Venture
Homeschool Academy
Statement
of Faith
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).
We believe 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).
We believe 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 judgement (Acts 1:11, Heb. 9:28, Matt. 24:35).
We believe 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).
We believe in the continuing ministry of the
Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life
(Romans 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 that the family is the basic
governmental, social and spiritual unit created by God. In it each child learns
self- government, social relationships, and develops a relationship with the
Creator and Savior (Eph. 6:1-3; Col. 3:18-20).
We reject homosexual marriages or 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), and we believe that such
relationships are destructive to children and the very idea of family. We also
reject transitory co-habitation 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 co-habitating “parents”
are eligible for membership.
Parental
Rights and 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). We
believe this is an inalienable right given by God, which the State cannot
create, destroy, nor alter. Authority for such training can be delegated to
other forms of education; however, the ultimate responsibility for this
education remains with the parents.
We believe that the government, at all
levels, should respect the right of parents to choose the academic alternative
of home education. We believe that parents who have chosen this educational
alternative are accountable to discharge these duties in an honorable and
responsible manner to the attaining of educational excellence and good
citizenship.
We believe education in the home to be the
best form of education.
Nature
of Education
We believe that all 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
and 2:8-15), and there is no neutral academic discipline.
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