Philosophy

Saint Peter’s College exists primarily to assist Christian parents in fulfilling their divine responsibility of educating their children in the fear and admonition of the Lord.

Mission

WE PRAY....

• That the student may find Christ as his Lord and personal Saviour and cultivate a relationship with Him through prayer and the study of the Bible, thereby becoming a committed ambassador for Christ in today's world.
• That the student will be motivated to become a lifelong learner; applying the research skills, critical thinking, and technological advances to his quest for knowledge and wisdom.
• That the student will, out of his love for Christ, develop a compassion for all humanity; recognize the Godly potential of those in his own environments, as well as the remote areas of the globe; showing concern, respect, and kindness to all.
• That the student will recognize God's order of government and will assume his scriptural position in the traditional family, the school, and society.
• That the student will acquire a Biblical work ethic in his educational pursuits, co-curricular activities, and family responsibilities.
• That the student will be prepared to meet the challenges of continued education by mastering effective study habits, becoming an avid reader, securing a solid mathematical and scientific foundation, acquiring healthy social skills, maintaining wholesome recreational activities and physical well-being to the glory of God.

Statement of Faith

WE BELIEVE....

• The Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative written Word of God. (Ps. 119; Mat. 4:4; Lk. 24:27)
• There is one God, eternally coexistent in three Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. (1Jn.5:7)
• In the Deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His Virgin Birth, in His Sinless Life, in His Miracles, in His Vicarious and atoning Death, in His Bodily Resurrection, in His Ascension to the Right Hand of the Father, in His personal future return to this Earth in Power and Glory to rule a thousand years. (Jn.1:1-4; Eph.2:13-18; Rev. Chpts.19 and 20
• In the Blessed Hope - the Rapture of the Church at Christ's Coming. (I Thess.4:13-18)
• The only means of being cleansed from sin is through Repentance and Faith in the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ. (Rom.5:1; Eph.2:8-9, 13-18)
• Regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for personal Salvation. (Jn.3:5-8; Titus 3:5)
• The Redemptive Work of Christ on the Cross provides healing of the human body in answer to believing prayer. (Ex.15:25-26; James 5:14-15; 1 Pet.2:24)
• The Baptism with the Holy Spirit, according to Acts 2:4, is given to Believers who ask for it. (Acts 2:4; Acts 10:44-46; Acts 19:1-7)
• In the Sanctifying Power of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a holy life. (Rom.6:3-14; Rom.8:1-2, 11)
• In the Resurrection of both the saved and the lost, the one to Everlasting Life and the other to everlasting damnation. (Rev.20:5-6, 11-15)

The Mandate

• "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." (Proverbs 22:6)
• "And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:" (Deut 6:6-7)
• "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ." (Colossians 2:8)
• "And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works." (2 Timothy 3:15-17)
• "For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children: That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:" (Psalms 78:5-7)
• "For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness " (l Corinthians 3:19)
• "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction." (Proverbs 1:7)