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5500 Lavon Drive, Garland TX
Our doctrinal statement outlines the core beliefs and theological convictions that guide our faith, teaching, and community life. It reflects our commitment to the authority of Scripture, the divinity of Christ, the work of the Holy Spirit, and the message of salvation by grace through faith. This statement serves as a foundation for unity among believers and a clear expression of what we hold to be essential truths of the Christian faith.
We believe the Bible to be the inspired and only infallible and authoritative Word of God.
We believe there is only one God, eternally existent in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ (John 10:33); in His virgin birth (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:35); in His sinless life (Hebrews 4:15; 7:26); in His miracles (John 2:11); in His vicarious and atoning death (I Corinthians 15:3; Ephesians 1:7; Hebrews 2:9); in His bodily resurrection (John 11:25; I Corinthians 15:4); in His ascension to the right hand of the Father (Mark 16:19); in His personal return to this earth in power and glory to rule a thousand years. (Acts 1:11; Revelation 19:11).
We believe in the blessed hope – the rapture of the Church at Christ’s coming.
We believe the only means of being cleansed from sin is through repentance and faith in the precious blood of Christ.
We believe that the regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for personal salvation. (John 3:16-19; 5:24; Romans 3:23; 5:8-9; Ephesians 2:9-10; Titus 3:5).
We believe that the redemptive work of Christ on the cross provides healing of the human body in answer to prayer.
We believe in the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a holy life.
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the one to everlasting life and the other to everlasting punishment.
We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female. These two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God. (Gen 1:26-27.) Rejections of one’s biological sex is a rejection of the image of God within that person. FCA recognizes a student’s gender as that which is denoted on the student’s original birth certificate as presented from a recognized authority of the State of Texas or other such governing body authorized to issue birth certificates for their citizens.
We believe that the term “marriage” has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture. (Gen 2:18-25.) We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other. (1 Cor 6:18; 7:2-5; Heb 13:4.) We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of marriage between a man and a woman.
We believe that any form of sexual immorality (including adultery, fornication, homosexual behavior, bisexual conduct, bestiality, incest, and use of pornography) is sinful and offensive to God. (Matt 15:18-20; 1 Cor 6:9-10.)
We believe that in order to preserve the function and integrity of Firewheel Christian Academy as a local Body of Christ, and to provide a biblical role model to its members and the community, it is imperative that all persons employed by FCA in any capacity, or who serve as volunteers, agree to and abide by this Statement on Marriage, Gender, and Sexuality. (Matt 5:16; Phil 2:14-16; 1 Thess. 5:22.)
We believe that God offers redemption and restoration to all who confess and forsake their sin, seeking His mercy and forgiveness through Jesus Christ.
(Acts 3:19-21; Rom 10:9-10; 1 Cor 6:9-11.)
We believe that every person must be afforded compassion, love, kindness, respect, and dignity. (Mark 12:28-31; Luke 6:31.)
