Statement of Mutual Understanding
Cahaya Bangsa Classical School is a Christian school making use of traditional models of education to shape students who are capable of living intelligently and purposefully in the service of God and man.
This dual commitment to Christian faith and the classical tradition requires that we assume certain things to be absolutely true. Below are two sets of statements that guide the education that your child will receive at CBCS. The first is our Doctrinal Statement. It is a Protestant statement of Christian faith to which each teacher is required to subscribe without reservation. We teach this statement in our classrooms as absolutely true. The second consists of five Strategic Objectives which shape the experience of every student at CBCS.
Signing at the bottom of these statements indicates your acknowledgment that your child's experience at CBCS will be guided by these theological and educational principles.
CBCS' Statement of Faith
The following statements from the foundation of beliefs upon which Cahaya Bangsa Classical School has been established. The substance of these statements is considered primary doctrine or issues arise, they will be referred to the family and local churches for final authority.
- We believe in one God, Creator of the universe, eternally existing as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Triune God has created man in His own image and has called him to manifest and reflect holiness through obedience to His commandments. Because man has woefully fallen in this responsibility and entered into a state of moral corruption, he has subsequently become estranged from his Creator.
- We believe that because of a profound love for his Creation, God has initiated a plan of redemption, which He has accomplished on behalf of His people in the realm of temporal history. The apex of this redemption is found in the historical incarnation of God in the person of Jesus of Nazareth. We confess Jesus to be the Messiah of Old Testament prophecy, being at the same time fully God and fully man. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, and He lived a sinless life of perfect obedience. He was crucified as a substitutionary atonement for sinners. He was raised from the dead on the third day and is sitting at the right hand of the Father interceding on behalf of His people.
- We believe that we receive salvation from the penalty of sin and the just wrath of God by grace alone, through faith alone, on the merit of Christ alone.
- We believe that the risen and ascended Christ has sent His Holy Spirit to dwell in the hearts of His people, affecting their regeneration and operating in their sanctification to enable them to live Godly lives.
- We believe that the Bible in its entirety, being the 66 books of the Old Testament, which are Genesis through Malachi and Matthew through Revelation respectively, is divine revelation. We submit to its authority acknowledging, it to be innerantly inspired by God and carrying the full weight of His authority.
- We believe in the Lordship of Christ over all of life. We believe that God’s commandments are relevant and necessary to our present culture and that our faith should be visible in concrete models of personal and social behavior. We seek to be faithful Disciples of Christ, pursuing our callings in love and obedience until He comes again to consummate His kingdom.
- We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost: They that are saved, to the resurrection of life and eternal joy, and they that are lost to the resurrection of damnation.
- 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). Rejection of one’s biological sex is a rejection of the image of God within that person.
- 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 a 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 Cahaya Bangsa Classical School as a Christian school and to provide a biblical role model to the CBCS members and the community, it is imperative that all persons employed by CBCS 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). Hateful and harassing behaviour or attitudes directed toward any individual are to be repudiated and are not in accord with Scripture nor the doctrines of CBCS.
Apostles' Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended into hell. The third day He arose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From there he shall 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.
Nicene Creed
We believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, begotten from the Father before all ages, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made; of the same essence as the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven; he became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary,and was made human. He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried. The third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures. He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead. His kingdom will never end.
And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life. He proceeds from the Father and the Son, and with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified. He spoke through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church. We affirm one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look forward to the resurrection of the dead, and to life in the world to come. Amen.
CBCS’ Strategic Objectives
Provide a unique learning experience employing the best practices of classical and Christian educational traditions.
- Encourage each student to develop a relationship with God through Christ, recognizing that God has equipped each of his children with gifts that should be used to His glory.
- Teach a Christian worldview in which all subjects are part of an integrated whole with the Scriptures at the center.
- Employ a trivium-based academic program that provides students with the intellectual tools necessary to grapple with the great intellectual challenges of our time.
- Focus on equipping students to shape culture according to the priorities of the kingdom of God.
- Actively include parents in the responsibility to educate their children.