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PHILOSOPHY
The primary
objective and purpose of Ocala Christian Academy is to train
the student in the knowledge of God, His Word, daily Christian
living, and to give the student an excellent education.
The faculty of Ocala Christian Academy realize the solemn
responsibility before God in molding the life and character of
their students in order to give each of them a good foundation
for the future. The educational program and the methods
of instruction are based on a biblical viewpoint for the
general background, truth, principles, and interpretation of
the facts encountered in the study of any subject. The
Bible affects every facet of human life for the
Christian. The administration, faculty, and staff of
Ocala Christian Academy will be faithful members and attenders
of Central Baptist Church as examples of faithful Christians.
We believe that the concepts of a Christian educational
philosophy are these:
1.
God is the Creator and Sustainer of all things, and the Source
of all truth.
(Genesis 1:1; John 1:1-3; Hebrews 6:18)
2. God maintains control over His entire universe.
(Psalm 139; Isaiah 40:10-26)
3. Because of sin, man tends to omit God and thus fails to
relate himself and his knowledge to God, the source of all
wisdom. (Romans 3:23; 5:20; I Corinthians 2:10-16)
4. Regeneration is by faith in Jesus. (Titus 3:5) This
work of God is by His grace through faith. (Ephesians
2:8-9) By grace we mean the unmerited favor God gives a
man through the shed blood of Jesus Christ and His
resurrection to save his soul. Even the Christian life
is by God's grace through faith. True meanings and
values can be ascertained only in the light of His person,
purpose, and work. (John 15:5)
5. God has revealed Himself in a general way in His world
and universe and in a specific way in the Bible.
(Psalm 19:1; Luke 24:44-47; John 5:39)
6. The home, the church, and the school should complement
each other, promoting the student’s spiritual, academic,
social, and physical growth. The school does not take
the place of the home or the local church. (Proverbs
22:6; Ephesians 6:1-4)
7. Due to the position held by the classroom teacher, he is
to be given the same respect, obedience, and cooperation as
the parent should be given. (Matthew 23:2-3; Hebrews
13:7)
8. God has given differing abilities to each student. It is
the teacher’s responsibility to challenge each child
according to his ability and to seek to teach him at his academic
level. (Colossians 3:17, 23)
9. The Christian is not to be conformed to the world, but must
recognize his responsibility and his role in life in our democratic
society. (Romans 12:1-2; I John 2:15-17; Romans
13:1-7)
10. The student’s home, church, and school experience
and training should be a preparation for life: a life of fellowship
with God and service to man. The student must,
therefore, be taught to always respect their parents, to be
faithful to all the services of the local church, and to serve
men for Christ's sake. (Colossians 3:20; Hebrews 10:24,
25, 31; II Corinthians 4:5)
11. The prayer of a righteous person has a powerful affect
and effect. (Isaiah 32:17; James 5:16)
12. The Bible is the inerrant, inspired, and preserved
Word of God. We believe in the plenary and verbal
inspiration of the Scriptures. (Psalm 12:6-7; II Timothy
3:16-17) God gave the words of Scripture by inspiration
without error in the original autographs. God promised
He would preserve His Word; Jesus said, "but my words
shall not pass away." (Matthew 24:35) We
believe God, who cannot lie, has kept His promise by
preserving His infallible Word in the traditional Hebrew and
Greek manuscripts. We also believe that the Authorized
Version (KJV) is the best translation of the preserved Word of
God in the English language. We hold it with confidence
believing that it accurately shows forth the inspired and
infallible words of Hebrew and Greek. We do not believe
in double inspiration, nor do we believe that the Greek
Received Text should be corrected from an English version.
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