Mission and Philosophy

1. God is the Creator, the Sustainer, of all things and the source of truth.
2. God maintains control over His entire universe.
3. True meanings and values can be ascertained only in the light of His person, purpose, and work.
4. Since all truth extends from God and the person of Christ, all truth must be obtained from a Christ-centered position.

1. The Bible, consisting of the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testament, is the inerrant and complete Word of God, the final authority in all matters of faith and practice. (II Timothy 3:16-17; I Peter 1:20; Jude 3)
2. There is one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Deut. 6:4; I John 5:7)
3. The Lord Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God, conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, and is the true God and true man. (Luke 1:30-35; John 1:18)
4. Man was created in the image of God; he sinned, and thereby incurred not only physical death, but also spiritual death, which is separation from God; and that, as a consequence, all mankind is declared by God to be totally depraved. (Genesis 1:26-27, 2: 16-17; Romans 3:10-23)
5. The Lord Jesus Christ died as a substitutionary and complete sacrifice for the sins of the whole world and that only those who believe in Him are saved. (Romans 3:24-28, 5:8-10; I Timothy 5:8-10)
6. The Lord Jesus Christ rose from the dead in the same body, though glorified, in which He was crucified; he ascended into Heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God the Father as Head of the Church. (John 20:1-29; Acts 1:9-11; Ephesians 1:20-23)
7. The Lord Jesus Christ will come again personally; He will come in the air prior to the seven year Tribulation; hence at any moment, to receive the Church, His Body, unto Himself in Heaven and following the Great Tribulation, He will return visibly to earth with His saints to inaugurate His Millennial Kingdom of universal peace and righteousness. (Acts 1:11; I Thessalonians 4:3-18; I Corinthians 15:51-58; II Peter 3:1-13)
8. The believer and the unbeliever will be resurrected bodily in their own order, the saved unto everlasting bliss, the lost unto everlasting and conscious punishment. (I Corinthians 15:1-50; I Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 20:11-15)
9. The sole condition of personal faith is in the Lord Jesus Christ. Men are born again by the Holy Spirit, and by regeneration, all believers are indwelt by the Holy Spirit, baptized by the Holy Spirit in the Body of Christ, and sealed by the Holy Spirit unto the day of redemption. (Romans 3:24-28; I Corinthians 12:13; Ephesians 4:30)
10. Sanctification, which is separation unto God, is threefold: positionally, the believer was sanctified at conversion by the virtue of unison with Christ; progressively, he walks in the Spirit through the Word of God; ultimately, he will be completely conformed to the image of Christ when he sees his Savior face to face. (John 17:7; Ephesians 5:26; Colossians 3:1-4; Hebrews 10:14; I John 3:13)
11. The Church is the Body of Christ, composed of all who are born again; this church universal is to gather together as local churches after the pattern of New Testament doctrine and practice, including the observation of water baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and that God performs the ministry of His church through its members. (Acts 2:1-4, 7; Romans 12:1-8; I Corinthians 11:23-24; I Corinthians 12:1-31; Ephesians 1:22-23)
12. The Great Commission was given to the church and this task of world evangelism is the mission of the church today. (Matthew 28:18-20; Romans 10: 9-17; Ephesians 4:7-16)
13. North River Christian Academy unashamedly presents the gospel as the Hope of mankind. We will actively seek to win students and their families to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. (John 3:36; Romans 1:16)

1. To so effectively teach, that each student will take as his personal commitment and belief that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that His death and resurrection provide forgiveness of sin and new life through faith in Him. (John 3:16; John 3:36)
2. To create in each student a firm conviction that the Bible is the Word of God to men, and that it is a practical guide to life and living. (II Timothy 3:16; II Peter 1:20-21)
3. To develop within each student a keen understanding of the fundamentals of God’s creation, including all of the academic studies; to cause within his thinking an understanding that Jesus Christ is central in all of these areas; and to instruct him thoroughly in the arts and sciences that he might develop to the glory of God, spiritually, socially, mentally, and physically, not in his natural energy, but through new life in Christ. (II Timothy 3:16-17; Colossians 1:19)
4. To so effectively teach the principles of faith that each student will purpose to yield himself completely to God in submission and obedience to His will as revealed in the Bible. (II Peter 1:3; Philippians 2:5)
5. To cause each student to progress in Christian living through fellowship and praise with the Lord Jesus Christ in studying the Holy Scriptures, through prayer and through Christian service activities.(II Timothy 2:25; Ephesians 6:18)
6. To develop in teachers the practice of applying scriptural principles in the disciplining of students. (Philippians 2:3; Hebrews 13:17)
7. To cause each student to work effectively with perseverance both independently and cooperatively. (II Corinthians 5:20; Philippians 2:1-4)
8. To develop within each student an understanding of how to think and apply himself. (Hebrews 5:14; Romans 12:2)
9. To develop within each student an effective attitude of self-discipline and responsibility. (I Samuel 16:7; Galatians 5:22-23; I Timothy 4:7)
10. To cause each student to appreciate and desire wholesome recreation. (I Corinthians 6:19-20)
11. To develop in students the proper attitude, ideals, habits, knowledge, and skills necessary in the preparation of life, whether it be post-secondary education or the workplace. (Romans 12:4-6; II Timothy 6:17-19)
12. To give the student the kind of experiences that will help him to face life with courage and understanding, and to help him experience a living faith in God that will make him a credit to Christ, his community, his nation, and himself. (Romans 13:1,2,4; Galatians 5:13)