WE BELIEVE:

    That "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God," - by which we
    understand the whole book called THE BIBLE: that it is inerrant in the
    original writing and that its teaching and authority are absolute, supreme
    and final; that the Holy Spirit guided the holy men of old in all that they
    wrote.

    The Godhead eternally exits in three persons - the Father, the Son and
    the Holy Spirit.  These three are one God, having the same nature,
    attributes and perfection.

    In the Personality and Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, begotten of the
    Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, truly God and truly man.

    That man was created in the image of God, after His likeness, as stated
    in the word of God, but the whole human race fell in the fall of the first
    Adam.  Not only was his moral nature grievously injured by the fall but
    also he totally lost all spiritual life, becoming dead in trespasses and
    sins, and subject to the power of the devil.  "The carnal mind in enmity
    against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can
    be.  Therefore, he cannot enter the kingdom of God until he is born
    again by the Holy Spirit.

    That Jesus Christ became the sinner's substitute before God, and died
    as a propitiatory sacrifice for the sins of the whole world.

    In the resurrection of the crucified body of Jesus Christ; that His body
    was raised from the dead according to the Scriptures, and that He
    ascended into Heaven and sitteth on the right hand of God as the
    believer's high priest and advocate.

    That Christ in the fullness of the blessings He has secured by His death
    and resurrection is received by faith alone,  and that the moment we
    trust in Him as Saviour, we pass out of death into everlasting life.  At the
    time of acceptance of Christ as Saviour, He comes to dwell within the
    believer and to live out His life of holiness and power through Him.

    That the Church is composed of all those who truly believe on the Lord
    Jesus Christ as Saviour.  It is the body and bride of Christ.  Every
    believer, whether Jew or Gentile, is baptized into the body of Christ by
    the Holy Spirit, and having become members of one another we are
    responsible to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond peace, rising
    above all sectarian prejudices and denominational bigotry and loving
    one another with a pure heart.

    That all believers in our Lord Jesus Christ are called into a life of
    separation from worldly and sinful practices.

    In the evangelization of the world, that the supreme mission of the
    people of God in this age is to preach the Gospel to every creature.  
    That special emphasis should be placed upon the evangelization of
    children.

    In the personal return of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, that the
    coming again of Jesus Christ is the "Blessed Hope" set before us, for
    which we should be constantly looking.  Our citizenship is in Heaven from
    whence we look for the Saviour.

    That the souls of those who have trusted in the Lord Jesus for salvation
    do at death immediately pass into His presence, and there remain in
    conscious bliss until the resurrection of the body at His coming, when
    soul and body shall be reunited with Him forever in glory.

    That the souls of the lost remain after death in misery until the final
    judgment of the great white throne.

    In the reality and personality of Satan, "that old serpent, called the Devil,
    and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world."
Statement of Faith
SOUTHERN MARYLAND
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
K2-12 CHRISTIAN
EDUCATION FOR
SOUTHERN MARYLAND
Since all truth
extends from God
and the person of
Jesus Christ, all
truth must be
obtained from a
Christ-centered
position.