I received these questions via email…below are my answers. I was hoping you could impart your thoughts to me on Galatians 3:2 –1) In what sense is Paul talking about receiving the Spirit? 2) What is meant by the “hearing of faith”? 3) And does this verse at all correlate with Romans 10:17 ***** First,…
Christ’s Kingdom
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. – Matthew 4:17 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. – Matthew 6:33 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness,…
Will Every Child Of God Live A Totally Righteous Life?
Below is the answer to a recent question via email. Q. Will every child of God live a totally righteous life? Answer: If I understood your question correctly, it is all summed up by the level of fruit a child of grace will bear. I will try to show some principles that balance each other…
Be Ready To Answer
“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…
Why Do People Suffer?
The past 12 months have been met with so much suffering. In the midst of our afflictions, we often ask why? Why is there so much suffering in the world? In this short film, pastor Ben Winslett gives Biblical reasons for the causes of our various afflictions.
The Sad State of Unbelievers
An Atheist is a comfortless creature. He cannot draw comfort from his argument that there is no God, and neither can he draw comfort from his inability to know for sure that there is no God. It would give him great comfort if he could know beyond a shadow of a doubt that God does…
Is unbelief a sin?
By Joshua Winslett This one question seems to be close to the heart of the controversy between the so-called “duty faith” and sound biblical doctrine. One group, called Fullerists, claim that it is the duty of all people to believe and be saved. The other group, Primitive Baptists included, believe that it is only the…
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…
Baptists Should Be More Charitable and Kind
by Lee Hanks Advocate and Messenger, April, 1934 When I was a boy in the ministry about fifty-four years ago, I traveled with a precious old father in Israel who was loving, tender and kind to me. If I made a misquotation, a mispronunciation or an ungrammatical expression he would privately tell me about it….