Statement of Faith
We BELIEVE the Bible to be the only inspired, infallible, authoritative Word of God that speaks with final authority concerning truth, morality, and the proper conduct of mankind and is the sole and final source of all that we believe. (1Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21)
We BELIEVE that there is one God, eternally existent in three person: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19; John 10:30, 14:16-18, 17:11; Ephesians 4:4-6)
We BELIEVE in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ (John 1:1-4, 14:9), in His virgin birth (Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:35), in His sinless life (2 Corinthians 5:21; John 1:29; Hebrews 4:15), in His miracles (John 2:23), in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross (Philippians 2:5-11; 2 Peter 2:24), in His bodily resurrection (John 20:10-29; Acts 2:22-24; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4), in His ascension to the right hand of the Father (Mark 16:19; Hebrews 1:1-4 ), and in His pre-millennial, imminent bodily return in power and glory (Acts 1:11; Revelation 20:1-9; Matthew 24:27; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17).
We BELIEVE the Genesis account of Creation, that God directly created man in His own image (Genesis 1:1 – 2:25). We reject the notion that living creatures evolve into new kinds of organisms.
We BELIEVE in the complete, utter, lost condition of man by nature (Jeremiah 17:9; Romans 3:23) and in the salvation by grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ wholly apart from works, (Ephesians 2:8-10; John 3:3-7; John 1: 12-13; Titus 3:5-7), the evidence of which is works of righteousness (Ephesians 2:10; James 2 14-18).
We BELIEVE that all who receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ as personal Savior are born again of the Holy Spirit and thereby become children of God (John 3:5-6; Romans 3:21-30; Galatians 4:4-7).
We BELIEVE in the personality of the Holy Spirit and present ministry of conviction, regeneration, indwelling, enlightening, and guiding (John 3:5-8; John 14:26; John 16:7-11, 13; Acts 1:8; Acts 4:31;
Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Galatians 5:16-18; Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 2:6-10).
We BELIEVE in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment (1 Corinthians 15:51-57; Revelation 20:11-15).
We BELIEVE that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end (Psalm 139:13; Isaiah 49:1; Jeremiah 1:50); and that we must have concern for the physical and spiritual needs of our fellowmen (Matthew 22:37-39; Romans 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10).
We BELIEVE God’s plan for human sexuality is to be expressed only within the context of marriage, that God created man and woman as unique biological persons, and that male and female are distinct and complimentary genders which together reflect the image and nature of God. We believe that God instituted marriage between one male and one female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society. For this reason, we believe that marriage is exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic female. We believe that rejection of God’s plan for gender, marriage, and sexuality is a sin against God. (Genesis 2:24; Genesis 5:2; 1 Corinthians 6 18-20; Galatians 5:16-21; Romans 1:24-27)
We BELIEVE there is one living and true God, the infinite Spirit who is from everlasting to everlasting. He is omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient. His nature is righteous, just, and loving. He is the creator and ruler of the universe, worthy of all honor, confidence, and love.
This statement of faith reflects the teaching of Harrison Christian Academy staff and faculty but does not limit the extent of our faith.