As an intentionally ecumenical community, Trinitas Classical School finds its unity in the beliefs articulated in the Apostles’ Creed. This rule of faith is a confession common to Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant traditions alike.
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord,
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried.
He descended into hell.
The third day He rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen
Additional Beliefs
In addition to the teachings concerning the Holy Trinity, creation, the incarnation and virgin birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and bodily resurrection confessed in the above creed, we also hold those truths believed by Christians throughout history and around the world which are most closely aligned with the mission and calling of the school.
Among these, we mention specifically the following:
There is no salvation apart from Christ Jesus who said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6).
The Holy Scriptures are “given by inspiration of God, and [are] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16-17).
Concerning the teaching of origins, Trinitas Classical School affirms that God created everything out of nothing and that He created it good (Genesis 1). From the earliest times, Christians have differed as to the age of the earth based upon the Genesis 1 account of creation; therefore, Trinitas teaches that God has created all things without speaking dogmatically about how He has done so (beyond the two affirmations identified above).
We believe that all human life is sacred and created by God in His image. Human life is of inestimable worth in all its dimensions, including pre-born babies, the aged, the physically or mentally challenged, and every other stage or condition from conception through death. We are therefore called to defend, protect, and value all human life (Genesis 1:26-27, Psalm 139).
We adhere to teachings on marriage and sexuality firmly grounded in Christian scripture and witnessed to by two millennia of Christian faith and practice, which hold that marriage is the exclusive union of one biological man and one biological woman, and that authentic marriage reflects the sacred unity that exists between Christ and His Bride, the Church (Genesis 1:26-28, 2:18-24, Ephesians 5). We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only within the context of a marriage so defined and that he prohibits practicing or advocating any form of sexual immorality.
We believe that God creates human beings for his glory and in his image and that his good purposes for us include our personal and physical design as either male or female (Psalm 100:3, Genesis 1:26-27). Because we believe that human identity as male or female is an indelible part of God’s beautiful plan and purpose and not an expression of an individual’s autonomous choice, we believe we are called to live out our lives in ways consistent with how we have been created.
We believe that Christ died for us while we were yet sinners and that we are called to obedience to him and commanded to love one another (Romans 5:8, John 13:34-35, 14:15-31). Every person is the image of God and must be afforded compassion, love, patience, kindness, gentleness, respect, and dignity (Genesis 1:26-27, Ephesians 4:2, Galatians 5:22-23).
Related Policies
We believe that in order to preserve the mission and integrity of the school as an ecumenical community of Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant Christians and to provide a biblical role model to the students and the Trinitas community, it is imperative that all persons employed by the school affirm the Apostles’ Creed and support and teach in accordance with this Statement of Faith and Additional Beliefs. Trinitas parents must acknowledge that this Statement of Faith and Additional Beliefs are adopted by Trinitas and either affirm them or agree to respect and defer to them.