Statement of Faith

The Statement of Faith of Ezell-Harding Christian School provides affirmation of biblical doctrine that is in concert with the message of God as reflected in the Bible and historic Christianity. This statement also defines the perspective that shapes an Ezell-Harding Christian School education. We believe and teach the following:

The Triune God 

We believe in one God, eternally existing in three equally divine Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, who know, love, and glorify one another. This one true and living God is worthy to receive all glory and adoration. 

Genesis 1:1-3; Isaiah 44:6-8; Mark 12:29; John 1:1-5; 2 Corinthians 13:14

Father 

We believe in God the Father who is perfect in holiness, wisdom, power and love. We believe that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of each person, that He hears and answers prayer, and that He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ.

Exodus 11:15; Psalm 29:2; Isaiah 6:3; Jeremiah 31:3, 32:17-23; Jeremiah 32:17-23; Romans 5:8, 11:33; 1 John 5:14-15; Revelation 4:8

Son 

We believe in God the Son, Jesus Christ the Savior, the only begotten Son of God. We believe in His deity, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His substitutionary and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, in His continuous intercession for His people, and in His personal return in power and in glory. 

Luke 1:35; John 1:1-18; Colossians 1:15-20

Holy Spirit 

We believe in God the Holy Spirit, the Helper and Comforter. We believe in His daily guidance and revelation of truth, in His conviction of sin, and in His indwelling presence, enabling believers to live godly lives. 

Genesis 1:1-2; Luke 11:13; John 14:26; Acts 1:8; 1 Corinthians 2:9-10; 2 Peter 1:21; Acts 2:38

The Bible 

We believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be inspired by the Holy Spirit, inerrant in the original writings, and accurately maintained over the ages by God’s Spirit. They are the only supreme and final authority for the rule of faith and life for all people. 

II Timothy 3:15-18; John 17:17; Acts 18:27-28;1 Corinthians 15:3; Hebrews 4:12 

Gospel Response 

We believe that God calls mankind to respond to the good news of Jesus. We are called by the teaching of the gospel to believe that Jesus is the Son of God and to be baptized for the remission of our sins. We are called to participate in the communion of the saints. 

Acts 2:41-42;46-47; Hebrews11:6; Mark 16:15-16; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14; 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

Humanity and Salvation 

We believe that God created man and woman in His own image, as free moral agents, distinct from all other living creatures. We believe they sinned by rebelling against God’s revealed will and thereby incurred both physical and spiritual death and that all humankind as well carries its own guilt of sin. We believe that the Lord Jesus canceled the debt of sin on the cross. By His resurrection, Jesus broke the power of death, defeated Satan, and brought everlasting life to all His people. We believe that salvation is found in no one else. 

Genesis 1:26-29; Romans 3:23-24, 8:31-38; 1 Corinthians 15:1-3; John 14:6; John 3:16; Acts 20:32; Galatians 3:26-27

Unity 

We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Acts 2:42-47; Romans 15:5-7; 1 Corinthians 1:2-3, 12:12-14; Ephesians 4:1-3; John 17:20-23

Statement on Marriage, Sexuality, and Gender 

We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male and female. These two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God. Rejection of one’s biological sex is a rejection of the image of God within that person. We believe marriage is instituted by God as a covenant between one man and one woman for life, as delineated in Scripture. Marriage uniquely reflects Christ’s relationship with the Church. We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other and that any form of sexual immorality or sexual relationship outside of marriage is sinful and offensive to God. 

Genesis 1: 26-27, 2:18-25; Ephesians 5:21-33; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, 6:18, 7:2-5; Hebrews 13:4; Mark 10:6-9

Statement on the Sanctity of Human Life 

We believe that all human life is sacred and created by God is His image. Human life is of inestimable worth in all its dimensions, including pre-born babies, the aged, every race and ethnicity, all socio-economic levels, those with physical or mental disabilities, and every other stage or condition from conception through natural death. We are therefore called to value, protect, and value all human life. 

Psalm 139:13-16; Acts 3:15

Parents Are Primary 

We believe that parents and guardians have the primary responsibility to educate their children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. The authority of the school is an extension of the authority of the parents. Therefore, the school must work in partnership with the home to instill the values of Christ, just as a mother and father must work in agreement to train up the child.

Deuteronomy 4:9, 6:7; Ephesians 6:1-4 

Final Authority for Matters of Belief and Conduct 

The statement of faith does not exhaust the extent of our beliefs. The Bible itself, as the inspired and infallible Word of God that speaks with final authority concerning truth, morality, and the proper conduct of mankind, is the sole and final source of all that we believe.

2Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Peter 1:20-21