Christian Home Educators of La Plata County Statement of Faith
1. We believe the Bible, both the Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired, inerrant, infallible, Word of God that constitutes completed and final revelation, and is the sole and final authority for faith and practice. (II Timothy 3:16-17; II Peter 1:21; Psalm 119:89)
2. We believe there is one living and true God; an infinite, intelligent Spirit, perfect in all His attributes, and eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Deuteronomy 6:4; John 1:1-13; Matthew 3:16-17; II Corinthians 13:14; Revelation 1:8)
3. We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, His sinless life, His miracles, and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross and His bodily resurrection and imminent
return in power and glory. (John 1:1, 14; Luke 1:31-35; Philippians 2:6-8; I Corinthians 15:1-8, 20; I Peter 2:24; Ephesians 1:7; Hebrews 9:12; Acts 1:9-11; I Thessalonians 4:13-18)
4. We believe that man was created in the image of God but fell into sin through the disobedience of Adam; he is therefore lost and unable to justify himself before God. (Genesis 1:26-27, 2:16-17, 3:6; Romans 3:10, 24, 5:12, 18)
5. We believe that salvation is the free gift of God, given to the sinner by grace and received personal faith in Jesus Christ alone, as Savior and Lord, whose substitutionary death on the cross paid the penalty for man’s sin. This free gift of salvation is not received by any personal works whatsoever. (Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5; John 1:12, 5:24; Romans 5:15, 6:23, 10:9-13)
6. We believe that the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to convict and regenerate mankind, to indwell, guide, instruct, and empower the believer for godly living and service. (John 16:7-14; Titus 3:5; I Corinthians 6:19, 12:13; Romans 8:14; Ephesians 5:18)