“But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear…” 1 Peter 3:15 Why do you believe what you believe? It is easy, when one is raised in the church, to hold to a certain belief or theological position…
Author: Benjamin Winslett
Pastor of Flint River Primitive Baptist Church in Huntsville, AL.
The Superior English of the King James Version
By Benjamin Winslett The KJV’s English is superior to modern Bible versions in that it contains singular and plural pronouns (thee and thou, ye and you) and also first, second, and third person verb tenses (believe, believest, believeth). Modern versions lose the ability to communicate contextual information through the watering down of the language. EXAMPLE: And…
Why Should I Believe in Predestination?
Have you ever heard of predestination? Unless you’re a part of a denomination that teaches it, you probably have 1) never heard of it or, 2) heard very negative and scary things about it. Along with several other orders of faith, as Primitive Baptists, we believe in predestination. But what is predestination? Combined with the…
A Day of Fasting and Prayer
By Ben Winslett And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes… ~ Daniel 9:3 Dear MTZ readers, The following are quoted from History of the Church of God, more commonly known as Hassell’s History, by C.B. and Sylvester Hassell. I am posting…
A Lesson in Obeying
By Ben Winslett Obedience to God, I believe, is a goal of each church member. We strive to do those things that are right, many times realizing our own failures and shortcomings. Often times when obeying the Lord seems difficult, or inconvenient, we often become discouraged or even lax. Sometimes we do part of our…
Is There not a Cause?
By Ben Winslett Many of us grew up hearing the miraculous account of David and Goliath. I remember the strange images I had in my head as a young child in Pre-School, hearing of this young boy David who through the power of God was able to defeat a giant foe of Israel, the giant…
Romans 8:28 – A Comprehensive Study
By Benjamin Winslett Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose. Introduction In Romans chapter 8, we find the Apostle Paul making an interesting statement in the 28th verse. As with any other scripture, we find various…
Should We Use English Names For The Name of God?
By Benjamin Winslett Yesterday on social media, a home town friend posed an interesting question. I will share it, along with my answer, after a bit of ground work. When God revealed His name to Moses, he gave a specific name. This name is a combination of four letters referred to as the Tetragrammaton. The…
Sermon Notes on The Book of Acts
By Ben Winslett In 2013, we studied through the book of Acts each Wednesday night at Flint River Church. At the time, I gathered my thoughts in the form of word processor documents on my computer. I decided it might be worthwhile to compile them into one PDF file to make available for download here…