By Vince Hardy The first instance I have found of the use of the name “Primitive Baptist” occurred October 3, 1835 with the publication of the “Prospectus” edition of a new Old Baptist periodical bearing the name “The Primitive Baptist.” The first instance I have found of a person calling himself a “Primitive Baptist” was…
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Absolutism: What Does It Really Teach?
By Harold Hunt The following is a quote from Elder R.H. Pittman’s little book of Questions and Answers. “What is Absolutism? A. It is an erroneous and strained view of the doctrine of predestination. Its advocates teach that God absolutely predestinated all things that come to pass, both good and evil; that what is going on…
Refuting the Hollow Log Doctrine
By Bernard Gowens In yesteryear, a doctrine existed that sometimes plagued the Old Baptists in certain areas of the country. This belief was referred to as the Hollow Log Doctrine. The scenario is that a rabbit runs into a hollow log and out the other end. This rabbit that runs in and out of the…
A Summary of the Kings of Israel and Judah
By Hulen Chambers At the following link is a three page summary of all the kings of Judah and Israel respectively in the order which they reigned as king. Of the kings of Judah, 8 were said to have been good with the remaining 12 (including their only queen) being evil. Sadly, all of the…
A Study Guide to the History of the Church
By David Wise One of the distinctive marks of the Primitive Baptist Church is our assertion to be the original and true church that Jesus established in His earthly ministry. “Primitive” simply means “original”, so we hold that we are the “Original Baptist Church”, still preaching the same doctrine and maintaining the same worship and…
Three Views Of The Millennium
By Michael Gowens To answer these questions regarding the extent of kingdom dominance and how God’s ultimate goal relates to specific events in redemptive history, Christian people have developed three basic schools of thought: Premillennialism, Postmillennialism, and Nonmillennialism. Each of these viewpoints attempt to harmonize Re 20:1-6, the only passage that specifies a “thousand year…
The New Heavens and Earth
By Elder David Pyles Our purpose in this paper is to examine the statement of the Apostle John regarding the new heaven and earth in the following scriptures: Rev 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no…
The Coming Man of Sin
By Sylvester Hassell The Gospel Messenger–April 1897 Dear Bro. Hassell- With many others I have become more interested of late than ever before on the subject of prophecy, and I have read your article in the MESSENGER for November, 1895, on Eschatology; or, The Doctrine of Last Things, Cox’s Exposition of Revelations, Graves’ Seven Dispensations,…
Sylvester Hassell On The 1000 Year Reign
The following is from History Of The Church Of God, From The Creation To A.D. 1885, by Cushing Biggs and Sylvester Hassell, pages 258-261. Hassell presents three historic viewpoints of the 1000 year reign, as mentioned only in Revelation chapter 20. Primitive Baptists, as with most predestinarians and historic theologians, are basically a-millennialists. This writing examines…