I was asked a great question earlier today that’s relevant each year at this time. Why do Baptists (and many others) traditionally not observe the Lenten season, or Lent? To be clear, Lent is a partial fast held for 40 days prior to Easter Sunday, based on Jesus’ fasting after His baptism. It is ushered…
Author: Benjamin Winslett
Pastor of Flint River Primitive Baptist Church in Huntsville, AL.
The Trinity, M121 Podcast
Last year, I joined Josh Coker by phone for a recording session of his M121 podcast, speaking to biblical, Trinitarian theology. We discussed the three Persons of the Trinity and their respective roles in salvation and our lives, but also dangerous and erroneous views we ought to avoid. Of course, there’s no way to discuss…
Regarding Eternal Subordination
Getting Christology right is important. We certainly do not want to be guilty of believing in “another Jesus” than the authentic Jesus Christ that scripture presents to us. The earliest wars within Christianity were fought over this notion, and more than one form of heresy attacking Christ’s identity was propagated. In recent years, the concept…
What We Miss
Over the past two weekends on Words of Grace, we have been focusing on the blessing of God’s house. Specifically, why we ought to obey God and attend worship each week but also the great blessing of experiencing His presence as we gather. Church attendance in America is at an all time low. What better…
Introducing Baptists to…Baptists
Our modern world is an interesting one, to say the least. I’m certain most of us are on various social media platforms. Those of us born in the 80s are an interesting microgeneration, experiencing childhood before the internet but also pioneering and championing much of what is available online today (for better or worse). We…
Alas And Did My Saviour Bleed (Communion)
Last year, Jesse Latimer, one of our song leaders and a dear friend, shared several hymnsinging albums with me during our season of Covid-19 “Drive in services.” At that time, we were playing a collection of hymns prior to the message over a sound system, everyone being in their automobiles. One particular hymn that I…
Ready To Harvest’s Video on Primitive Baptists
This weekend, a Youtube channel specializing in describing the theology and practice of various denominations released a video on Primitive Baptists, using Marchtozion.com as their primary source, as well as a book written by contributor David Wise. The video presented PB in our own words, for which I am thankful. Said another way, it wasn’t…
Elder Record Podcast
Elder Chris Folsom has launched a rather interesting podcast called Elder Record. In it, he interviews Primitive Baptist elders about their ministries but also personal lives. It’s available on a number of platforms, including Spotify, Podbean, and Amazon. Last week, I had the fun privilege of participating in an interview for the podcast. In the…
Vengeance Is The Lord’s
Lately on Words of Grace, we’ve been considering stories from the life of King David. One thing I love about the Bible is its candid depiction of the lives of our heroes, sharing their victories and their failures. David is no exception to this rule, and so we learn of things such as his triumph…