Statement of Faith

CenTex Community STATEMENT OF FAITH

Section 1. Principles. The Corporation is comprised of individuals or families who are providing a Christ-centered education in the home. In accordance with this, the Corporation establishes and articulates a statement of faith:

We believe that our children are gifts from God and that, as parents, we are fully responsible for:

• Their education

• Instilling Godly character

• Training our children by instruction and example to love God with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength, and to love their neighbor as themselves. (Deut. 6:6-9; Prov. 22:6; Eph. 6:4; Luke 10:27)

Section 2. Biblical Basis. CenTex Christian Homeschool Community intends to be Christ-Centered, doing all things in a manner which honors Biblical principles and brings glory to His Name. To that end:

We, the members of the CenTex Christian Homeschool Community, in order to: fulfill our stated purpose before God, edify the body of Christ (Eph. 4:2-3), strengthen the family, spread the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, obey the commandments of the Lord Jesus Christ, and to make our children a Godly heritage (Psalm 127:3), do establish the following:

• All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness. 2 Timothy 3:16

• For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. 1 John 5:7

• For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority. Colossians 2:9-10

• If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9

• “Haven’t you read the Scriptures?” Jesus replied. “They record that from the beginning ‘God made them male and female’. And he said, ‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’ Since they are no longer two but are one, let no one split apart what God has joined together.” Matthew 19:4-6

• For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality, that each of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God; that no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you. For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness. Therefore whoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8

• God said also to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers- the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob- has sent me to you. This is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation.’” Exodus 3:15

• For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16

• Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6

• “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am? Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Matthew 16:15-16

• But about the resurrection of the dead- have you not read what God said to you, “I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob”? He is not the God of the dead but of the living. Matthew 22:31-32

• Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds: tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Deuteronomy 11:18-19

• Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:32

Section 3. Authority of Statement of Faith. We recognize that there are doctrines and practices over which people may disagree. The above statement of faith is the official stance of the CenTex Christian Homeschool Community. We strive to teach our children Christian values/principles and a Biblical world view. We invite others who want the same for their children to join us.