Recently, our Wednesday night studies led us to Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication for the Temple. As you recall, from the time of Moses until David, the worship of God was centered around a portable structure called The Tabernacle. Lest you think that inferior, God Himself ordered the production and the layout of the Tabernacle. Within…
Author: Benjamin Winslett
Pastor of Flint River Primitive Baptist Church in Huntsville, AL.
Are You Converted?
Ask yourself this question: Do I stand in need of conversion? Pointed question? Terrifying thought? It ought to cause us all to engage in a period of self reflection. Caveat To be clear, I refer to conversion and not regeneration. The new birth (regeneration, quickening) is a GOD ONLY action. It is literally life from death….
Idle Hands and Opportunity to Sin
Too much time on your hands? Idleness is warned against in the scriptures. Not only does it cause us to be unproductive, it also opens the door to sinful activity. Consider the lesson in Luke 11:24-26. In this, Jesus gives an example of an unclean spirit being cast out of a man, only to find…
Render Unto Caesar – Tax Time Again!
A couple of years ago, my wife and I decided to refinance our home. We are budget minded people, have no credit cards and avoid debt if at all possible. Needless to say, when the rates dropped down into the low 3% range a refi was too good to pass up. Once we began the…
Is Your Heart Hardened?
“But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.” Hebrews 3:13 In this verse, the writer of Hebrews is addressing believers. As he says in verse 1, “Holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling.” Did you know that the nature of sin…
The Spirits of the Prophets
Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge. If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace. For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted. And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. For…
Paul Preached Unto Them
By Benjamin Winslett Food for thought. And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight. – Acts 20:7 Let’s engage in a brief word and concept study of this verse. First, notice that…
Discretion Shall Preserve Thee
“Discretion shall preserve* thee, understanding shall keep thee…” – Proverbs 2:11 To be discrete or to have discretion is to know when to speak. Knowing when to speak is possibly one of the hardest parts of the Christian life. Some of us are very talkative (myself included). When I was young, a dear friend shared this verse during…
Baptist Skepticism of the Revolutionary War
Baptists have always believed in a firm separation of Church and State. It is hard for us, who lack the historic Baptist’s experience, to understand their conviction on this matter. Anabaptists (the forefathers of Baptists) went as far as to forbid their members from holding public office, which I feel to be a bit extreme…