About God | We believe there is one God who is the Creator and the Ruler of the universe (Gen. 1:1). He eternally exists in three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit (Matt 28:19).
About Jesus Christ | We believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, in His virgin birth (Matt 1:23), His sinless life (Heb. 4:15; 7:26), His atoning death on the cross (I Cor. 15:3), his resurrection on the third day (John 11:25; I Cor. 15:4), and that He will return again to reign as Lord of lords (Acts 1:11; 1 Tim 6:13-16).
About the Holy Spirit | We believe in the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit that empowers each Christian to live a godly life (Rom. 8:11). The body of each believer is a “temple” in which the Holy Spirit dwells. Christian must foster a life of being filled with the Spirit, which is both an initial and an ongoing experience for Christians (Eph. 5:18). The Holy Spirit provides the Christian with power for living, understanding of spiritual truth, guidance in doing what is right and spiritual gifts to edify the church.
About the Bible | We believe that the entire Bible is the inspired, infallible and inerrant Word of God and that men were moved by the Spirit to write thebooks of Scripture (2 Pet. 1:20-21). The words of the Bible are the primary source for teaching and equipping Christians for a life of righteousness (2 Tim. 3:16-17).
About Humanity | We believe that human beings were created in the image of God to have fellowship with Him (Gen. 1:26), but became alienated from that relationship through sinful disobedience ( Gen. 3). As a result, humanity is totally incapable of coming back into a right relationship with God by one’s own effort.
About Salvation | We believe that the shed blood of Jesus Christ on the cross solely provides for the forgiveness of sins (Mark 10:45). Therefore, salvation is received only when a person places his faith in the death and resurrection of Christ as the sufficient payment for one’s acknowledged sin (Acts 2:38). This salvation is not earned but a gift available by the grace of God alone (Eph. 2:8-9).
About the Christian Life | We believe that for every Christian the old way of living for oneself is in the past and the new way of living for Christ is for the present and for the future (2 Cor. 5:17). By obedience to the Scriptures and daily yielding to the Spirit we will mature and become conformed to the image of Christ, which should be exhibited by love for God and for one’s neighbor (Matt. 22:37-39).
About the Church | We believe that the church is the body of Christ, of which Jesus is the head (Col. 1:18). The purpose of the church is to gather believers to glorify God by being a powerful witness for Jesus Christ in a lost world (Matt. 28:18-20). God wants to edify and build up His church, this is why the Holy Spirit gives a variety of spiritual gifts to believers such as—encouragement, serving, teaching, healing, prophecy, etc. (Rom. 12, I Cor. 12). We practice two ordinances in the church instituted by Christ Himself: water baptism (Luke 3:21-22) and Holy Communion (Luke 22:14-20).
About Healing | We believe that Christ’s power to heal, evident in the Gospels, is available to all believers today through His atoning sacrifice (Isaiah 53:4-5). The church is to lay hands on the sick, anoint them with oil, and pray faithfully for their recovery (Jam. 5:14-15).
About the Future | We believe that Christians who have died will be reunited with those still alive at the second coming of Jesus Christ (I Thess. 4:16-17). This event will be followed by the millennial reign of Christ, a final judgment (Rev. 20:1-15), and the appearance of a new heaven and a new earth (Rev. 21-22).
Statement on Marriage, Gender and Sexuality | We believe that the term "marriage" has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in an exclusive union, as delineated by Scripture (Genesis 2:18-25). We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other (1 Corinthians 6:18; 7:2-5; Hebrews 13:4). We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of the bounds of marriage between one man and one woman. We believe that any form of sexual immorality and sexual conduct outside the marital union of one man and one woman (including adultery, fornication, homosexual behavior, bisexual conduct, bestiality, incest and use of pornography) is sinful and offensive to God (Matthew 15:18-20; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10).
We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female. These two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God (Genesis 1:26-27). Rejection of one's biological sex is a rejection of the image of God within that person. This belief also accounts for (1) dressing in conformance with one's biological sex; (2) using the restrooms, locker rooms, and changing facilities conforming to one's biological sex. "Biological sex" means the condition of being male or female, which is determined by a person's chromosomes, and is identified at birth by a person's anatomy."
We believe that God offers redemption and restoration to all who confess and forsake their sin, seeking His mercy and forgiveness through Jesus Christ (Acts 3:19-21; Romans 10:9-10; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11).
Final Authority for Matters of Belief and Conduct | This 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. For purposes of Fairfield Christian School's faith, doctrine, practice, policy, and discipline, the Board of Fairfield Christian School is the school's final interpretive authority on the Bible's meaning and application.
Please Note: Students, families and/or employees who fail to abide by the above policies, and those contained in their respective handbooks, will be subject to denied enrollment/re-enrollment, expulsion or termination, as the case may warrant.
