Talk:Grace Baptist School (Portland, Maine)

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Mission Statement Committed to the principle that all truth begins with God, we teach all of the disciplines in the context of Biblical view. Our curriculum is designed to integrate faith and learning. Our goal is to prepare students to impact contemporary society as informed citizens, creative thinkers, and leaders whose lives demonstrate commitment to Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.

Concerning the purpose of Grace Baptist School, we believe that the Holy Bible is the only true source of educational philosophy particularly with regard to the nature of man, the purpose of life, the power of God, and the nature of knowledge. We affirm that Jesus Christ is the sole object of identity and reality; that He is the only true source of knowledge and that He has defined forever absolute principles for righteous human behavior. We believe that the chief end of Christian education is to train the whole person by academic and extracurricular to be born-again, to grow spiritually, and to serve Jesus Christ continually. We believe that all of life is sacred and must be lived to the glory of God.

Articles of Faith

1.	We believe that the entire Bible is the verbally inspired, infallible Word of God, wholly without error in the original manuscripts, and the complete revelation of God to man. The Bible is our only guide for faith and practice. 2Tim.3:16; 2 Pet.1:19-21

2.	We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in the person of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Deut. 6:4; 1Cor. 8:6; 2Cor.13:14.

3.	We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, in His personal, pre-tribulation rapture of the church, and in His personal pre-millennial return in power and glory. Isa.7:14, John 1:1, 1Peter 2:22; Matt. 1:18-25; John 14:3; Rom. 5:9; 1Thess.4:16-18.

4.	We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential, and that the only conditions for salvation are repentance from sin, and faith in the shed blood of Jesus Christ. Rom.3:24-25; Rom.5:1; Eph.2:8,9; Acts 13:38-39; John 3:3-6.

5.	We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved to the resurrection of life, and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation. 1Cor.15:35-58; Rev.20:11-15; John 5:28-29; Matt.25:46; Psa.16:10-11.

6.	We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ. 1Cor.12:13; Gal.3:28

7.	We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the able to live a godly life. John 14:26; John 16:7-14; Rom. 8:26; Gal.5:22-23; 1Cor.6:19

8.	We believe in the eternal security of the believer. John 10:27-29; Eph.1:13-14; 1John 5:11-13

9.	We believe in baptism by immersion in water. Matt.3:16; Rom.6:4-5; Col.2:12

10.	We believe that the local church is to be independent and self-governing, under the authority of Jesus Christ, as belonging to Him and that the local church is God’s institution for this age, given for the purpose of evangelizing the lost and the training of believers in Biblical truth, that they might lead holy lives to the honor and glory of Jesus Christ. It is to this end and for this purpose that we believe in and practice Christian education. Matt.16:17-18; Matt.28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Eph.4:11-16; Eph.5:25-27.