What we Believe
Our foundational beliefs.
Other curriculums:
x Teach that children raised in Christian homes will become believers someday. (Giving children a false sense of security and blindness to their sin nature.)
x Teach children to have a sense of pride over choosing to repent, rather than giving God all the glory for His wondrous work of salvation.
x Teach only the ‘famous’ Bible stories without giving students an understanding of the work of God in the lives of men in the flow of history.
x Feature ‘object lessons’ that distract children’s minds. (Often, when asked what they learned in Sunday school, most children remember the object lesson, having little understanding of its point, and little memory of the Bible lesson/application.)
x Feature pictures of God and Jesus, breaking the Second Commandment. (Even the most talented artist, after years of studying the character of God, and striving to make the most perfect illustration of Him would fall dreadfully short. His best effort could only be an insult to a Holy God.)
x Teach children to have a sense of pride over choosing to repent, rather than giving God all the glory for His wondrous work of salvation.
x Teach only the ‘famous’ Bible stories without giving students an understanding of the work of God in the lives of men in the flow of history.
x Feature ‘object lessons’ that distract children’s minds. (Often, when asked what they learned in Sunday school, most children remember the object lesson, having little understanding of its point, and little memory of the Bible lesson/application.)
x Feature pictures of God and Jesus, breaking the Second Commandment. (Even the most talented artist, after years of studying the character of God, and striving to make the most perfect illustration of Him would fall dreadfully short. His best effort could only be an insult to a Holy God.)
Trekking Through the Testaments:
Teaches all are depraved with an inherited sin nature. The only hope is that God in His mercy will save all those who call upon Him. Man cannot come to God unless the Holy Spirit draws him. Christ Jesus sacrificed Himself to take on the sins of His people.
our Core Beliefs
1)
We believe that the Bible is the inspired and inerrant Word of God, the only absolute truth. The Bible is the only authoritative rule of faith, worship, and Christian obedience.
(1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:19-21)
(1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:19-21)
2)
We believe that God is one God in three persons - God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, all fully God, equal in power and glory.
(Matthew 28:18-20; 1 Corinthians. 8:6; Galatians 4:6; 1 John 5:7)
(Matthew 28:18-20; 1 Corinthians. 8:6; Galatians 4:6; 1 John 5:7)
3)
We believe that all men are sinners both by their nature and by their acts, deserving God’s wrath and condemnation. All men are wholly unable to save themselves by good works and are unable to change themselves without God’s work.
(Jeremiah 13:23; 17:9-10; Romans 3:10-19, 23; 1 Corinthians 2:14)
(Jeremiah 13:23; 17:9-10; Romans 3:10-19, 23; 1 Corinthians 2:14)
4)
We believe that God saves men from beginning to end by His Sovereign Grace, none deserving His mercy more than any other. Even faith and repentance are gifts that God must bring through His Spirit in regeneration before we can confess our sins, believe in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and be saved.
(John 1:12-13; Romans 9:14-23; Ephesians 2:1-10)
(John 1:12-13; Romans 9:14-23; Ephesians 2:1-10)
5)
We believe that Jesus Christ died to save His people from their sins and He will not lose any of those for whom He has shed His blood.
(Isaiah 53:4-12; Matthew 1:21; John 10:11-15
(Isaiah 53:4-12; Matthew 1:21; John 10:11-15
6)
We believe that God has chosen, before the foundation of the world, a people for Himself, not because of any good which He foresaw in them, but of His own free grace and love.
(Acts 13:48; Ephesians 1:4-14; 2 Thessalonians 2:13)
(Acts 13:48; Ephesians 1:4-14; 2 Thessalonians 2:13)
7)
We believe that God elects and saves men from every tribe, tongue, people, and nation. We are commanded to proclaim the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and invite all to come to Him for salvation, trusting that God will accomplish His own will. His Word will not return to Him void.
(Isaiah 55:11; 2 Corinthians 2:12-17; Revelation 5:9-10)
(Isaiah 55:11; 2 Corinthians 2:12-17; Revelation 5:9-10)
8)
We believe that God calls each one He saves, sending His Spirit in regeneration to draw them unto Himself and give them the gifts of faith and repentance.
(Jeremiah 31:3; John 6:44; 2 Corinthians 4:6; 2 Thessalonians 2:14)
(Jeremiah 31:3; John 6:44; 2 Corinthians 4:6; 2 Thessalonians 2:14)
9)
We believe that God will preserve to the end all whom He has elected, called, and saved. Also, all whom God has saved will persevere in Christ to the end, bearing the fruits of repentance and faith with a godly life.
(John 6:37-40;10:27-29; Romans 8:28-30; 1 Peter 1:5)
(John 6:37-40;10:27-29; Romans 8:28-30; 1 Peter 1:5)
10)
We believe man’s chief purpose is to glorify God and enjoy a relationship with Him forever. We see worshiping God and the pursuit of holiness as priorities in fulfilling this purpose.
(Jeremiah 9:24; 1 Corinthians 1:26-31; 10:31; Hebrews 12:14; 1 Peter 1:13-21)
(Jeremiah 9:24; 1 Corinthians 1:26-31; 10:31; Hebrews 12:14; 1 Peter 1:13-21)
No imagery of Jesus
In the first and second commandments, God tells us to worship only Him and not to make images or carvings to worship.
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