Marchtozion.com was founded in 2003 by Ben Winslett and David Dyess II, as an online Primitive Baptist sermon and article site. Their intent was to publish the glorious truths which Old Baptists so fervently believe, specifically in the form of sermons and articles from ministers in the central Alabama area.
MTZ exists today as an online Primitive Baptist ministry focused on sharing the glorious truth of Christ’s finished work with His children around the globe in the form of writings (both digital and printed) by historic and contemporary ministers as well as other forms of media including audio sermons, radio broadcasts and podcasts, and video sermons.
Because MTZ is not centered around the ministry of one single minister, we also feel it’s important to maintain an archive of historic documents, links to other Primitive Baptist websites, as well as information about Primitive Baptists in your area (Church directory, radio broadcasts and newsletters, etc). For God’s glory, it’s our desire to further the cause of Christ by adding our Old Baptist perspective to the marketplace of ideas within Christianity today, in as many ways as possible.
How Can I Help?
First, pray for the ministry. Then pray again.
Second, let us know if we’re missing something. Feel free to submit churches to our directory, as it is user built. Is there a writing or website you wish was in our archive? Submit it to us!
I am trying to figure out what is the difference between Primitive Baptist and Reformed Baptist. I met a lady from the Reformed Baptist who moved to where there are Primitive Baptist and she wanted to move her membership but was told she would have to be rebaptized which she said was not necessary.
Hi Gary,
Thanks for commenting. Primitive Baptists and Reformed Baptists share many similarities, but also some key differences. We’re both Trinitarian, defend the Eternal Sonship of Christ, and believe election and predestination. Reformed Baptists are a vary diverse group, much like those who go by the name Primitive. So speaking generally, we tend to be more of the older Baptist type of theology, closer akin to John Gill and less like that of Andrew Fuller. Most Reformed Baptists are Fullerites. Researching the difference that would be helpful.
We hold to immediate Spirit regeneration, and they hold to gospel means. We teach repentance and good works and faith are fruits of salvation whereas many of them hold those as a requirement FOR salvation. As such, many Reformed (though not all) hold to what is called Lordship salvation. Other differences are found in church governance and worship. We’re pretty strict about the regulative principle (only doing what is commanded or depicted in scripture, or a good and necessary consequence of those). While we have elder led congregations, the congregation still governs itself. Most Reformed folks I know have elder rule, where elders decide discipline issues and much business instead of the congregation.
To the Baptism issue… Primitive Baptist re-baptize all who join them. This practice was common among all types of baptists in the early US. Reading old memoirs and preacher journals reveal that. We continued that practice. In the case of some denominations, it’s an easier case to make than others which we’re much closer to. For instance, a Holiness or Oneness Pentecostal person denies the Trinity, and doesn’t say “in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost” during baptisms. A Presby, Methodist, or Catholic baptizes via sprinkling and upon infants. Those are easy cases. For reference, our conviction is that the mode (immersion), the candidate (a believer), and the administrator (an ordained minister) all matter. A lot of modern Baptists let anyone baptize. Our conviction is that the administrator should be ordained. Many modern Baptists let anyone baptize. With those we’re really close to, we simply defer to the tradition of rebaptism for safety’s sake. We want the ordinances to be valid.