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STATEMENT OF FAITH

Sovereignty of God: God's sovereignty governs all that occurs in His world and in His church. His plans and purposes always prevail; nothing can thwart them.
Inerrancy of Scripture: God's written Word, the Bible, is free from error and is completely trustworthy. It is His truth and is the final authority in all matters.

God's Creation of the World and Man: The Triune God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, alone has existed from eternity past. In His wisdom He decided to create the universe from nothing. God spoke and it came into existence. Humanity did not evolve from lower life forms, but was created by God. Man, male and female was created with dignity in that he was made in God's image and was created in humility in that his purpose is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever.
Fall of mankind: All mankind participated in Adams fall from his original sinless state and are thus lost in sin and totally depraved.

God's Way of Dealing with Man: God has bound Himself to man by way of a covenant. Initially God committed Himself to give life to Adam upon condition of Adam's perfect obedience. When Adam sinned, God made a new covenant. In this covenant He bound Himself to save a people for Himself. He also committed to keep the terms of the covenant, on behalf of man, by the work of Jesus Christ. Therefore, the confidence and hope of believers is in God's covenantal faithfulness rather than in their own performance.

Jesus, Savior of Sinners: Jesus Christ is the unique Son of God and the only Savior of the world. Fully God and fully man, He was born of a virgin and lived a sinless life. He alone secured our salvation by His substitutionary atonement on the cross and by His righteous life imputed to us. Jesus rose bodily from the dead, ascended to the right hand of God the Father, and will come again in power and glory.

Justification by Faith Alone: Sinners are justified by faith alone. They do not deserve salvation and they cannot earn it. Justification is granted by God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ.

Empowering Holy Spirit: Every true believer in Jesus Christ is indwelt and empowered by the Holy Spirit, who enables believers to live a godly life and to perform good works.

Body of Christ: All believers are spiritually united in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Head of the Church. Every true believer is a member of the body of Christ.

Final Judgment and Resurrection: At the second coming of Christ, the saved and the lost will be bodily resurrected and judged. The saved will be resurrected unto eternal life, and the lost will be resurrected to eternal condemnation.

This Statement of Faith contains the essential biblical doctrines that guide the Ministry of Newnan Classical School. These primary doctrines define the perspective from which all classes will be taught and are one of the tools that will be used in the hiring of faculty and administration. Issues not discussed in this Statement of Faith will not be emphasized in the teaching of the school.

Many such issues are important and they may arise upon occasion within the curriculum, therefore the School recognizes that Christians are at liberty to reach different conclusions regarding them.

The Schools recognition that Christians disagree on these topics, however, should not be interpreted to mean that the School believes that there are no right answers to questions about these issues. Issues not settled by this Statement of Faith will ultimately be resolved by reference to historic, orthodox Christianity as expressed in The Westminster Confession of Faith.