Statement of Faith

The Westminster Confession of Faith, with its Larger and Shorter Catechisms, is the doctrinal foundation upon which the Veritas Academy is built.  We believe it is a faithful, comprehensive, and reliable exposition of Biblical teaching.  The theology of the Confession is the bedrock of our Christian worldview and gives shape and substance to the entire curriculum.  We offer the following to serve as a convenient summary:

We believe that the Bible is the inspired word of God, free from error, and our only infallible rule of faith and practice.

We believe that there is one God in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, who are of the same substance, equal in power and glory.

We believe that this Triune God created all things and governs all things, decreeing and determining "whatsoever comes to pass."

We believe that man is created in the image of God, and yet is fallen in Adam.  As a consequence, he is under the power of sin, spiritually dead, cursed of God, and unable and unwilling to save himself.

We believe in the dual nature of Christ.  Jesus Christ, eternal Son of God, was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, and is truly God and truly man.  He lived a sinless life, was crucified, died, and was buried.  On the third day He rose again from the dead, ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God.

We believe that on the cross Jesus Christ bore the sins of His people, accomplishing the salvation of a multitude which no one can number, and that salvation may be found nowhere but in Him.

We believe the "Five Points of Calvinism" are an accurate, yet not exhaustive, account of the human condition (total depravity) and God's saving response (unconditional election, limited atonement, irresistible grace, perseverance of the saints).

We believe that the theme of "covenant" provides the framework for understanding the Scriptures; that there is one basic covenant of grace; that Old Testament and New Testament believers are saved by faith in the mediator of the Covenant, the Lord Jesus Christ; that the moral law, summarized in the Ten Commandments, is the law of the Covenant, and normative for believers in both eras.

We believe that the three primary means by which God's grace in Christ comes to us are the word (especially the preached word), the sacraments, and prayer. Furthermore, these means have been entrusted to the visible church, the house and family of God, outside of which there is no ordinary possibility of salvation.

We believe that God's covenant is family-based, embraces believers and their children in God's redemptive purposes, and provides the key for understanding the status and duties of parents and children in the home, the church and school.