Jesus Christ is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and He reigns over all things for our good. To be a citizen of this kingdom is a privilege, a joy, and a responsibility. Led by His Spirit, we place our every thought, word, and deed in the service of Christ’s present and coming reign, and we live daily in the confident hope of His triumphant return.
Timothy Christian School was founded on God’s infallible Word, the Bible, and its explication in the ecumenical creeds and confessions of the Reformed tradition. This Statement of Faith is not exhaustive, but the Bible itself is the inspired and infallible Word of God and serves as the final authority on all matters of truth, morality, and human conduct (1 Tim. 3:16). The following Statement of Faith outlines the foundational principles that guide Timothy Christian School, including its faith, doctrine, practice, policies, and discipline. All school board members, staff members, and families must subscribe to this summary:
We believe there is one infinite, holy, loving, personal God who speaks to us in Scripture and reveals Himself to us in His acts of creation, salvation, and renewal, as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Deut. 6:4; Matt. 28:19). As finite human beings created in God’s image, we declare that it is our purpose and privilege to worship, honor, serve, and obey Him (Gen. 1:26-27; Rev. 4:11).
We believe the world belongs to God, who created it and faithfully sustains it by His providence (Gen. 1:1; Ps. 24:1). Creation is the theater of God’s glory, displaying His power and majesty (Ps. 19:1, Rom. 1:20). God calls us to discover creation’s resources, to receive these gifts with thanksgiving and delight, and to use them wisely as stewards and caretakers who are responsible to God and to our neighbor (Ps. 104:24, 31; Gen. 2:15).
We believe our ability to carry out our human calling to honor God, serve our neighbor, and care for the creation is marred by the corrosive effects of sin, which touch every part of life (Rom. 3:23, 5:12). When our first parents listened to Satan’s lie, questioned God’s Word, and rebelled against Him, they brought His judgment upon themselves, their posterity, and the creation (Gen. 3:6, 17). Brokenness, disease, hate, arrogance, alienation, abuse of creation, and ultimately death are the inevitable fruits of sin in our world (Rom. 8:22; Gal. 5:19-21).
We believe, however, God has not rejected or abandoned His world but has turned to it in love (Rom. 8:38-39). He gave the rainbow sign to Noah as a pledge of His promise to care for all creatures (Gen. 9:16). He made a covenant with Abraham, promising to be a faithful God to him and his children, and through them to bless all nations (Gen. 17:7, 12:3). Through His servant Moses, God disclosed His law for the human community, promising rich blessing as the fruit of obedience (Ex. 19:5). God always keeps His promises. We acknowledge with gratitude and joy that He is our God and the God of our children, that we are His people, and that this is His world (Ps. 145:13, 24:1).
We believe, as He promised, God in love sent Jesus Christ into the world to save it from sin and its consequences (John 3:16-17). The atoning death of the Son of God is the only payment for the debt of human sin, and Christ’s resurrection is the only liberation from the powers of evil and death (1 Pet. 2:24, 1:3). The victorious Lord sends the Holy Spirit to create faith, cleanse and renew hearts, and build the church as a community of love and holiness (Titus 3:5-7). It is the church’s mission to proclaim and live this good news and to make disciples of nations (Matthew 28:19-20).
We believe Jesus Christ is King of Kings and Lord of Lords (Rev. 19:16). His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and He reigns over all things for our good (Ps. 145:13; Rom. 8:28). To be a citizen of this kingdom is a privilege, a joy, and a responsibility (Col. 3:17; Phil. 3:20). Led by His Spirit, we place our every thought, word, and deed in the service of Christ’s present and coming reign, and we live daily in the confident hope of His triumphant return (Rom. 14:17; Col 3:17).
We believe the term “marriage” has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture (Gen. 2:18-25). We believe that marriage between one man and one woman, for life, uniquely reflects Christ’s relationship with His Rescue mission (Eph. 5:21-33). We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other (1 Cor. 6:18; 7:2-5; Heb. 13:4). We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of a marriage between a man and a woman.
We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female. These two distinct, complementary sexes together reflect the image and nature of God (Gen. 1:26-27). Rejection of one’s biological sex is a rejection of the image of God within that person. We believe that any form of sexual immorality (including adultery, cohabitation, fornication, homosexual behavior, bisexual conduct, transgenderism, bestiality, incest, or use of pornography) is sinful and offensive to God (Matt. 15:18-20; 1 Cor. 6:9-11; Gen. 2:24; Eph. 5:3; 1 Cor. 7; 1 Thess. 4:1-8; Lev. 18:22; Rom. 1:26-27; Deut. 22:5; Lev. 18:23, Lev. 20:15-18; Lev. 18:8-18; Col. 3:15).
We believe that all human life is sacred and created by God in His image. Human life is of inestimable worth in all its dimensions, including pre-born babies, the aged, the physically or mentally challenged, and every other stage or condition from conception through natural death. We are therefore called to defend, protect, and value all human life. (Ps. 139.)
