
that the Lord Jesus Christ is the only mediator between God and man. I Timothy 2:5
7.
We believe in
the ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose in-dwelling the Christian is enabled
to live a godly life. Romans 8:9
8. We believe in the bodily resurrections of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of eternal life, and they that are lost unto the resurrection of eternal damnation. John 5:24-25, 28-29
9.
We
believe in the spiritual unity of all believers in the Lord Jesus Christ
through the power of the Holy Spirit as established in the Bible. John 17:20-23; I Corinthians 12:12-13
10. We believe that support and
participation in the task of fulfilling the great commission is the
responsibility of all believers in our Lord Jesus Christ. Matthew 28:19-20
PHILOSPHY OF EDUCATION
These convictions provide the
framework for our entire educational program.
Everything we do as an institution, no matter how great or small, must
be consistent with these foundational beliefs.
As we undertake the task of
educating young persons at Faith Christian School, we fundamentally believe
that man has been uniquely created by God in His image and that all meaning and
purpose in our lives, therefore, is derived from Him. Yet, because of our sinfulness, we are unable
to please God apart from our salvation through personal belief in His Son,
Jesus Christ, and the regeneration of our lives by the Holy Spirit. Furthermore, we believe that God created all things and that all truth is ultimately God's truth. Thus, the pathway to true knowledge and
wisdom is found only in the interpretation of facts in the light of God's
purposes in creation and providence.
Education which either denies or ignores God is neither God-honoring nor
adequate to reveal absolute and complete truth.
Our convictions are equally
operative in the methods with which we conduct the overall Faith Christian
School program. From the establishment
of board policies to the hiring of personnel; from the recruitment of students
to the selection and development of curriculum, we prayerfully plan and execute
each phase of our program to be in agreement with our foundational
beliefs. The educational process at our
school involves much more than the presentation of a Bible-enriched curriculum
to our students. It is a process in
which the Word of God governs and informs every subject, every activity, every
idea we employ.
We view our ultimate purpose
as assisting parents in the training of their children to be effective
Christians in today's world by developing within each student a discerning
Christian mind. This, we believe, will
not only enable the young person to come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ
at an early age, but it will also, in concert with the instruction he receives
at home and in the church, prepare him to serve the Lord faithfully and boldly
in his chosen calling by teaching him to consistently choose to live his life
in accordance with God's Word.