Our Beliefs

Our Doctrinal Statement tells you what our spiritual beliefs are here at Palmer Home for Children

Section 1.   Preamble

Because genuine Christians may differ in their doctrinal views, the corporation herewith adopts the following statement of faith in order to provide clarity and to prevent any misunderstanding of the basic doctrinal standards undergirding the corporation’s expression of the Christian faith.  Each Director shall be required to sign this doctrinal statement annually, and the rejection of any of the particulars contained herein shall be grounds for dismissal from the Board.  The Corporation believes the following statement of beliefs to be entirely consistent with the Scriptures, our only rule of faith and practice, and in accord with the Westminster Standards, which the corporation also herein expressly affirms as a true and more complete statement of the system of doctrine contained in the Scriptures.

  Section 2.   Doctrinal Tenets

(a)       We believe in God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, creator of all things.

(b)       We believe that Jesus Christ, God the Son, became incarnate, was begotten by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, and is true God and true man.

(c)        We believe that the Bible, in its entirety, is the inspired Word of God and is the only infallible rule of faith and conduct.

(d)       We believe in the resurrection of the dead, the eternal blessedness of the saved, and the eternal punishment of the lost.

(e)       We believe in the personal salvation of believers through the shed blood of Christ alone.

(f)         We believe in the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit, through the blood of Christ, resulting in personal holiness of heart and life.

(g)       We believe in the Christian’s blessed hope - the imminent, personal return of the resurrected and living Lord Jesus Christ.