by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 7/3/22) In today’s message, we continue looking at the new birth as set forth in Scripture, and affirmed through Article Six of the Articles of Faith of Zion Primitive Baptist Church. In this sermon, the first half of which we share today, we see that the new birth does…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 6/19/22) Today we continue our examination of Article Six of the Articles of Faith of Zion Church. This article deals with our belief that all of God’s elect children will be born again at some point between conception and death. Join us as we continue exploring this “new birth,”…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 6/19/22) In Article Six of the Articles of Faith of Zion Primitive Baptist Church, we read the following: “We believe that God’s elect shall be called and regenerated and sanctified by the Holy Ghost.” This is a reference to regeneration, or the “new birth.” In today’s message, we begin…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 6/12/22) In the last post, we began to look at the topic of “justification by faith,” which takes place in the courtroom of the heart and mind of the child of God. Today, we finish looking at that type of justification, and turn to “justification by works”. This last…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 6/12/22) We have looked at the biblical concept of “justification by grace alone,” and seen that our eternal justification occurs without regard to the exercise of our faith or works. However, the Bible clearly teaches both justification by faith without works, and justification by works. Do these scriptures conflict?…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 5/29/22) In today’s message, which is the conclusion to a message begun yesterday, we see more about the justification that we have through the blood of Jesus Christ. Ultimately, we see that – in the courtroom of eternal heaven – we are ONLY justified by the sacrifice of Christ!…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 5/29/22) In Article Five of the Articles of Faith of Zion Primitive Baptist Church, we find the following language: We believe that sinners are justified only in the sight of God by the imputed righteousness of Jesus Christ. The concept of justification implies a courtroom, and it is important…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 5/8/22) In the first half of this message, we began looking at Article Four of the Articles of Faith of Zion Primitive Baptist Church: We believe in the doctrine of original sin and impotency of man’s recovery in and of himself from the fallen state which he is in…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 5/8/22) Having looked extensively at the doctrine of election over the past few weeks, we turn now to Article Four of the Articles of Faith of Zion Primitive Baptist Church: We believe in the doctrine of original sin and impotency of man’s recovery in and of himself from the…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 5/1/22) Today we conclude the message that we began yesterday on the topic of “perseverance through grace.” The idea of this article of our articles of faith is that God, through His divine power, preserves each and every one of His children through grace, and NOT that they themselves…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 5/1/22) In our articles of faith, we find the following language: “We believe in . . . the final perseverance of the saints through grace. . . .” What does this mean? Does this mean that all children of God WILL PERSEVERE in faith and good works, or else…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 4/10/22) Today’s message continues and concludes our thoughts about the two objections to the doctrine of election that Paul deals with in Romans 9. In the first half of this message, we primarily dealt with the “Fairness” Objection – i.e., it wouldn’t be fair if God chose some but…
