Jesus often used natural phenomena to illustrate spiritual truths. In the agrarian society in which He preached, He used many farming examples (e.g. sower and seeds, wheat and chaff). These were examples that His listeners would have understood. You see, Jesus never played “hide the ball” – His words were meant to be understood by…
Last week, I published the first part of an article written by Elder Mike Ivey regarding the Beatitudes of Matthew chapter 5. Today, I want to share the rest of the article, which is an outstanding overview of these precious verses. I hope you are blessed by this writing as I was! May the Lord…
I am sharing an article below by Elder Mike Ivey, regarding the Beatitudes, which he posted on his Facebook page this past week. It is an outstanding overview of these precious verses, and I hope they are encouraging and helpful to you as it was to me! I am posting this article in two parts,…
In this article by Elder Buddy Abernathy, he asks and answers the questions, “Are we saved by believing on Christ?” The reference here is to eternal salvation, i.e., must we believe in order to be saved eternally? Bro. Buddy shows us that even the act of believing is a work, and we are NOT saved…
Does baptism save us? If so, is the salvation we find in baptism an eternal salvation, or a temporal salvation? In this article, Elder Buddy Abernathy deals with the issue of baptism and the way in which it “saves” us. I pray you are blessed today and every day! Elder Chris McCool, Pastor SAVED BY…
The Book of Job is a masterpiece of Hebrew poetry and literature; in the canon of Scripture, it is placed as the first “poetic” book of the Bible, followed by Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, et al. Also, according to biblical history and archaeology, Job is likely the oldest book in the Bible, possibly having been written…
We are always looking for things that bring us together as children of God, but as Primitive Baptists, there are some things that separate us from other Baptists in our doctrine. In particular, when it comes to the doctrine of eternal salvation, Primitive Baptists differ from almost every other type of Baptist (there are a…
In this article, Elder Buddy Abernathy explains the scriptures in 1 John which refer to “Three in Heaven” and “Three in earth.” I pray you are edified by this writing as I was! Elder Chris McCool, Pastor THREE IN HEAVEN AND THREE IN EARTH by Elder Buddy Abernathy Who is he that overcometh the world,…
I lost a very close friend yesterday to the pandemic. Bro. Jake Abrams contracted COVID a few weeks ago, and after about four weeks on a ventilator, Jake passed away around noon yesterday, on a Sunday while church services were being conducted. Jake was the best banjo player I’ve ever known. He taught himself how…
In the article below, Elder Buddy Abernathy deals with some common misperceptions about what God is doing in this world. I have found it to be true that God gets the blame for a lot of things He is NOT doing! I hope this well-written exposition entitled “It is God’s Will?” helps us to understand…
C.S. Lewis is one of my favorite writers. I’ve read all seven books of the Chronicles of Narnia at least a dozen times! He was, in my opinion, one of the greatest Christian apologists of modern times, and although his and my soteriology (salvation theology) are not the same, I highly recommend most all of…
*Due to Labor Day Holiday, and being busy with family gatherings, I am a day late with “MONDAY MINUTES”. Sorry about that! A few weeks ago, Elder James Conley, pastor of Union Primitive Baptist Church in Ruth, Mississippi, posted the following on Facebook. I thought it was very timely, and a very needful message for…
