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…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 4/10/22) In this message, we begin to look at two primary objections that are often raised to the doctrine of election. Paul deals with both in Romans 9: the first is the “Fairness” Objection, and the second is the “Absolutism” Objection. Both of these objections fail based on scripture,…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 3/20/22) Today’s message is the continuation of our previous message, where we began to look at what the Bible says about the doctrine of election. We have learned that this doctrine is a reality in the Scripture, and are beginning to see what a comforting and uplifting teaching it…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 3/20/22) In this message, we continue looking at the doctrine of election as set forth in the Scripture. Last time we dealt with what election does NOT stand for, and today we look at what election really IS. This doctrine is a reality in God’s word, and we have…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 3/13/22) Today we finish looking at some of the misconceptions that people have about what Primitive Baptists believe in regard to the doctrine of election. The question is often asked, “What about the person who truly loves the Lord, and exhibits fruits of the Spirit of God, but yet…
by Elder Chris McCool (preached 3/13/22) In today’s message, we continue looking at the doctrine of election as taught in the Scripture and believed by Zion Primitive Baptist Church, as evidenced by Article Three of her Articles of Faith. Download Audio File
by Elder Chris McCool (preached 3/13/22) In this message, Elder McCool continues his teaching about misconceptions regarding what Primitive Baptists believe about the doctrine of election. Having already dealt for the most part with the heresy of absolutism, Bro. Chris also deals with the misunderstanding of Scripture that leads some theologians to believe in a…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 3/13/22) Article Three of the Articles of Faith of Zion Primitive Baptist Church reads in part as follows: “WE BELIEVE IN THE DOCTRINE OF ELECTION, PREDESTINATION, AND . . .THAT GOD CHOSE HIS PEOPLE IN CHRIST BEFORE THE WORLD BEGAN.” This has been the belief of Zion church since…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 2/20/22) Today we finish looking at the fact that God divinely preserved His inspired word through the King James Version of the Bible. We have seen clearly the vast superiority of the manuscripts and methodology used by the KJV translators. Today, we finish looking at the motives of the…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 2/27/22) Over the past several messages, we have been looking at the fact that God has divinely preserved His inspired word. We have begun to look at the evidence supporting the King James translation as the preserved word of God in English. Today, we turn to the methodology used…
