Statement of Faith

Petra Academy is committed to the authority of Scripture as the Rule of Faith. We believe that the primary tenets of the Christian faith are clearly taught in the Bible; moreover, Christians throughout the two-thousand year history of the Church have held these primary tenets as definitive of that which distinguishes orthodox Christianity from cults or other religions. These tenets will be affirmed in various ways throughout all grade levels as they are considered primary doctrines that unite the body of Christ. We recognize that genuine Christians have differences over non-primary doctrines; when such doctrines arise, students will be referred back to their families and churches for final authority.

As a summation of the "primary tenets" of the Christian faith, we use the Apostles' Creed as a creed that we did not create, but rather comes to us from those who preceded us in the Faith. Students at Petra will also become acquainted with the Nicene Creed and portions of the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Heidelberg Catechism, which affirm the primacy and inerrancy of Scripture, the depravity of man, and that salvation is received by faith alone in God's grace given through the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ.

The Apostles' Creed

I believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
and born of the virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
He descended into hell,
The third day He rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
From there He will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy *catholic church, (*universal)
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.