LIGHT Statement of Faith

We believe:

• The Bible is the only inspired, infallible, authoritative and inerrant Word of God and constitutes His completed revelation of God’s plan for man.

• There is one God who manifests Himself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ was God come in human flesh, being fully God and fully man, but without sin.

• Jesus Christ was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, preformed miracles, suffered a vicarious and atoning death, was bodily resurrected, ascended to the right hand of God the Father, and will return personally in power and glory.

• All men are in violation of God’s righteous requirements and His holy character by nature and act, and are therefore under His wrath and just condemnation.

• Salvation is offered as a gift, free to the sinner. We are saved by repenting of our sinful ways and trusting in the shed blood of Jesus Christ, believing on Him and making Him our Lord and Savior. We are saved by trusting in the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ alone, not by any personal work. The full and complete atonement for our sins was accomplished when Jesus Christ died on the cross.

• The Holy Spirit indwells all true believers, enabling and empowering us to live a godly life and creating fellowship between us.

• The saved and the unsaved will both be resurrected, the believer to eternal glorious life in the presence of God and the unbeliever to eternal torment and separation from God.

Clarifications of Our Statement of Faith

The first paragraph reads “ The Bible is the only inspired, infallible, authoritative and inerrant Word of God and constitutes His completed revelation of God’s plan for man.” Our meaning is that God’s word has been not only inspired but preserved to this day and is still the inspired Word of God and profitable for “for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness : that the man of God may be perfect…” as it says in II Tim. 3:16. We believe that it is the only inspired word of God and it is a closed canon-meaning no other books have been or will be added to is such as the New World translation used by Jehovah Witnesses or the Book of Mormon or any other extra-biblical “inspired” texts that promote a particular religion.

Behavioral Expectations for LIGHT Functions

Those who participate in LIGHT functions agree to:

• Be prompt to all activities

• Speak carefully, honoring the name and character of God by avoiding inappropriate language. Psalm 34:13

• Practice good sportsmanship and refrain from mocking, teasing, jeering and booing.

• Dress modestly avoiding excessively tight or revealing clothing.

• Refrain from publicly playing personal music at LIGHT functions.

• In order to promote fellowship, we encourage restraint in the use of electronic devices at all LIGHT events.

• Please be respectful of other families' privacy when posting photos on social media.

• Remain with their children at all events and be responsible for their safety. (You may make private arrangements for a friend to be responsible for your child if you cannot attend.)

• Remove your child from an activity if they are disturbing others.

• Respect correction from any adult leader present regarding your child’s behavior (see Order of Protocol).

[ORDER OF PROTOCOL]

Regarding Behavior at any LIGHT function:

• If you see a child doing something wrong and the parent isn’t nearby, please get involved and appropriately intervene. Then…

• Allow the parent to know what her child did and how/why you intervened. This is an important part of keeping a parent informed even if the situation was resolved.

• If the parent is unresponsive or offended by your information/suggestions, or allows the same addressed behavior to reoccur, then please contact the leader of the event where the offense occurred.

• If the problem is still unresolved after the above steps are taken, please contact the LIGHT coordinator.

ACCIDENT WAIVER AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY FORM

• I HEREBY ASSUME ALL OF THE RISKS OF MY OR MY CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN ANY/ALL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE L.I.G.H.T. HOMESCHOOL GROUP

• I acknowledge that this Accident Waiver and Release of Liability Form will be used by the event holders, sponsors, and organizers of the activity in which I or my children may participate, and that it will govern my actions and responsibilities at said activity.

• In consideration of my membership application and permitting me/my child(ren) to participate in any event or activity, I hereby take action for myself, my executors, administrators, heirs, next of kin, successors, and assigns as follows:

• (A) I WAIVE, RELEASE, AND DISCHARGE from any and all liability, including but not limited to, liability arising from the negligence or fault of the entities or persons released, for my or my child(ren)’s  death, disability, personal injury, property damage, property theft, or actions of any kind which may hereafter occur to me including my traveling to and from this activity, THE FOLLOWING ENTITIES OR PERSONS:  The L.I.G.H.T. Homeschool Group and/or their directors, officers, employees, volunteers, representatives, and agents, and the activity holders, sponsors, and volunteers;

• (B) INDEMNIFY, HOLD HARMLESS, AND PROMISE NOT TO SUE the entities or persons mentioned in this paragraph from any and all liabilities or claims made as a result of participation in this activity, whether caused by the negligence of release or otherwise.

• I acknowledge that they are NOT responsible for the errors, omissions, acts, or failures to act of any party or entity conducting a specific activity on their behalf.

• I acknowledge that activities may involve risks and include, but are not limited to, those caused by terrain, facilities, temperature, weather, condition of participants, equipment, vehicular traffic, lack of hydration, and actions of other people including, but not limited to, participants, volunteers, monitors, and/or producers of the activity. These risks are not only inherent to participants, but are also present for volunteers.

• The Accident Waiver and Release of Liability Form shall be construed broadly to provide a release and waiver to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law.