By Timothy McCool Heb. 11:7 says “By FAITH Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark TO THE SAVING OF HIS HOUSE; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.” Here is a tremendous lesson in properly…
Why We Baptize
By Vaughn Winslett A response to an email, asking why Primitive Baptists baptize, even though Christ’s work was completed at the cross. As we are men, far beneath the Lord God, we do have diversity on some things in the church. Baptism, however, is not one of them. First Peter 3:21 plainly states that Baptism…
Conversion And Regeneration
Reproduced from Primitive Baptist Faith and Practice by Elder W.S. Craig. I think much confusion of mind, and the consequent errors of statement, often result from giving the same meaning to these two terms, and it is my purpose to point out what I believe are some very important distinctions. Conversion, while often used otherwise,…
Be Not Conformed To This World
By Sylvester Hassell In the longest and most important of all his letters, the Apostle Paul, as usual, after setting forth the fundamental principles of gospel truth – salvation of lost sinners by the free and sovereign grace of God, according to His eternal purpose, by the atoning death of His incarnate Son and the…
Treasure
By David Dyess II Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:For where your treasure is, there will your…
True Repentance
By Mike Ivey “For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: But the sorrow of the world worketh death.” 2 Cor 7:10 There is a popular saying “It’s easier to ask for forgiveness than to get permission.” This adage expresses existential reasoning for doing whatever one chooses even if it offends…
The Obligations of Church Members
This article is being republished from “Primitive Baptist Faith and Practice” by Elder W.S. Craig. Its original author of the main body of the article is Elder Walter Cash. We are not sure of the original publication date of the article by Walter Cash or its republication date by W.S. Craig. Walter Cash, 1856-1937. W.S. Craig,…
Christian Cannibalism
By Sylvester Hassell The Gospel Messenger–June 1896 This phrase is a good name for the horrible practice against which the Apostle Paul warns us when he says: “But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.”. {Ga 5:2} The truth should be earnestly maintained, but maintained…
Seven Gifts in the Church
By Mike Ivey In 1Co 12 Paul identified several gifts, some of which were sign gifts which were unique to the first century church, such as the miraculous ability to speak a foreign language without any prior knowledge of the language. In Eph 2:20 Paul distinguished the foundational gifts of prophets and apostles which were…