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STATEMENT OF FAITH El Sobrante Christian School

Although El Sobrante Christian School is owned and operated by Central Assembly of God in El Sobrante, we seek to serve those of all Christian backgrounds and seek a spirit that is truly interdenominational in its attitude and emphasis. Our standard for moral conduct and for teachings in the faith rests in the main truths expressed through God’s Word as recorded in Holy Scriptures. The following is a general statement of faith, which we teach and uphold to be the eternal truth of God. All references are from the New International Version of the Holy Bible.

1. WE BELIEVE the Holy Bible is the inspired, infallible, authoritative Word of God, and is considered to be the guideline for daily Christian living. (2 Timothy 3:15-17, 1 Thessalonians 2:13)

2. WE BELIEVE that there is one God, eternally existent in three Persons: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19, Luke 3:22)

3. WE BELIEVE in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal future return to this earth in power and glory. (Revelation 1:8, Matthew 1:23, Hebrews 7:26, 1 Peter 2:22, Acts 2:22, 1 Corinthians 15:3-8, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Matthew 28:6, Luke 24:39, 1 Corinthians 6:14, 1 Corinthians 15:4, Acts 1:9, Acts 1:11, Acts 2:33, Philippians 2:9-11, Hebrews 1:3)

4. WE BELIEVE that the only means of being cleansed from sin is through repentance and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and that regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for personal salvation. (John 3:16-17, Romans 3:23, Romans 10:9-10)

5. WE BELIEVE in the daily ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a Godly life. (Galatians 5:16-18, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, 2 Timothy 1:13-14)

6. WE BELIEVE in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost – those who are saved, to the resurrection of everlasting life with God, and those who are lost to the resurrection of condemnation and separation from God. (John 5:28-29)

7. WE BELIEVE there will be a resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in Christ together with those who are alive and remain at the time of His Second Coming. (1 Corinthians 15:51-52)

8. WE BELIEVE that everlasting life through Jesus Christ is the promise to all who believe in Him. The wicked dead, together with the devil and his angels, will be consigned to everlasting punishment, which is the second death. (Matthew 25:46, Mark 9:34-38, Revelation 19-20, Revelation 20:15-18, Revelation 21:8)

9. WE BELIEVE in the spiritual unity of believers in Jesus Christ, and the evidence of that unity being shown by how we love one another. (Ephesians 11:13-14, 1 Corinthians 12, 1 Corinthians 13)

PURPOSE

The school is established to be a service to the community for the education of those children whose parents are concerned for their children’s spiritual growth and character formation, as well as academic attainment. We seek to aid each child by guiding him/her to a true perspective of his/her life, world and universe, as revealed in the Holy Scriptures, the Bible. We seek to support the home and church in bringing up the child in the way he/she should go, that he/she might attain the moral strength, spiritual insight, and academic integrity to live his/her life as a responsible citizen and effective Christian.