TENETS OF CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY
We Believe:
● The Bible to be the verbally inspired and only infallible Word of God, inerrant in the autographs (II Tim. 3:16, II Peter 1:20-21)
● God is one being who eternally exists as three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. All of the persons are equal in power and glory (Matt. 28:19, II Cor. 13:14)
● Jesus Christ is fully God and man (John 1:1, 14), born of a virgin (Matt. 1:18), sinless in His life (Heb. 4:15). He died on a cross as a substitution for sinful men (Heb. 9:15). He rose bodily from the grave (John 20:1-9, 24-31, Acts 2:24) and now reigns with the Father (Acts 2:33, Heb. 10:12). He will return visibly and personally to the earth both in salvation and judgment (Acts 1:11, Heb. 9:27-28, Matt. 24:36).
● All humans are sinful by nature (Rom. 3:23, 5:12) and can only be forgiven by repentance and statement of trust in Jesus as Savior (John 3:16), brought about by the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit (Titus 3:5-7).
● In the continuing ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life (Rom. 8:1-17)
We Reject:
● The anti-Christian tenets of secular humanism, including the general theory of evolution, one-world government, government-mandated sex education, government-mandated parenting courses, modern feminist ideology, abortion, and the promotion of homosexuality as an alternative, acceptable lifestyle.
FAMILY
● We believe the family is the basic governmental, social and spiritual unit created by God. In it, each child learns self-government, social relationships, and the importance of developing a relationship with the Creator and Savior (Eph. 6:1-3, Col. 3:18-20).
● We reject homosexual marriages and homosexual orientation because it is contrary to Scripture and the intentions of God in creation (Rom. 1:18-32, Gen. 1:26-31, Gen. 2:18,24). We believe such relationships are destructive to children and the very idea of family. We also reject transitory cohabitation relationships as being equally in violation of God’s laws and incapable of providing the long-term nurture and instruction needed by children and commanded by God (Prov. 1:8-9, 2:1-11, Col. 3:21, Eph 6:4). In view of God’s word, no homosexual or merely cohabitating “parents’ are eligible for membership.
PARENTAL RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITY in EDUCATION
We believe:
● The ultimate responsibility for the education of children belongs to parents (Deut. 4:9; 6:1-25; 4:1-4). This is an inalienable right given by God, which the State cannot create, destroy, or alter. Authority for such training can be delegated to other forms of education: however, the ultimate responsibility for this education remains with the parents.
● The government, at all levels, should respect the right of the parents to choose the academic alternative of home education and the parents who have chosen this educational alternative are accountable to discharge these duties in an honorable and responsible manner to the attainment of educational excellence and good citizenship.
● Education in the home to be the best form of education.
● Education is religious in nature since one’s view of the world and life is involved in teaching (Prov. 2:1-8; 3:1-2; 6:20-23; Matt. 28:18-20). Every discipline of knowledge, whether it be subjects such as mathematics, science, or history will have as its final reference point either a theistic or a humanistic view of reality (Col. 1:15-20; 2:8-15), and there is no neutral academic discipline.
