by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 19, 2024) As we saw yesterday, it is important to fight the good fight of faith. Paul writes these words to Timothy, admonishing and encouraging him to keep on keeping on in his ministry in the Kingdom of God. Join us today as we conclude this message,…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 19, 2024) In Paul’s final letter to the young preacher Timothy, he tells him, “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.” In today’s message, we look at the idea of fighting, finishing, and “faithing”. (Note: “farthing” is simply…
by Elder Tim McCool (preached on 8/16/2015) In this sermon, Elder Tim McCool, Pastor of Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church in Echola, Alabama, sets forth three descriptions of the preacher from the word of God. The preacher is called a steward, a soldier, and a servant in various scriptures. Each description very aptly sets forth different…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 2/20/22) In today’s message, we continue looking at the evidence for the KJV as God’s preserved word in English. We are looking at the manuscripts that the KJV is based upon versus the manuscripts that all other modern translations use. We have already seen, and will continue to see,…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 2/20/22) In today’s message, we continue looking at the fact that God divinely preserved His inspired word. In the last couple of messages, we dealt with the question of divine preservation in general terms, but today we turn to the more specific question of which English translation is the…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 2/20/22) This sermon is the second half of the first message preached about the divine preservation of the word of God. Last time, we saw that the Bible itself affirms the fact that God would preserve the very words of Scripture. When we left off, we were just beginning…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 2-20-22) In the past two messages, we learned that God inspired the writers to pen the words of Scripture. Today, we turn to the issue of whether that inspired Scripture has been divinely preserved for us today. Two questions are relevant: (1) Can we rely on what we have…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 2/13/22) In this message, we continue our thoughts about the inspiration of Holy Scripture. Last time we saw that the Bible clearly teaches that its words are inspired. We looked at several verses that reinforce this concept, and then we began to see that context is so important! Today,…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 2/13/22) Article Two of the Articles of Faith of Zion Primitive Baptist Church reads as follows: WE BELIEVE THAT THE SCRIPTURES OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT ARE THE WORD OF GOD AND ONLY RULE OF FAITH AND PRACTICE. The charter members of our church, founded in 1847, believed…
