​Our Beliefs

Our Beliefs

We are an Independent Baptist  Church that believes God is alive and Christ can still save those who turn to Him for salvation. At our church, Christ is the answer for every one of the problems of man. God stands with His hand stretched out to all people, and so does our church. 

What We Believe About the Bible,
We believe that the Bible is the inspired, inerrant Word of God, the supreme authority for man, and that all men will one day be judged according to its precepts. (Psalm 119:89; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; Hebrews 4:12; 2 Peter 1:19-21)
What We Believe About God: 
We believe that God exists eternally in three persons-Father, Son, and Holy Spirit-and that these three are one God. (Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14)
We believe that God is the absolute and sole creator of the universe, and that creation occurred by divine decree, not through any evolutionary process. (Genesis 1:1; Exodus 20:11; John 1:3; Colossians 1:16)
What We Believe About Jesus Christ: 
We believe that God, by His sovereign choice and out of His deep love for people, sent Christ into the world to save sinners. (Luke 19:10; John 3:16-17; Romans 5:8; Ephesians 1:3-7)
We believe that Jesus Christ came to earth in the flesh, that He was born of a virgin, that He was both God and man. We believe that He lived a sinless life in which He taught and performed mighty works and wonders exactly as revealed in the four Gospels. We believe that He was crucified, that He died as a penalty for the sins of mankind, and that He was physically raised from the dead on the third day. We believe that He ascended back to heaven, where He is the head of the church and intercedes for believers. We believe that He is coming to earth again in bodily form to set up His kingdom. (Matthew 1:18-25; John 1:1-14; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Hebrews 4:15; Revelation 19:11-20:6)
What We Believe About the Salvation: 
We believe that salvation-with its forgiveness of sins, its impartation of a new nature, and its assurance of eternal life-is entirely apart from good works, baptism, church membership, or any other human effort, and is strictly by grace-the undeserved favor of God. We believe that since the Lord Jesus Christ made a perfect atonement for sin when He died on the cross, individuals are saved and declared righteous by God on the grounds of repentance and faith in Jesus' death on the cross. (Luke 13:3,5; Romans 3:21-4:8; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7; Hebrews 9:14)
​What We Believe About the Security of the Believer:
We believe that a true believer is eternally secure and cannot lose salvation, but that sin may interrupt the joy of his fellowship with God and bring the loving discipline of his Heavenly Father. (John 10:28-29; Romans 8:1; Hebrews 12:5-11; 1 Peter 1:3-5; 1 John 1:5-10)
What We Believe All Have That Receive Christ: 
We believe that all who receive Christ become joint-heirs with Him; at death, their spirits depart to be with Christ in conscious blessedness; at the rapture their bodies will be raised in the likeness of His glorified body, and they will dwell forever with Him. (Luke 23:43; Romans 8:16-17; 2 Corinthians 5:6-8; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)
What We Believe About the Duty of Every Believer:
We believe that it is the goal of every Christian to grow in spiritual maturity through obedience to the Word of God and the indwelling Holy Spirit.(John 14:21; Galatians 5:16-26; 2 Peter 1:5-8; 3:18; 1 John 3:22)
What We Believe About the Holy Spirit: 
​We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person, is fully God, and possesses all the divine attributes. We believe that He baptizes and seals all believers at the moment of salvation, indwells all believers, and fills them in response to their confession of sin and submission to Him. (Genesis 1:2; John 14:16-17, 26; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Ephesians 1:13-14; 5:18)

The Church Covenant

Having been led, as we believe, by the Spirit of God, to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour, and on profession of our faith, having been baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, we do now, in the presence of God, angels, and this assembly, most solemnly and joyfully enter into covenant with one another, as one body in Christ, to walk worthy of the vocation wherewith we are called.

We engage, therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit, to walk together in Christian love, to strive for the advancement of this church in knowledge, holiness and comfort; to promote its prosperity and spirituality; to sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline and doctrine; to contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry, the expenses of the church, the relief of the poor, and the spread of the Gospel throughout all nations.
We also engage to maintain family and secret devotions, to educate our children in the Christian faith; to seek the salvation of our kindred and acquaintances; to walk circumspectly in the world; to be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements, and exemplary in our deportment; to avoid all tattling, backbiting and excessive anger; to abstain from the sale and use of intoxicating drinks as a beverage; to be zealous in our efforts to advance the cause of our Saviour; to make Christ first in all things both spiritual and temporal.

We further engage to watch over one another in brotherly love; to remember one another in prayer; to aid one another in sickness and distress; to cultivate Christian sympathy in feeling and courtesy in speech; to be slow to take offence, to be always ready for reconciliation and mindful of the rules of our Saviour to secure it without delay.
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We moreover engage that when we remove from this place we will, as soon as possible, unite with some other church, where we can carry on the spirit of the covenant and the principles of the Word of God.



How To Become a Member of the Knobs Baptist Church

​By Profession of Faith and Baptism
If you will receive Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and Lord and follow Him in baptism by immersion, we will welcome you into our fellowship. If you have received Christ but have not been baptized by immersion, we invite you to join by baptism, which gives public testimony of your salvation and indicates your desire to be obedient to the Lord.

By Letter
As one whose membership is in a Baptist church elsewhere, we will be pleased to welcome you into our church family should God direct you here. We will be happy to take care of the details involved in transferring your membership.

By Statement
In the event that church records are not available for a transfer of membership, we will welcome you as a member upon your statement of faith in Christ and your testimony of having been obedient in following our Lord in scriptural baptism.
You may express your desire to become a member of Knobs Baptist Church by any of the above means by presenting yourself during the invitation that is extended at the close of each service. Of course, any such decision assumes your commitment to being faithful in prayer and participation in the Lord’s work at our church.