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Alexandria Classical Academy

Statement of Faith

The doctrinal convictions that guide Alexandria Classical Academy

Alexandria Classical Academy heartily affirms with all the church the Apostles’ Creed, the Nicaeno-Constantinopolitan Creed, the Athanasian Creed, as well as the Chalcedonian Definition. We also place ourselves within the historic Protestant Reformed tradition, giving great respect to the confessions and catechisms of that tradition, including the Belgic Confession, the Heidelberg Catechism, the Westminster Standards, and the first and second London Baptist Confessions of Faith.

The following constitutes our particular statement of faith, which strictly rules the belief, practice, and teaching of all leadership, faculty, and staff as a clear and concise summary of the teachings of the Bible — the Bible itself being the norm that is itself normed by nothing else.

The content which follows is taken (verbatim or very nearly) from the Westminster Confession of Faith (WCF), the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (2LBC), and other evangelical statements as indicated.

On Revelation

The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedience,1 although the light of nature, and the works of creation and providence, do so far manifest the goodness, wisdom, and power of God as to leave men inexcusable; yet they are not sufficient to give that knowledge of God and His will which is necessary unto salvation.2 The Holy Scriptures are most necessary.3 (WCF I.1, 2LBC I.1)

On God the Trinity

The Lord our God is but one only living and true God; whose subsistence is in and of Himself, infinite in being and perfection; whose essence cannot be comprehended by any but Himself; a most pure spirit, invisible, without body, parts, or passions, who only has immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; who is immutable, immense, eternal, incomprehensible, almighty, every way infinite, most holy, most wise, most free, most absolute; working all things according to the counsel of His own immutable and most righteous will, for His own glory; most loving, gracious, merciful, long-suffering, abundant in goodness and truth, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin; the rewarder of them that diligently seek Him, and withal most just and terrible in His judgments, hating all sin, and who will by no means clear the guilty.4 (WCF II.1, 2LBC II.1)

In the unity of the Godhead there be three persons, of one substance, power, and eternity: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost. The Father is of none, neither begotten nor proceeding; the Son is eternally begotten of the Father; the Holy Ghost eternally proceeding from the Father and the Son.5 (WCF II.3, 2LBC II.3)

On Jesus Christ

It pleased God, in His eternal purpose, to choose and ordain the Lord Jesus, His only-begotten Son, to be the Mediator between God and man, unto whom He did, from all eternity, give a people to be His seed, and to be by Him in time redeemed, called, justified, sanctified, and glorified.6 (WCF VIII.1, 2LBC VIII.1)

The Son of God, the second person in the Trinity, being very and eternal God, of one substance, and equal with the Father, did, when the fulness of time was come, take upon Him man’s nature, with all the essential properties and common infirmities thereof, yet without sin: being conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost in the womb of the Virgin Mary, of her substance. Which person is very God and very man, yet one Christ, the only mediator between God and man.7

As mediator the Lord Jesus was most willing made under the law, and did perfectly fulfill it; endured most grievous torments immediately in His soul, and most painful sufferings in His body; was crucified, and died; was buried, and remained under the power of death, yet saw no corruption. On the third day He arose from the dead, with the same body in which He suffered; with which also He ascended into heaven, and there sits at the right hand of His Father, making intercession; and shall return to judge men and angels at the end of the world.8 (WCF VIII.4, 2LBC VIII.4)

The Lord Jesus, by His perfect obedience and sacrifice of Himself, purchased not only reconciliation, but an everlasting inheritance in the kingdom of heaven, for all those whom the Father has given unto Him.9 (WCF VIII.5, 2LBC VIII.5)

On Sin and the Fall

Our first parents, being the root of all mankind, the guilt of their sin was imputed, and the same death in sin and corrupted nature conveyed to all their posterity descending from them by ordinary generation.10 (WCF VI.3, 2LBC VI.3)

From this original corruption, whereby we are utterly indisposed, disabled, and made opposite to all good, and wholly inclined to all evil, do proceed all actual transgressions.11 (WCF VI.4, 2LBC VI.4)

On Faith and Salvation

Faith receiving and resting on Christ and His righteousness is the alone instrument of justification; yet is it not alone in the person justified, but is ever accompanied with all other saving graces, and is no dead faith, but worketh by love.12 (WCF XI.2, 2LBC XI.2)

The grace of faith, whereby the elect are enabled to believe to the saving of their souls, is the work of the Spirit of Christ in their hearts, and is ordinarily wrought by the ministry of the Word; by which also, and by the administration of the sacraments and prayer, it is increased and strengthened.13 (WCF XIV.1, 2LBC XIV.1)

On Sanctification and the Work of the Holy Spirit

They who are called and regenerated, having a new heart and a new spirit created in them, are further sanctified through the virtue of Christ’s death and resurrection, by His Word and Spirit dwelling in them; the dominion of the whole body of sin is destroyed, and the several lusts thereof are more and more weakened and mortified, and they more and more quickened and strengthened, in all saving graces, to the practice of true holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.14 (WCF XIII.1, 2LBC XIII.1)

On the Church

The catholic or universal Church, which is invisible, consists of the whole number of the elect that have been, are, or shall be gathered into one, under Christ the head thereof; and is the spouse, the body, the fulness of Him that fills all in all.15 (WCF XXV.1, 2LBC XXVI.1)

The Lord Jesus calls out of the world unto Himself, through the ministry of His word, by His Spirit, those that are given unto Him by His Father, that they may walk before Him in all the ways of obedience which He prescribes to them in His word. Those thus called, He commands to walk together in particular societies, or churches, for their mutual edification, and the due performance of that public worship which He requires of them in the world.16 (2LBC 26.5)

On the Image of God

After God had made all other creatures, He created man, male and female, with reasonable and immortal souls, rendering them fit unto that life to God for which they were created; being made after the image of God, in knowledge, righteousness, and true holiness.17 (WCF IV.2, 2LBC IV.2)

The divinely ordained differences between male and female reflect God’s original creation design and are meant for human good and human flourishing. (The Nashville Statement on Biblical Sexuality)

The differences between male and female reproductive structures are integral to God’s design for self-conception as male or female. (Nashville)

Self-conception as male or female should be defined by God’s holy purposes in creation and redemption as revealed in Scripture. (Nashville)

On Marriage and the Family

God has ordained the family as the foundational institution of human society. It is composed of persons related to one another by marriage, blood, or adoption. (Baptist Faith and Message 2000, XVIII.1)

Marriage is to be between one man and one woman.18 (WCF XXIV.1, 2LBC XXV.1)

Marriage was ordained for the mutual help of husband and wife, for the increase of mankind with a legitimate issue, and the preventing of uncleanness.19 (WCF XXIV.2, 2LBC XXV.2)

Children, from the moment of conception, are a blessing and heritage from the Lord. Parents are to demonstrate to their children God’s pattern for marriage. Parents are to teach their children spiritual and moral values and to lead them, through consistent lifestyle example and loving discipline, to make choices based on biblical truth. Children are to honor and obey their parents. (Baptist Faith and Message 2000, XVIII.4)

On Education

Christianity is the faith of enlightenment and intelligence. In Jesus Christ abide all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. All sound learning is, therefore, a part of our Christian heritage. The new birth opens all human faculties and creates a thirst for knowledge. Moreover, the cause of education in the Kingdom of Christ is co-ordinate with the causes of missions and general benevolence, and should receive along with these the liberal support of the churches. An adequate system of Christian education is necessary to a complete spiritual program for Christ’s people. (Baptist Faith and Message 2000, XII)

On Heaven, Hell, and the Resurrection of the Body

The bodies of men, after death, return to dust, and see corruption; but their souls immediately return to God who gave them. The souls of the righteous, being then made perfect in holiness, are received into the highest heavens, where they behold the face of God in light and glory, waiting for the full redemption of their bodies; and the souls of the wicked are cast into hell, where they remain in torments and utter darkness, reserved to the judgment of the great day.20 (WCF XXXII.1, 2LBC XXXI.1)

At the last day, such as are found alive shall not die, but be changed; and all the dead shall be raised up with the same bodies, although with different qualities, which shall be united again to their souls forever.21 (WCF XXXII.2, 2LBC XXXI.2)

The bodies of the unjust shall, by the power of Christ, be raised to dishonor; the bodies of the just, by His Spirit, unto honor, and be made conformable to His own glorious body.22 (WCF XXXII.3, 2LBC XXXI.3)

On the Final Judgment

God has appointed a day wherein He will judge the world in righteousness by Jesus Christ, to whom all power and judgment is given of the Father. In which day, not only the apostate angels shall be judged, but likewise all persons that have lived upon earth shall appear before the tribunal of Christ, to give an account of their thoughts, words, and deeds, and to receive according to what they have done in the body, whether good or evil.23 (WCF XXXIII.1, 2LBC XXXII.1)

Scripture References

  1. 2 Tim. 3:15–17; Is. 8:20; Luke 16:29, 31; Eph. 2:20 ↩
  2. Rom. 1:19–21, 2:14–15; Psalm 19:1–3 ↩
  3. Prov. 22:19–21; Rom. 15:4; 2 Pet. 1:19–20 ↩
  4. 1 Cor. 8:4, 6; Deut. 6:4; Jer. 10:10; Isa. 48:12; Exod. 3:14; John 4:24; 1 Tim. 1:17; Deut. 4:15–16; Mal. 3:6; 1 Kings 8:27; Jer. 23:23; Ps. 90:2; Gen. 17:1; Isa. 6:3; Ps. 115:3; Isa. 46:10; Prov. 16:4; Rom. 11:36; Exod. 34:6–7; Heb. 11:6; Neh. 9:32–33; Ps. 5:5–6; Exod. 34:7; Nahum 1:2–3 ↩
  5. Mat. 3:16–17; 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14; 1 John 5:7; John 1:14, 18; John 15:26; Gal. 4:6 ↩
  6. Isa. 42:1; John 3:16; 2 Tim. 2:5; 1 Pet. 1:19–20 · Psa. 22:30; Isa. 53:10; John 17:6 · Isa. 55:4–5; 1 Cor. 1:30; 1 Tim. 2:6 ↩
  7. John 1:1, 14; Gal. 4:4; Phil. 2:6; 1 John 5:20 · Heb. 2:14, 16–17; 4:15 · Luke 1:27, 31, 35; Gal. 4:4 · Rom. 1:3–4; 1 Tim. 2:5 ↩
  8. Psa. 40:7–8 with Heb. 10:5–10; John 10:18; Phil. 2:8 · Gal. 4:4 · Mat. 3:15; 5:17 · Mat. 26:37–38; 27:46; Luke 22:44 · Matthew 26–27 throughout · Phil. 2:8 · Acts 2:23–24, 27; 13:37; Rom. 6:9 · 1 Cor. 15:3–4 · John 20:25, 27 · Mark 16:19 · Rom. 8:34; Heb. 7:25; 9:24 · Mat. 13:40–42; Acts 1:11; 10:42; Rom. 14:9–10; 2 Pet. 2:4; Jude 1:6 ↩
  9. Rom. 3:25–26; 5:19; Eph. 5:2; Heb. 9:14, 16; 10:14 · Dan. 9:24, 26; John 17:2; Eph. 1:11, 14; Col. 1:19–20; Heb. 9:12, 15 ↩
  10. Gen. 1:27–28 and Gen. 2:16–17 and Acts 17:26 with Rom. 5:12, 15–19 and 1 Cor. 15:21–22; 1 Cor. 15:45, 49 · Gen. 5:3; Job 14:4; 15:14; Psa. 51:5 ↩
  11. Rom. 5:6; 7:18; 8:7; Col. 1:21 · Gen. 6:5; 8:21; Rom. 3:10–12 · Mat. 15:19; Eph. 2:2–3; James 1:14–15 ↩
  12. John 1:12; Rom. 3:28; 5:1 · Gal. 5:6; James 2:17, 22, 26 ↩
  13. Heb. 10:39 · Eph. 1:17–19; 2:8; 2 Cor. 4:13 · Rom. 10:14, 17 · Luke 17:5; Acts 20:32; Rom. 1:16–17; 4:11; 1 Pet. 2:2 ↩
  14. Acts 20:32; Rom. 6:5–6; 1 Cor. 6:11; Phil. 3:10 · John 17:17; Eph. 5:26; 2 Thes. 2:13 · Rom. 6:6, 14 · Rom. 8:13; Gal. 5:24 · Eph. 3:16–19; Col. 1:11 · 2 Cor. 7:1; Heb. 12:14 ↩
  15. Eph. 1:10, 22–23; Eph. 5:23, 27, 32; Col. 1:18 ↩
  16. John 10:16; John 12:32; Matt. 28:20; Matt. 18:15–20 ↩
  17. Gen. 1:27; Gen. 2:7; Eccles. 7:29; Gen. 1:26 ↩
  18. Gen. 2:24; Mal. 2:15; Matt. 19:5–6 ↩
  19. Gen. 2:18; Gen. 1:28; 1 Cor. 7:2, 9 ↩
  20. Gen. 3:19; Acts 13:36 · Ecc. 12:7; Luke 23:43 · Phil. 1:23 with Acts 3:21 and Eph. 4:10; 2 Cor. 5:1, 6, 8; Heb. 12:23 · Luke 16:23–24; Acts 1:25; 1 Pet. 3:19; Jude 1:6–7 ↩
  21. 1 Cor. 15:51–52; 1 Thes. 4:17 · Job 19:26–27; 1 Cor. 15:42–44 ↩
  22. John 5:28–29; Acts 24:15; 1 Cor. 15:42; Phil. 3:21 ↩
  23. Acts 17:31 · John 5:22, 27 · 1 Cor. 6:3; 2 Pet. 2:4; Jude 1:6 · Ecc. 12:14; Mat. 12:36–37; Rom. 2:16; 14:10, 12; 2 Cor. 5:10 ↩