by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 6/5/22) In the last post, we heard the first half of this sermon that deals with two statements of Scripture that appear to contradict: Heb. 1:4 and Heb. 2:7. We began seeing how much greater Jesus was than the angels, and today we finish looking at His greatness and…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 6/5/22) In the first two chapters of Hebrews, we find two statements that appear to contradict. In Heb. 1:4, we are told that Jesus was made “so much better than” the angels, and yet in Heb. 2:7, we are told that He was made “a little lower than” the…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 6/26/22) As we saw in yesterday’s post, our Savior is high and exalted. But as we continue on this thought, we see that He not only was and is the Holy One of heaven, He is also empathetic and humble in His dealings with His people. What a Savior!…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 6/26/22) The gods of the pagan world were seen as highly exalted and unapproachable. The Lord Jesus Christ is also high and exalted, and yet He is eminently approachable. According to Scripture, He is “touched by the feeling of our infirmities.” Join us today as we begin a series…
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…
