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 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…