What We Believe

Statement of Faith

At Rockford Christian, we believe...

• In the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as wholly inspired by God and are inerrant in the original writings, and that they are the supreme and final authority in faith and life (2 Tim. 3:16-17). 
• In One God, Creator of all things, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Deut. 6:4, Matt. 3:16-17, 1 Cor. 8:6, Rev. 1:4-5).
• In the deity and humanity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His Virgin birth and His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His future personal and bodily return in power and glory (Rom. 1:1-4, 1 Pet. 2:22, Acts 2:22, 1 Pet. 2:24, 1 Cor. 15:3-8, 1 Pet. 3:22, 2 Thess. 1:10).
• That regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for the salvation of the lost and sinful person (John 3:1-8).
• That all who receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ are regenerated by the Holy Spirit and thereby become the children of God (John 3:1-8).
• In the bodily resurrection of both the saved and the lost; for those that are saved it is a resurrection into everlasting joy with Christ, and for those that are lost it is a resurrection into everlasting suffering (Dan. 12:2, John 5:29).
• That people were created in the image of God; that they sinned, and thereby incurred both physical death and spiritual death, which is separation from God; and that all human beings are born with a sinful nature, and indeed sin in thought, word, and deed (Gen. 1:26, Eph. 2:1-3, Rom. 5:12).
• In the spiritual unity of all believers in our Lord Jesus Christ (Rom. 12:5, Gal. 3:28).

Statement on Marriage, Gender, and Sexuality

• We believe that God offers redemption and restoration to all who confess and forsake their sin OF ANY KIND, seeking His mercy and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. (Acts 3:19-21; Rom 10:9-10)
• We believe that every person must be afforded compassion, love, kindness, respect, and dignity. (Mark 12:28-31; Luke 6:31.) Hateful and harassing behavior or attitudes directed toward any individual are to be repudiated and are not in accord with Scripture.
• We believe that God wonderfully and immutably (unchanging) creates each person as either biologically male or female. These two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God. (Gen 1:26-27.)
• We believe that the term “marriage” has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture. (Gen 2:18-25.) We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other. (1 Cor 6:18; 7:2-5; Heb 13:4.)
• We believe that any form of sexual immorality (such as adultery within marriage, consensual sexual intercourse between two persons not married to each other, homosexual behavior, and use of pornography) is sinful and harmful. (Matt 15:18-20; 1 Cor 6:9-10 and 18.)
• We believe that in order to preserve the function and integrity of Rockford Christian School as a biblical role model to the students of Rockford Christian School, their families and the community, it is imperative that all persons employed by Rockford Christian School in any capacity support in word and action this Statement on Marriage, Gender, and Sexuality. (Matt 5:16; Phil 2:14-16; 1 Thess 5:22.)

Statement on the Sanctity of Human Life

We believe that all human life is sacred and created by God in His image. Human life is of inestimable worth in all its dimensions, including pre-born babies, the aged, the physically or mentally challenged, and every other stage or condition from conception through natural death. We are therefore called to defend, protect, and value all human life. (Ps 139.)