Statement
of Faith
1. We
believe the Bible is the inspired and infallible Word of God. (2
Timothy 3:16-17)
2. We
believe God has existed from all eternity in three persons: God the
father, God the son, and God the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ, born of a
virgin, was God, came in human flesh, being fully God and fully man,
except without sin. (Deuteronomy
6:4, Matthew 1:23 & 28:19, John 1:1-4, 14 & 10:30, II
Corinthians 5:21 & 13:14)
3. We
believe in the fall of man; although originally created in the image
of God, through the disobedience of Adam, man fell into a sinful and
spiritually impotent state, totally unable to justify himself before
God. (Genesis
2:7, & 3:6, 17-19, Romans 5:12, 18-21, & Galatians 5:16)
4. We
believe Christ’s death provides substitutionary atonement for our
sins. He literally rose bodily from the dead. (Luke
24:46-47, Ephesians 1:7-8, I John 1:9 & 2:1-2)
5. We
believe salvation is offered as a gift–free to the sinner. This
gift must be responded to in individual faith, not trusting in any
personal works, but in the sacrificial death and resurrection of
Jesus Christ alone. (Ephesians
2:8-9, Acts 4:12, Romans 5:15-17, John 3:16, Romans 10:9-10 &
Romans 6:23)
6. We
believe Jesus will literally come to earth again in the Second
Advent. (Acts
1:11, Colossians 3:4, & I Thessalonians 4:13-18)
7. We
believe that God created the heavens and the earth, including all
life, “each after its own kind”, by direct act. (Genesis
1 and 2, Colossians 1:16-17, John 1:3, Psalm 33:6)
8. We
believe that God created men and women in the image of God and that
marriage, as God ordained, has only one meaning and that is marriage
sanctioned by God which joins one man and one woman spiritually and
physically, in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture
(Genesis
1:27, Matthew 19:4-6).
Statement
of Purpose
Christian
Home Educators in Lowndes County, CHELC, is an organization whose
foundation and structure is distinctly Christian and whose primary
purpose is to provide information and support to Christian homeschool
families who meet in the Lowndes County area. CHELC has purposed that
the organization and all its activities and publications will be
consistently and forthrightly honoring and glorifying to the Lord
God. We seek to provide encouragement and support to families through
group meetings, field trips, fellowships, and other various
activities.
We
also provide sources of information on curriculum, legislation, and
the law. Information from CHELC is NOT given as legal advice and
should not take the place of legal counsel from a qualified, informed
attorney.
We
are not responsible for, nor do we endorse, the education programs of
any of our members.
CHELC
Standards of Conduct
Christian
Home Educators in Lowndes County is a support group composed of
Christian parents in the Lowndes County, Mississippi area that have
chosen to homeschool their children. Parents applying for CHELC
membership must sign this commitment to uphold CHELC Standards. As
a member of CHELC:
1.
I will be diligent to be Christ-like in my conduct.
2.
I will consistently uphold and train my family in Biblical standards.
3.
Because I am representing CHELC when my family and I attend official
CHELC assemblies (i.e. meetings, fellowships, park days, field trips,
etc.), I will make sure that my and my children’s dress and
appearance is neat and modest. When I am in doubt as to what is
appropriate, I will choose dress that is conservative.
4.
I will supervise and require respectful conduct from my children at
all official CHELC assemblies that my children attend with me.
5.
I understand that CHELC membership is for my immediate family and me
only. I am not permitted to bring guests or extend invitations to
others outside my immediate family to any official CHELC assembly
without prior confirmed permission from CHELC leadership.
By typing YES in the answer box,
you acknowledge your agreement with this Statement
of Faith and Purpose.
You must agree to in order to be considered for membership in
Christian Home Educators of Lowndes County.
