Thoughts on Scripture : From The Primitive Baptist Perspective

 In this life that we live in, it is very easy to become distraught and down because of everything that comes up in this life. This past week was a stressful week for me, simply because I wasn't doing the best mentally. I was just having a down week. It could have been the same case for you. We tend to think that when we are facing challenges, that we are the only ones who are facing the challenge. Let me tell you something, you are not the only one facing problems or fear. All of us have been through the fire at some point. We have all been to the point where we thought that there wasn't anything left, that it had all gone bad. As we look at the scriptures we can see that is simply not the case. It has not all gone bad, the scriptures even support the fact that there will be a church body meeting when Jesus Christ comes again. In that alone we can have hope that the light of God will be shining still in this world when Christ comes. On top of that you can look at the fact that...

 A lot of times, salvation is portrayed as something that you have to work for, or accept the work of Jesus Christ to get it. Well, as a Primitive Baptist I believe both are wrong and i'm gonna tell you why. First of all, i'm gonna tell you what I do believe. I believe in the finished work of Jesus Christ, and He saved us by His grace and His grace ALONE. It states in Ephesians 2:8-9 "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." We can see in this passage of scripture that we have nothing to do with our own salvation and I thank God for that. If you go to Romans 6:23 it says "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." This brings to mind a few different thoughts. First of all, it reminds us that we are all sinners and have all fallen short of the Glory of God. Jesus Christ was the only man that has walked this earth...