DOCTRINAL STATEMENT

Being a Christian confessional entity, it is vital to clearly explain the bases and beliefs of faith on which the ministry is based.

1. The Holy Scriptures

We believe that the Holy Scriptures—the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments—are the verbally revealed and inspired Word of God, inerrant in their original autographs, and entirely sufficient for everything concerning Christian faith and life. Scripture is its own interpreter, and its authority depends not on the testimony of any person or institution, but on the God of truth who inspired it. Its clarity is sufficient for every believer, enlightened by the Holy Spirit, to understand what is necessary for salvation and obedience. The Bible constitutes our sole rule of faith and conduct, to which every doctrine, practice, and teaching must be submitted and against which it must be examined.

“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.”

2 Timothy 3:16–17 | 2 Peter 1:20–21 | Matthew 5:18 | Psalm 119:105 | 1 Corinthians 2:12–14

2. The One and Triune God.

We believe that there is only one true God: eternal, almighty, omniscient, and ever-present, the source and sustainer of all reality. This one God eternally exists in three distinct persons, equal in essence, power, and glory: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The three persons are coequal and coeternal, share one divine nature, and act in perfect unity. God is sovereign over all his creation and is worthy of worship and glory from all the beings he has created.

“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.”

3. God as Creator and Sovereign

We believe that God is the sovereign Creator of the universe and everything in it. He created it out of nothing by his word, with perfect purpose and wisdom. He entrusted human beings with the responsibility to care for and steward his creation, including protecting the environment and using natural resources responsibly. Creation is neither autonomous nor divine, but a work that reveals the glory and power of its Creator.

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”

Genesis 1:1–26 | Psalm 104 | Romans 1:20 | Colossians 1:16–17

4. The Providence of God

We believe that God not only created the universe, but also continually and sovereignly sustains, governs, and directs it. The providence of God is his constant work by which he preserves all the things he has created, directs them toward their appointed ends, and orders them for the fulfillment of his eternal purpose. Nothing occurs outside his knowledge or apart from his will: neither the course of nations, nor the events of history, nor the details of each person’s daily life (Matthew 10:29–30). God is the source of all provision—physical, spiritual, and eternal—and in him we live and move and have our being.

This providence does not eliminate human responsibility or turn human beings into passive instruments, but works through secondary means, including people’s decisions and actions, without diminishing God’s absolute sovereignty. For the believer, the doctrine of providence is an unshakable source of confidence in the midst of adversity: we know that all things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to his purpose (Romans 8:28). For the MCS educational community, this truth establishes that all work, every talent, and every resource come from God and must be stewarded with gratitude and faithfulness to him, for his glory and honor.

“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.”

5. Humanity: The Image of God and the Fall

We believe that God created humanity, male and female, in his image and likeness, granting them a unique and inalienable dignity above the rest of creation. Nevertheless, because of Adam’s willing fall, this image was gravely corrupted: the human mind, will, and affections became inclined toward evil. Despite this, human beings retain vestiges of the image of God sufficient to make their lives worthy of respect and protection. The full restoration of that image is the work of the gospel and the Holy Spirit, who conform the believer to the image of Christ.

“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.”

6. Sin and Its Consequences

We believe that, as a consequence of Adam’s fall, all human beings are born in a state in which the human mind, will, and affections are corrupted by sin, so that no one seeks God on his own initiative. Therefore, all humanity is under God’s just condemnation, separated from his presence and unable to save itself.

“None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God.” … “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”

Romans 3:10–12, 23 | Ephesians 2:1–3 | Isaiah 59:2

7. The Person of Jesus Christ

We believe in the full incarnation of the eternal Son of God: Jesus Christ is truly God and truly man in one person, without confusion or separation of the two natures. Born of the virgin Mary by the work of the Holy Spirit, he lived a life of perfect obedience to God’s law in our place. He died on the cross, bearing in himself the righteous wrath of God that our sins deserved—penal substitution—being wounded for our transgressions and crushed for our iniquities. He rose bodily on the third day, guaranteeing our justification and the definitive victory over sin and death. Jesus lives and reigns forever.

“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

8. Salvation by Grace

We believe that salvation is entirely a gift of God’s grace and not the result of human merit, works, or efforts. God, in his love, takes the initiative to draw us to himself and works through the Holy Spirit, who enlightens our understanding, confronts our sin, and leads us to repentance and faith. Therefore, salvation is received solely by faith in Jesus Christ, who died and rose again to reconcile us to God. He is the only way to the Father and the only mediator between God and humanity.

“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”

9. Justification and Sanctification

We believe that the sinner is justified by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone: God declares the believer righteous by imputing to him or her the perfect righteousness of Christ and forgiving his or her sins. This justification is not progressive but declarative and irreversible. Alongside justification, the Holy Spirit begins sanctification in the believer—a process of progressive transformation into the image of Christ—that continues throughout the Christian life. These two realities are inseparable: whoever is justified is also sanctified.

“And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness.”

Romans 4:5 | 5:1 | Philippians 3:9 | 2 Corinthians 3:18 | Titus 3:5

10. The Perseverance of the Saints

We believe that all whom God has called and regenerated will persevere in faith to the end and will be kept for eternal salvation. This perseverance rests not on the believer’s strength, but on the unchanging power of God, who completes the work he began. It does not produce moral carelessness, but deep gratitude, fear of the Lord, and dependence on the Holy Spirit.

“I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.”

John 10:28 | Philippians 1:6 | Romans 8:38–39 | 1 Peter 1:3–5

11. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit

We believe in the person and work of the Holy Spirit, who is coeternal God with the Father and the Son. He regenerates the sinner, giving new life and enabling him or her to believe and repent. He enlightens the believer’s mind to understand the Scriptures and seals the believer as a guarantee of the eternal inheritance. He permanently dwells in everyone who belongs to Christ, produces in them the fruit of progressive holiness, and conforms them to the image of Christ. He is our Comforter, Intercessor, and guide into all truth.

“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth.”

12. The Church

We believe that the universal Church is visibly manifested in the local church: a congregation of baptized believers who have committed themselves to one another under the government of the Word of God, gathered for worship, mutual edification, the proclamation of the gospel, and the exercise of the ordinances. Christ is the only head of the Church, governing it through his Word and his Spirit. The church is ordered under the leadership of elders/pastors and deacons, according to the pattern of the New Testament. The church also lovingly disciplines its members, seeking the restoration of the sinner and the purity of the body of Christ.

“For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ.”

13. The Ordinances of the Church

We believe that Christ instituted two ordinances for his church. Baptism—administered to believers who profess faith in Christ, by immersion, as a public sign of union with him in his death and resurrection—and the Lord’s Supper—celebrated regularly in remembrance of his sacrifice and as a proclamation of his death until he comes. These ordinances do not confer salvation, but publicly declare and proclaim it.

“Baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit … Do this in remembrance of me.”

Matthew 28:19 | Romans 6:3–4 | 1 Corinthians 11:23–26

14. The Great Commandment

We believe that the believer must fulfill what Christ established in the Great Commandment: to love God with all the heart, soul, mind, and strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself. It is our responsibility to seek the good of others and cultivate interpersonal relationships that reflect the grace and justice of God in every area of life.

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind … You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

Mark 12:29–31 | Matthew 22:37–40 | 1 John 4:19–21

15. The Body as the Temple of the Holy Spirit

We believe that the believer’s physical body is a temple of the Holy Spirit and that we do not belong to ourselves, but to God, who bought us with a price. Therefore, we have the duty and responsibility to honor and glorify God in everything we do with our bodies. This involves faithful stewardship of the body, caring for it holistically through healthy habits of nutrition, hygiene, rest, recreation, and physical development, while abstaining from every practice that degrades or destroys it. God is concerned with the complete well-being of the human being he has redeemed, and proper stewardship of the body is an expression of love, worship, and obedience before him.

“Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own.”

1 Corinthians 6:19–20 | Romans 12:1

16. Marriage and the Family

We believe that God instituted marriage at creation as the union of one man and one woman, reflecting the relationship between Christ and his church. The family, founded upon this covenant, is the primary context for raising children in the fear of God and transmitting the faith from one generation to the next. MCS is committed to supporting and strengthening the role of the family as the first educational and spiritual setting.

“Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.”

Genesis 2:24 | Matthew 19:4–6 | Ephesians 5:22–33 | Deuteronomy 6:6–7

17. The Sanctity of Human Life

We believe that human life is a gift given by God, beginning at conception. This affirmation does not imply that human beings are born in moral holiness—for Scripture clearly teaches that we are all born in sin and under condemnation (Psalm 51:5; Romans 5:12)—but that the life God gives is inviolable: it may not be taken by any human being because it belongs to its Creator. Even when it is declared “legal” in some countries, God’s law stands above every human law. From the moment of conception, the developing human being bears the image of God, possesses full human dignity, and deserves the same protection as every person who has been born. The Scriptures testify that God knows, forms, and calls human beings from the womb, before birth.

Therefore, Monterrey Christian School declares its firm opposition to abortion in all its forms. Taking the life of an unborn human being is a direct transgression of the sixth commandment—“You shall not murder”—and a violation of God’s lordship over the life he himself gives and sustains. This position does not arise from contempt for those facing situations of deep anguish, but from love for God and for the most vulnerable neighbor: the one who has not yet been born. The Christian response to pregnancy in difficult circumstances is compassion, support, and the preservation of life, not its suppression.

We recognize that those who have chosen abortion in the past can find full forgiveness and restoration in the gospel of Jesus Christ, whose grace reaches every sin confessed with genuine repentance.

“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well!”

18. Passing the Faith to Present and Future Generations

We believe that the Bible must be taught in order to form every generation in the fundamental values of life. It is the responsibility of parents, the church, and the Christian school to work together in the comprehensive formation of children and young people, instructing them in the Word of God and cultivating in them a biblical worldview that encompasses every area of knowledge and life.

“You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way.”

Deuteronomy 6:5–7 | Proverbs 22:6 | Ephesians 6:4

19. Sex, Gender, and Ideologies Contrary to Scripture

unchangeable sexes, established by divine decree from creation. This distinction is neither a cultural construction nor a biological accident, but part of God’s intentional and good design for humanity. Each person’s sex is determined by God at conception and cannot be redefined by individual will, culture, or medical intervention.

Therefore, Monterrey Christian School rejects gender ideology and every worldview that maintains that biological sex is separable from a self-perceived gender identity, that genders exist beyond male and female, or that it is possible or desirable to change the sex with which a person was born. These ideologies directly contradict the biblical revelation concerning the creation of humanity and constitute a denial of the wisdom and authority of God as Creator.

This position does not arise from contempt for or rejection of people who experience confusion about identity or dysphoria, but from genuine love that seeks the neighbor’s full well-being according to God’s truth. Monterrey Christian School is committed to treating every person with dignity, compassion, and respect, while also clearly and firmly maintaining the biblical teaching on sex and gender as an inseparable part of its educational and Christian mission.

“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.”

20. Civil Authority

We believe that all authority comes from God, who established it for the common good and the order of society. Therefore, believers must submit to civil authorities, honor them, and pray for them. However, this obedience has the Word of God as its limit: when human authority demands what God forbids, or forbids what God commands, we must obey God rather than men.

“Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.”

Romans 13:1–4 | 1 Timothy 2:1–2 | Acts 5:29 | Daniel 3:16–18

21. The Second Coming and Final Judgment

We believe in the personal, visible, and bodily second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ in glory. He will raise the dead, judge all humanity, and consummate his eternal kingdom. Those who believed in him will rise to eternal life; those who rejected him, to condemnation. This hope is a source of comfort for the believer and of urgency for the proclamation of the gospel.

“This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.”

Acts 1:11 | John 5:29 | 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17 | Revelation 20:11–15 | 22:20

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DOCTRINAL STATEMENT

DOCTRINAL STATEMENT