Primitive Baptists have by majority believed that tithing was exclusively given to the children of Israel through the Mosaic law (Leviticus 27:30-32) and not binding on New Testament (NT) believers. Hebrews were commanded to give a tithe for the purpose of supporting the Levitical priesthood. Their tithe was higher than ten percent because it comprised…
Author: Joshua Winslett
Destroyed for Lack of Knowledge
Hosea 4:6 “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.” Rejecting the knowledge of God is serious business. The physical nation of…
Does Your Church Have A Covenant?
Many churches of yesteryear would write a document detailing what is expected of its members. This is called a Church Covenant. Just as a Statement of Belief is a document detailing what members agree they believe, a Church Covenant details what they contract themselves to do. In essence, a covenant is what we as members…
Baptist Perpetuity Before J.R. Graves
Many modern church historians claim that Baptist perpetuity, the belief that the Baptist Church is the only true Church that Jesus Christ established and has existed since the first century under various names, was fabricated by Baptist minister, J. R. Graves. Graves lived from 1820-1893. Most then would place Landmarkism, falsely so called, only appearing…
We’re All Just Broken People
“There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.” John 1:6 The apostle John uses this language to remind the reader that John was not the eternal Word, but was just a man sent from God. John was not the Christ. Many would look to John for leadership, but his job was only…
Finding Balance Between Work and Rest
“And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.” -Mark 2:27-28 While examining this passages, let’s consider two other implicit principles. First principle: “The sabbath was made for man” Warren Wiersbe once wrote, “Sometimes the most…
Is it unfair that God loved Jacob and hated Esau?
Is it unfair that God loved Jacob and hated Esau? “As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.” -Romans 9:13 The typical response to God’s sovereignty in salvation is to question the fairness of election. Election being God’s choosing of some of the human race to salvation through Jesus Christ….
Imperfect People
Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are… James 5:17 Most disciples feel completely inadequate to serve God in any capacity. Many times it is simply because we feel that we are not worthy, or perfect enough to serve God. Frankly, we are not perfect. We are undeniably imperfect, and will continue…
Intimacy and Marriage in 1 Corinthians 7:5
“Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.” -1 Corinthians 7:5 The Apostle Paul gives two reasons why couples should not withhold intimacy from a each other. 1)…