Since today is a holiday that most of the Christian world celebrates as the birth of Christ, I am going to take a break from our normal “Monday Minutes” devotions. I pray the Lord’s blessings upon all of you and … Read More
We are currently looking at the Articles of Faith of Zion Primitive Baptist Church, which were adopted in 1847. Article One sets forth our fundamental belief that God is the true God! Today, we want to look at another aspect … Read More
*Due to illness, I was unable to post “Monday Minutes” on Monday (yesterday). I apologize for the tardiness, but here is the Monday Minutes post for this week. Last week, we began looking at the Articles of Faith for Zion … Read More
Zion Primitive Baptist Church was constituted on the Saturday before the third Sunday in May, 1847. On that date, seven charter members adopted Articles of Faith for the church that stated in writing what the core beliefs of Zion Church … Read More
I hope everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving! We ought to always be thinking about the things that God has blessed us with, but especially at this time of year we are reminded about being thankful. Having been the pastor of … Read More
Today we will conclude our study of “time” versus “eternal” salvation. First, we will finish looking at “gospel salvation” as described in Romans 10, and then sum up our study to this point. I pray our discussion has been edifying. … Read More
As we continue examining this topic “time” versus “eternal” salvation, we will begin looking today a particular type of time salvation: gospel salvation. The best example of this type of “time” salvation is found in Romans 10. I pray our … Read More
In today’s post, we turn to the topic of “conditional time salvation,” also sometimes called simply “time salvation.” This is a doctrine taught almost exclusively by Primitive Baptists, although I have encountered at least one independent Baptist church that also … Read More
As we continue looking at the topic of “eternal salvation” versus “conditional time salvation,” we are continuing to expound upon “eternal” salvation. As I always remind you, whenever we see the word “saved” or “salvation” in the Bible, we must … Read More
Last week, we began looking at the topic of “eternal salvation” versus “conditional time salvation,” as regularly taught in Primitive Baptist churches. Today, we continue that thought by looking at the “eternal” side of salvation. Remember, whenever we see the … Read More
Recently, I wrote an article attempting to “rightly divide” the terms “saved” or “salvation” in the Scripture. Primitive Baptists believe that there are two different types of salvation taught in the Bible. We call these types “eternal salvation” and “conditional … Read More
A couple of weeks ago, we began sharing an article by Elder Buddy Abernathy regarding the three types of justification taught in the Bible. We have already learned about “justification by grace” and “justification by faith,” and today we turn … Read More
