Believing the Bible to be the inspired,
infallible Word of God and the final source of authority
in matters of faith, principle and practice (II Timothy
3:16,17), we abide by the following statements of faith:
Section I. Holy Scriptures
We believe in the Scriptures of the Old and New
Testaments (66 books) as verbally inspired of God,
inerrant in the original writings, and of supreme and
final authority in faith and life (II Timothy 3:16,17;
II Peter 1:20,21; John 10:35; Matthew 5:18).
Section II. Holy Trinity
We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in
three persons - Father, Son and Holy Spirit - co-eternal
in being, co-identical in nature, and co-equal in power
and glory, all having the same attributes and
perfections (Genesis 1:1,26; 11:7; Deuteronomy 6:4;
Isaiah 6:8; Matthew 28:19,20; John 17:1-5; Acts 5:3,4;
II Corinthians 13:14; Hebrews 1:8; I Corinthians 8:6; I
John 5:7; Isaiah 45:22).
Section III: Jesus Christ
We believe that Jesus Christ, the Eternal Word, is
the only begotten Son of God who, retaining His divine
nature, became a man. He lived a sinless life so that He
might be the perfect Redeemer for mankind. WE believe
that He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the
Virgin Mary, and is the true God-Man. We believe in His
vicarious (on behalf of the others) and substitutionary
(in place of others) atonement for the penalty of man's
sin. We believe in His bodily resurrection for our
justification, His ascension into heaven, and His
personal, pretribulational and premillenial return. We
believe that Jesus Christ is at the right hand of the
Father as the believer's advocate, intercessor and
mediator (John 1:1, 14; 3:16; Galatians 4:4; II
Corinthians 5:21; Matthew 1; Luke 2; Philippians 2; I
Peter 1:19; 2:24; 3:18; I Corinthians 15:4; Acts 1:11; I
John 2:1).
Section IV: Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine person,
the third Person of the blessed Trinity, co-equal with
the Father and the Son. Relative to the world, the Holy
Spirit restrains sin, convicts of sin and reproves of
righteousness and judgment (II Thessalonians 2:6,7; John
16:8-11). Relative to the believer, He regenerates,
indwells (I Corinthians 6:19,20), seals (Ephesians
1:13,14), indwells (Ephesians 5:18), guides and
illuminates (John 14:26), quickens (Romans 8:11), and
sanctifies (Titus 3:5,6).
Section V: Satan
We believe that Satan or the Devil is a personal
being who is the enemy of God, Christ, the angels, and
all mankind (Job 1:6,7; Matthew 4:1-11; 13:19, 39; Luke
4:1-13; John 13:2; Acts 5:3; II Corinthians 11:3,14;
Revelation 20:10).
Section VI: Man and His Sin
a. Creation. We believe that the
Scriptures clearly and emphatically show that man was
the result of the immediate, special, creative and
formative act of God, thus denying any theory of
evolution. He was created in the image of God as a
tripartite being with body, soul and spirit (Genesis
1:1, 26, 27; 2:7; Colossians 1:16,17; I Thessalonians
5:23; Hebrews 4:12).
b. Fall of Man. We believe that man, in
the person of the first Adam, was created in innocence.
But by voluntary transgression he sinned, thus plunging
the whole human race into condemnation and death so that
all mankind is born in sin and shapened in iniquity. We
become practicing sinners with the first expression of
personal choice, not only by nature but also by choice,
and so we are without excuse before God (Romans 5:10-19;
Ephesians 2:1-3; Genesis 3:1-24; 5:1-4.)
c. Nature of Sin. We believe that sin
originated in the angelic world through Satan (Isaiah
14:12-17; Ezekiel 28:11-19) and, in the human realm,
through Adam (I Corinthians 15:21-22). Sin means to miss
the mark or deviate from the norm, and man has deviated
from God's norm. We believe that sin is threefold: an
act - the transgression of God's Holy Law (Romans 3:23);
a principle - hostility toward God (Romans 8:7); and a
state - absence of righteousness and holiness (Romans
3:10).
Section VII: Salvation
a. We believe that man is saved by the grace
of God through faith in the sacrificial death and blood
atonement of Jesus Christ. He died for our sins,
according to the Scriptures, as a representative and
substitutionary sacrifice. All who believe in Christ as
the Son of God, receive Him as Savior, and confess Him
as Lord are justified on the basis of His shed blood
(John 1:12; Romans 3:25; 10:9-11; I Corinthians 15:3,4;
Ephesians 1:7; 2:8, 9; I Peter 1:18, 19; 2:24).
b. We believe that all the redeemed, once
saved, are kept by God's power and are thus secure in
Christ forever. It is the privilege of believers to
rejoice in the assurance of their salvation through the
testimony of God's Word. The Scriptures clearly forbid
the use of the Christian liberty as an occasion to the
flesh (John 3:16; 5:24; 6:37-40; 10:27-30; Romans 8:1,
38, 39; 13:13,14; I Corinthians 1:4-8; Galatians 5:13;
Ephesians 4:30; Philippians 1:6; II Timothy 1:12; Titus
2:11-14; Hebrews 7:25; I Peter 1:5).
Section VIII: Second Coming
We believe in the "Blessed Hope": the personal
(bodily and visible), pretribulational, premillennial,
and imminent return of our Lord Jesus Christ for His
redeemed ones; and in His subsequent return to earth
with His saints to establish His millennial kingdom
(Zechariah 14:4-11; Acts 1:11; I Thessalonians 1:10;
4:13-18; Titus 2:13; Revelation 19:11-16; 20:1-6).
Section IX: The Eternal State
a. We believe in the bodily resurrection of
all men: the saved to eternal life, and the unsaved to
eternal judgment and everlasting punishment (Matthew
25:46; John 5:28,29; 11:25,26; Revelation 20:4-6, 12-15;
21:8).
b. We believe that the souls of the redeemed,
at death, are absent from the body and present with the
Lord, where in conscious bliss they await the first
resurrection (Rapture). Then spirit, soul and body are
reunited to appear at the Judgment Seat of Christ, to be
glorified forever with the Lord (Luke 23:43; I
Corinthians 3:13-15; II Corinthians 5:8,10; Philippians
1:23; 3:21; I Thessalonians 4:16,17; Revelation 20:4-6).
c. We believe that the souls of unbelievers,
after death, remain in conscious torment until the
second resurrection when the reunited spirit, soul, and
body shall appear at the Great White Throne Judgment,
and shall be cast into the lake of fire - not to be
annihilated, but to suffer everlasting, conscious
punishment (Matthew 25:41-46; Mark 9:43-48; Luke 16:
19-26; II Thessalonians 1:7-9; Jude 7; Revelation
20:11-15).
Section X: The Church
a. Body of Christ. We believe that the
church, the body and espoused bride of Christ, its Head,
is a spiritual organism composed of all believers who
have been born again by the Spirit of God and baptized
by Him into the body of Christ (I Corinthians 12:12-14;
Ephesians 1:22,23; 5:23-27).
b. Local Church. We believe that a
local church is a congregation of baptized believers,
associated by a covenant of faith and fellowship of the
Gospel. The local church observes the ordinances of
Christ, is governed by His laws, and exercises the
gifts, rights and privileges invested in it by His Word.
It has the absolute right of self-government by the Holy
Spirit. It is answerable only to Christ. In all matters
of membership, policy, discipline and benevolence, the
will of the local church is final (Acts 2:41,42; I
Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 1:22,23; 5:23-29; II Timothy
3:16-17; Colossians 1:18).
c. Church and State. We believe that
the state has the responsibility to punish evildoers, to
praise them that do well and to protect those under its
God-given authority. We believe that the church is to be
in subjection to the powers of the state in all areas
wherein the state's authority is derived from God, as
contained in His Word, the Bible. We believe in the
separation of church and state to the extent that the
state shall make no law respecting an establishment of
religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof
(Matthew 22:21; Romans 13:1; I Peter 2:13-14).
d. Church Ordinances. We believe that
there are two church ordinances: Baptism and The Lord's
Supper.
- Baptism. We believe that the Lord Jesus
established the ordinance of baptism as a single
immersion in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit. The purpose of baptism is for believers to
give public testimony of their faith in Christ and
to identify with Him in obedience of faith. It sets
forth, in a beautiful and solemn way, our faith in a
crucified, buried and risen Savior. Baptism has
nothing whatever to do with a person's possessing
salvation because we are saved by faith in Christ's
finished work of redemption. Water baptism is an
outward sign of an inward grace. This ordinance
shall be administered by the Pastor or another
person approved by the Pastor or the Official Board
(Matthew 3:13-17; 28:19,20; Acts 8:35-38; Romans
6:3-5).
- Lord's Supper. We believe that the Lord
Jesus established the Lord's Supper to commemorate
His death until He comes again in the joy and
fellowship of the future millennial kingdom. We
believe that this ordinance should be observed
regularly, preferably on the Lord's day. Since it is
the Lord's Supper, none who are His shall be
prevented from participating; however, the Pastor
shall frequently state the scriptural admonitions
for participation. This ordinance shall be
administered by the Pastor and Deacons or other
persons designated by the Pastor or the Official
Board (Matthew 26:26-30; Acts 20:7; I Corinthians
11:23-32).
Section XI: Separation and
Service
a. We believe that all the saved should live
so as not to bring reproach upon their Savior and Lord.
Separation from all religious apostasy, and all sinful
pleasure, practices and associations is commanded by God
(Romans 12:1,2; 14:13; II Corinthians 5:17; 6:14; 7:1;
II Timothy 3:1-5; I John 2:15-17; II John 9-11).
b. We believe that it is the obligation of the
saved to witness by life and by word to the truths of
Holy Scriptures; to intercede for others in prayer; and
to proclaim the Gospel, insofar as it is possible, to
all the world (Matthew 28:19,20; Philippians 1:27; I
Thessalonians 5:17; I Timothy 2:1; Mark 16:15; Acts 1:8;
II Corinthians 5:11-20)
Cross Lanes Christian School operates as a
non-profit ministry of Cross Lanes Bible Church. The
school opened its doors on September 4, 1973, with
students from kindergarten through grade five in
attendance. Approximately seventy (70) students were
enrolled. The opening of the school followed an extended
period of planning. In fact, an open meeting of the
congregation of the church was conducted in February of
1973. The outcome of that meeting was to open a
Christian school and the first principal, Mr. James R.
Davis, was hired in May of 1973.
Dr. James M. Efaw provided the impetus for opening
the school and designing the school program. Pastor Efaw
served as pastor of Cross Lanes Bible Church until 1991,
at which time he accepted a call to Beth Eden Baptist
Church in Denver, Colorado.
Beginning in September of 1974, the sixth grade was
added and the population of the school began a steady
growth period. A grade was added each year until 1980
when Cross Lanes Christian School graduated its first
class of seniors.
Currently, Cross Lanes Christian School is located on
a forty-acre campus about one mile from Cross Lanes
Bible Church. The first building was completed on the
present campus in September of 1975. At the present
time, there are five operating buildings -- four with
classrooms and a gymnasium. The newest classroom
building was completed in 1998 and houses an expanded
library, a large multi-purpose room, a computer lab, and
one classroom.
There are approximately 400 students in K-4 through
grade 12. Single sections of each grade are included in
the elementary school. There are double sections in the
entire secondary school -- grades 7-12.
