CREDO
Since God has commanded all Christians saying:
1. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I will be with you always, to the very end of the age. (Matthew 28:19-20 NIV)
2. When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you truly love me more than these?"
"Yes, Lord," he said, "you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my lambs." (John 21:15 NIV)
3. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. (Mark 10:14 NIV)
4. Train a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not turn from it. (Proverbs 22:6 NIV)
5. Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. "Honor your father and mother" (which is the first commandment with a promise) "that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth." Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. (Ephesians 6:1-4 NIV)
6. Hear, O Isreal: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the door frames of your houses and on your gates. (Deuteronomy 6:4-9 NIV)
Therefore, we believe that:
1. All of the Christian education is completely centered in the atmosphere of God's love through the proper use of Law and Gospel.
2. A stronger faith derived from Christian education is totally the gift of the Holy Spirit. All Christian people (parents, teachers, children, pastors) are among the instruments that He uses to accomplish His will.
3. Christian education aims to develop the child's spiritual, social, physical, emotional, and intellectual capabilities into a responsible God-pleasing individual prepared for a Christian life on this earth and life hereafter.
4. Christian education is the privilege and responsibility of each individual member of the body of Christ. Christian education is a result of a cooperative effort of the members of the body of Christ -- namely the home, church, and school.
5. Christian education is a program for the believer's entire life, and a Lutheran school provides only a part of this sequential program.
6. A Christian education program builds on a philosophy flowing from a distinct theology which must also determine the precise objectives of its curriculum on the basis of the physical, social, and spiritual forces and needs of the local, national, and world communities.
7. The Lutheran school is unique:
a. All doctrinal teaching is based on Scriptures alone
b. The impact of professional teachers who are Christian.
c. The benefits of the "Body of Christ" at work.
(I Corinthians 12:12-31 NIV)
