What We Believe

"What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." - A.W. Tozer

THE BIBLE

WE BELIEVE THAT THE BIBLE, THE SIXTY-SIX BOOKS OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS, WAS SPOKEN BY GOD THROUGH HUMAN AUTHORS AND IS WITHOUT ERROR IN THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS. ALL SCRIPTURE IS A TESTIMONY TO CHRIST, AND IS THE SUPREME AUTHORITY IN ALL MATTERS ON WHICH IT SPEAKS.

(2 TIMOTHY 3:16; 2 PETER 1:20-21)

THE GOD-HEAD

WE BELIEVE THAT THERE IS ONE, AND ONLY ONE, LIVING AND TRUE GOD: AN INFINITE, INTELLIGENT SPIRIT, THE CREATOR AND RULER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH. HE IS INEXPRESSIBLY GLORIOUS IN HOLINESS, AND WORTHY OF ALL HONOR, WORSHIP, CONFIDENCE, AND LOVE. HE ETERNALLY EXISTS IN THREE PERSONS, WHO ARE EQUAL IN EVERY DIVINE PERFE CTION, AND WHO EXECUTE DISTINCT BUT HARMONIOUS ROLES IN THE WORK OF CREATION, PROVIDENCE AND REDEMPTION.

(PSALM 90:1-2; MATTHEW 28:19)

Core Beliefs

The following are the core beliefs of Royalton Bible Church based on the foundational truths taught in the bible. All of our teaching and ministry is rooted in and flows out of these biblical doctrines.

The Person and Work of God the Son

We believe in Jesus Christ, God’s one and only Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of a virgin, thus fully God and fully man. We believe in His sinless life; substitutionary and atoning death; bodily resurrection; ascension into heaven; perpetual intercession for His people; and future, personal, visible return to earth.

(John 1:1; Colossians 1:15-20)

The Person and Work of God the Holy Spirit

We believe in the Holy Spirit, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. He convicts the world of its sin, of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment. He regenerates, sanctifies, and empowers all who believe in Jesus Christ. We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells, helps, teaches, and guides every believer at the day of personal salvation. 

(John 1:1; Colossians 1:15-20)

The Nature of Man

We believe humanity is the creation of God, made in His image, the crowning work of His creation. In the beginning, mankind was innocent of sin and was endowed by his Creator with freedom of choice. Adam sinned against God and brought sin into the human race, causing all people to be born with a sinful nature (or disposition). Only the grace of God can bring people into fellowship with Him and enable them to fulfill the purpose of God. 

(Genesis 1:26-27; Romans 5:12; 2 Corinthians 5:17)

Salvation

We believe that salvation is by the grace of God, on the basis of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and not on the basis of human merit or works. Forgiveness and eternal life with God are granted to those who by grace turn from their sin and place their faith in Christ alone for salvation. However, eternal, conscious punishment and separation from God in the lake of fire are reserved for those who do not believe and instead reject the Gospel of Christ. 

 (Ephesians 2:8-9; John 3:36; Revelation 20:10-15)

Eternal Security of the Believer

We believe that all the redeemed, once saved, are kept by God's power and are thus secure in Christ forever.

(John 10:10-30)

The Eternal State

We believe that God will raise the dead bodily and judge the world, assigning the unbeliever to eternal conscious punishment, and the believer to eternal joy with the Lord in the new heaven and the new earth, to the praise of His glorious grace. 

 (Matt. 25:46; Luke 23:43; Luke 16: 19-26)

Marriage and Family

We believe that God has ordained the family as a foundational institution of human society. Marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime and is a reflection of the union between Christ and His church. The husband and wife are of equal worth before God, since both are created in God’s image, yet hold distinct roles. Children, from the moment of conception, are a blessing and a heritage from the Lord. Parents are to teach their children spiritual and moral values and lead them by example and loving discipline to make choices based on biblical truth. 

(Ephesians 5:22- 6:4; Genesis 2:23-24)