We are affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention and follow the beliefs
of the Baptist Faith and Message.
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of the Baptist Faith and Message.
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Core Beliefs
The following are the basic core beliefs of Pilot Knob Missionary Baptist 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.
God
There is one eternally existing God who has three distinct persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. He is the creator of all that exists, both visible and invisible, and is therefore worthy of all glory and praise. God is perfect in love, power, holiness, goodness, knowledge, wisdom, justice, and mercy. He is unchangeable and therefore is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
Revelation
God has revealed himself to us through his son, Jesus Christ, who is the visible image of the invisible God, the holy scriptures, and through all of creation itself.
Mankind
Humans, distinctly male and female, were created in God's image, both for His glory. The first humans, Adam and Eve, were created without sin and appointed as caretakers of the rest of God's creations.
The Fall
When Adam and Eve chose not to obey God, they ceased to be what they were made to be and became distorted images of God. This caused them to fall out of fellowship with God, and fractured all of creation ever since that time.
Salvation
Jesus Christ came to reconcile us with God. He lived a life without sin and willingly died on the cross to pay the penalty for our transgressions. God raised him from the dead and now, by grace, offers as a free gift eternal life to all who follow Christ, by faith, as their Lord and Savior. That is why salvation can be found in Christ alone.
Baptism
Baptism is the outward expression of what has already occurred in the heart.
Though not necessary for salvation, it is a public display of faith and discipleship to Jesus Christ.
It represents not only Jesus' death, burial and resurrection,
but also the death of our old self and rising again to the newness of life through faith in Jesus Christ.
Though not necessary for salvation, it is a public display of faith and discipleship to Jesus Christ.
It represents not only Jesus' death, burial and resurrection,
but also the death of our old self and rising again to the newness of life through faith in Jesus Christ.
Communion / The Lord's Supper
Jesus ordained the Lord's Supper when he observed the Passover feast
with his disciples before going to the cross to die for our sins. The Lord's Supper
represents Jesus' body that was given and his blood that was shed to pay for our sins.
We observe the Lord's Supper to remember the sacrifice that Jesus paid for us
on the cross of Calvary.
with his disciples before going to the cross to die for our sins. The Lord's Supper
represents Jesus' body that was given and his blood that was shed to pay for our sins.
We observe the Lord's Supper to remember the sacrifice that Jesus paid for us
on the cross of Calvary.
The Church
The Church is meant to be the visible body of Christ, sent into the world to glorify God and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Ressurection
Jesus Christ is returning one day to judge both the living and the dead and to usher in the fullness of God's kingdom on earth.
Marriage / Family
We believe God ordained marriage and the family in Genesis 2:24 when
He said, "Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife,
and they shall become one flesh" and in Genesis 1:28 when He blessed Adam and Eve and
told them to "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it."
Marriage is between one man and one woman. The family is multiplied through
childbirth, but also through adoption, just as Jesus calls us and adopts us into his eternal family.
He said, "Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife,
and they shall become one flesh" and in Genesis 1:28 when He blessed Adam and Eve and
told them to "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it."
Marriage is between one man and one woman. The family is multiplied through
childbirth, but also through adoption, just as Jesus calls us and adopts us into his eternal family.