Statement of Faith
We believe the Bible to be the only
inspired, infallible, authoritative Word of God. The truths of the
Christian faith are found in the Bible. The Apostles’ and Nicene Creeds
are historic statements of Christian faith and summarize these truths.
Trinity Christian School affirms these creeds.
The Apostles' Creed
I
believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth; and in
Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy
Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was
crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; the third day he
rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the
right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to
judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the
holy catholic church*, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of
sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
The Nicene Creed
I believe in one God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.
And
in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His
Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very
God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by
whom all things were made; Who for us men and for our salvation came
down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin
Mary, and was made man, and crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate;
He suffered and was buried, and the third day He rose again according
to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven,and sitteth on the right
hand of the Father; And He shall come again with glory to judge both
the quick and the dead; Whose kingdom shall have no end.
And I
believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life, who proceedeth
from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together
is worshipped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets. And I believe
in one catholic and apostolic church; I acknowledge one baptism for the
remission of sins, and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the
life of the world to come. Amen.
*Note: The words
‘catholic church’ in this creed do not refer to the Roman Catholic
church but rather express the belief in a universal church, which the
Son of God, through His Spirit and Word, out of the entire human race,
from the beginning of the world to its end, gathers, protects, and
preserves for Himself.