good works – Flint River Primitive Baptist Church

July 2, 2021

Ready and Willing

Returning to Titus chapter 3, we consider an exhortation that we find three times, in three different forms, an exhortation for one to do “good works.” Continue reading “Ready and Willing”

In Every Thing Give Thanks November 19, 2023
“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” (1 Thess. 5:18) It seems each year as we arrive in late November approaching the Thanksgiving holiday, I am convicted of how much I have taken for granted and not given appropriate thanksgiving for God’s blessings in my life.... […]
“Hold” the Truth in Unrighteousness November 17, 2023
I’m sharing a brief note on the word “hold” in Romans 1:18. “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness.” Or, “…ἀνθρώπων τῶν τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἐν ἀδικίᾳ κατεχόντων,” (literally, men whom the truth in unrighteousness hold). The word hold here doesn’t... […]
Radio Series on Escatology November 16, 2023
In recent weeks, I conducted a three part series on eschatology, sometimes focusing on lesser emphasized truths among our people. Topics we briefly considered included: views of the millennium, the loosing of Satan, Gog and Magog, the Man of Sin, the Mystery of Iniquity, the Day of the Lord, the resurrection, the destruction of the... […]
Echo Chambers November 16, 2023
Short note… Proverbs 11:14 Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. The reason there is safety in the multitude of counsellors is because you get a diversity of perspectives, coupled with the wisdom which comes from experience. Echo chambers, on the other hand, are very unproductive.... […]
Do Pastors have Authority? June 27, 2023
I saw a good question in a Facebook group pertaining to pastoral authority. Specifically, one was asking how much authority a pastor has within a congregation. While no one answered with the dictatorial model, some did indicate the pastor has no authority. Some said only God has authority. Some answered claiming the pastor has authority... […]