The Board, faculty, staff, and families of Classical must agree with the following Statement of Faith, the foundation of belief and practice at Classical. To preserve the school's integrity as a distinctively Christian community, all board members, employees, volunteers, and both parents in each family must agree to and abide by this statement. Students in grades 7–12 are expected to respectfully engage with and support the Statement of Faith. Further interpretation is reserved to the Board of Directors and the Executive Director. Violation of the Statement of Faith, in belief or practice, by faculty, staff, parents, or students may result in disciplinary measures or dismissal.
THE CHARACTER OF GOD
Man is created in God's image as male and female by birth (Genesis 1:27).
God's design for marriage is a covenant between one man and one woman (Gen 2:24).
All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 6:23).
All believers are commissioned to make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:18–20).
THE CONDITION OF MAN
Man is created in God's image as male and female by birth (Genesis 1:27).
God's design for marriage is a covenant between one man and one woman (Gen 2:24).
All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 6:23).
All believers are commissioned to make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:18–20).
THE CROSS OF CHRIST
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was born of the Virgin Mary, led a sinless life, died on the cross for man's sins, rose again, ascended to the right hand of God the Father, and will come again to judge the living and the dead (Luke 1:34–35, John 3:16, Mark 16:19, Philippians 2:9–11).
Men are saved by God's grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone (John 6:44, Ephesians 2:8–9). Nevertheless, faith without works is dead (James 2:17).
The Holy Spirit indwells the believer, convicting him of sin, righteousness, and judgment, and leading him into truth (John 16:7–15, 1 Corinthians 6:19–20). Both Christ and the Spirit intercede for the believer before the Father (John 17:20, Romans 8:26–34, Hebrews 7:24–25).
ROLE OF SCRIPTURE
The knowledge of God comes only by way of His own revelation (Galatians 1:8–9).
God's Word is inspired, totally true, and trustworthy, profitable for teaching, reproof, correction, and training in righteousness, that God's people may be equipped for every good work (2 Timothy 3:16).
Statement on Marriage and Sexuality
We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as either male or female, and that these two biologically distinct genders, complementary sexes together reflect the image and nature of God (Gen. 1:26-27).
We believe that the term “marriage” has only one meaning: the uniting of one biological man and one biological 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 one man and one woman.
We believe that every person must be afforded compassion, love, kindness, respect, and dignity (Mark 12:28-31; Luke 6:31). Hateful and harassing behavior or attitudes directed toward any individual are to be repudiated and are not in accord with Scripture nor the doctrines of Classical School of Dallas.
We believe that in order to preserve the function and integrity of Classical School of Dallas and to provide a biblical role model to the student body and the community, it is imperative that all families of students enrolled at Classical, all persons employed by Classical in any capacity, or who serve as volunteers, agree to and abide by this Statement on Marriage and Sexuality (Matt. 5:16; Phil. 2:14-16; 1 Thess. 5:22).
Non-Denominational Policy
Classical School of Dallas does not promote any particular denomination. Classical is a Christian school, with a non-denominational Statement of Faith, which both parents and teachers are asked to sign. Within the Christian faith, individual expression of this faith may take different forms, such as policies on baptism, gifts from the Holy Spirit, and eschatology. Occasionally, these controversial subjects arise during class discussions. For the purposes of classroom instruction, teachers will present different viewpoints in a neutral manner, without making personal judgments about which views are “better” or “right”. Teachers will always refer students to their parents about sensitive topics.