Our World Belongs to God

“Our World Belongs to God: A Contemporary Testimony” (shared with permission by the Christian Reformed Church in North America) is the Christian perspective that guides Grand Rapids Christian Schools.

The Contemporary Testimony:

• summarizes the basic ecumenical teachings of biblical Christianity about Scripture, the Triune God, salvation through Jesus Christ and the work of the Holy Spirit, the church and the Christian life, and our ultimate hope of God’s eternal Kingdom.
• presents these teachings according to biblical history—the creation, fall, redemption, and consummation of God’s earthly Kingdom.
• uses this summary of Scripture to provide perspective on all aspects of God’s world—nature, human nature, marriage and family, society, culture, economics and business, government and justice, science and technology, the arts and music, recreation and sports, as well as church and worship. 

In this way, the Contemporary Testimony provides biblical perspective on the entire curriculum, not just in religion courses.  It also affirms that the purpose of education is to enable students to become spiritually wise, world-engaging citizens of God’s Kingdom, not just successful income-earners and good citizens.

Christian Education Based On God's Truth
Our Statement Of Faith

The Grand Rapids Christian Schools subscribe to a faith in the triune God--Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe that God has revealed Himself in the Bible as a loving God, actively in control of human lives and history.

We also believe:

• God reveals Himself and the way of salvation in the Holy Bible.
• God reveals Himself through all He has made.
• God reveals Himself most fully in His Son, Jesus Christ, who by a miraculous birth, became human for our sake, suffered, died, and was raised to conquer sin's power and the curse of death under which we all live.
• Jesus Christ is the Lord of all things, both in the world and in the church.
• Jesus Christ desires that His followers be His servants in this world.
• Jesus Christ will return one day to judge all humanity.

This faith clearly has consequences for the church and home, but also for the Christian school. Because we believe the Lord is Lord of all life, we also believe obedience to Him involves us in a thorough investigation of the world.

Students and teachers should seek to integrate their faith in all areas of learning and life.

Consequently, our students will be

• presented with the message of Christ's redemption revealed in the Bible.
• instructed in Biblical principles to guide them to become spiritually, intellectually, and behaviorally mature.
• encouraged to recognize the greatness and mercy of our Lord in every area of life.
• guided into true knowledge of God's world, its history, and its cultures.
• enabled to assess the values of the age from a Christian perspective.