Statement of Affirmation

About the Supreme Authority of the Bible

WE AFFIRM that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are God's infallible and inerrant revelation to man. It is thus the supreme standard by which all things are to be judged, and the authoritative guide for all life and conduct.

About the Lordship of Christ

WE AFFIRM that Jesus Christ is from eternity God's only begotten Son; He was born of a virgin and is therefore truly God and man. Through Him God created and sustains the world. Jesus suffered and died for our sins and rose again for our salvation. He ascended into heaven where He now sits at the right hand of the Father making intercession for His people. Christ is the Head of the Church and will come again to judge the world and complete the salvation of His people and the Kingdom of God.

About the task of the Christian School

WE AFFIRM that a Christian school is a school where Christ is confessed as the Lord of Creation. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, its special task is to teach the children to understand the world from a Christ-centred perspective and to equip them for their calling in life in subjection to Jesus Christ as Lord.

WE AFFIRM that, in pursuit of their task, Christian schools only employ Christian teachers and Christian non-teaching staff who are able to subscribe to this Statement of Affirmation.

About the role of Government

WE AFFIRM that all citizens owe obedience to the legally instituted governments of our nation which derive their authority from God and are responsible to Him for promoting and maintaining public security, justice and welfare.

WE AFFIRM that the responsibility for the education and guidance of children lies in the first instance with their parents or legal guardians, and that governments are duty-bound to provide, without distinction and on general terms of equality, both the legal right and the opportunity for parents and guardians to choose for their children schools, other than those established by public authorities, that provide for the education of their children in conformity with their own convictions.

Lord, you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished you have done for us. - Isaiah 26:12

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