We believe the traditional Christian teachings, as revealed in the Bible.
- There is only one God. There is the Father, Son, and Spirit.
- God has full control and authority. He created the world and everything in it. He has shown us what He is like, has a plan to save us, and will one day judge everyone.
- The Bible is God’s Word to us. It is the final Word in all matters. Behavior, belief, and thought are to submit to His Word just as a knight submits to his king.
- Jesus Christ is the one and only, eternally existing, Son of God. He was born of a virgin, died on the cross for our sins, physically came back to life, and He reigns.
- Everyone is a sinner. The punishment for sin is death and eternal separation from God in hell.
- We can repent and be forgiven and cleansed from all of our sins though faith. We do not deserve or earn God’s forgiveness. God gives it to those who turn to Him and follow Him by faith.
- Forgiveness is not an excuse to intentionally continue sinning; a repentant heart is a sign of a godly heart.
- God gives grace, strength, and gifts through the Holy Spirit acting in people’s lives. The Holy Spirit also turns people away from sin and toward God. The Holy Spirit lives in Christians, sanctifying them and making them more like Jesus, enabling them to live for Jesus in this world.
- The Holy Spirit’s gifts and God’s grace are not, in any way, to be used for our own glory.
- The Church is made up of all true Christians throughout the world. We believe in the joining together of believers to worship throughout the week.
- Jesus will one day return. He will judge everyone, rightly punishing those who have rejected God’s offer of forgiveness, and welcoming true followers into everlasting glory.
- Even as a follower of Christ, we are constantly being renewed and sanctified. We are flawed, we are sinful, and we get it wrong–a lot. We are grateful for such a merciful Savior.
- There are many other things the Bible teaches, but as we are not accustomed to writing out statements of belief in an orderly fashion like this, we ask that if you have questions, please ask. If we left off something glaringly obvious (brain freeze), please remind us. Thank you!
Bible verses in our units, unless otherwise specified, will be in ESV or 1995 NASB.
We have had those in the LDS community ask about a historical reference made in our curriculum to Joseph Smith, and the details and screen shot of our curriculum on that topic can be seen here in our Facebook group. Of note, we do not align with LDS teachings, though we have LDS customers who use our curriculum.
The same is true for Catholic customers, and we do our best to notate where there will be differences (such as in our Christmas unit, where not all Faith Talks will not align with Catholic teachings).
FINAL NOTE: We believe all doctrine and theology should submit to Scripture. This is why it is important that each individual church (and curriculum, etc.) have a statement of faith or a doctrinal statement. Men are fallible interpreters of God’s Word. We are Christians who place all fallible writings of man under the subjection of the Word of God. Again, if you have any direct questions, we are happy to answer. Just contact us on our contact page!
