Statement of Faith

We believe:

That the holy Bible is inerrant, composed of the Old and New Testaments, and is of final and supreme authority in faith and life. “All scripture is God breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness so that we may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17

That God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, is one God, eternally existing in three persons;

God the Father is infinite in wisdom, power and love, whose mercy is over all His works, and whose will is ever directed to His children's good;

Jesus Christ is Son of God and Son of man, the gift of the Father's unfailing grace, the ground of our hope, and the promise of our deliverance from sin and death;

The Holy Spirit is the divine presence in our lives, whereby we live through His power in the truth of Christ, and find help and strength to live our daily lives;

That God, the creator, is eternal, all-knowing, and ever-present and that God is greater than any understanding or description of Him;

That mankind was created in the image of God, but sinned, thereby separating us from God and incurring physical and spiritual death;

That all people are born with a sinful nature and are in need of a Savior to be reconciled to God;

That Jesus the Lord Christ, led a sinless life and is the only Savior, that He died for our sins as the substitutionary sacrifice and rose to life again, that all who believe in Him and confess Him are justified and made right before the Holy God;

That there will be a bodily resurrection of all persons, judgment to come, the everlasting blessedness of the saved, and the everlasting punishment of the lost; That it is by God's power alone that we are given this new eternal life. We have no merit to earn or keep it on our own;

That this faith should manifest itself in the service of love as set forth in the example of our Lord, to the end that the kingdom of God may come upon the earth. “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.” Colossians 3:16-17.

We believe and shall adhere to the teaching of all students that God created male and female as distinct acts of creation and that being male and female was an aspect of how they were created in His own image (Genesis 1:27 and 2:7; 18-19). Marriage is the joining of these two distinct genders into one flesh. Thus we believe that marriage is the union of one man and one woman, in a lifetime commitment to each other, and that marriage and the family constitute the foundation of civil society. (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4-6; Mark 10:6-8, I Corinthians 7:2; Ephesians 5:31, 33) Because God has created a man to leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife thus setting the very foundation of marriage between a man and woman, we believe that God has ordained marriage and defined it as the covenant relationship between a man, a woman, and Himself. Since marriage is a picture of Christ and the Church, this co-op will only recognize marriages between one biological man and one biological woman. We believe that children are a blessing from the Lord. Thus all human life is sacred and worthy of protection from the moment of conception. (Psalm 127 and 128; Psalm 139:13-16)

By signing below, I am agreeing with the above statement of faith and acknowledge that any and all classes, lessons or other activities within Heritage Homeschool Group Co-Op will be taught from a Biblical perspective, including the principles and doctrine listed above.