This Day in Baptist History
July 30 Persecuted in England and in the Colonies Scripture: Psalm 3 It is difficult to envision how such an event could happen, but the Reverend Thomas Patient, after coming from England to the “Land of the Free,” was forced to return to Great Britain because of religious persecution. 1 But let us consider the phenomenon. Thomas Patient was born in England, and it is thought that he was educated either at Oxford or Cambridge. 2 After becoming a Congregational minister, he emigrated to America. Meeting those who professed Baptist...
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July 29 Contrary Winds Deliver the Preacher Scripture: Acts 27 Elijah Baker, one of the early Baptist ministers, was greatly used of God to establish churches in Virginia. It has been recorded that “through his instrumentality, all the churches between Hampton and Richmond City, were originated, and several on the eastern shore.” 1 These successful efforts brought the wrath of Satan upon him, and he became the object of much abuse. He was often pelted with apples and stones while he was engaged in preaching. On one occasion he was...
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Do you want the joy of a personal relationship with God? Do you want to be confident that one day He will welcome you into Heaven? Here are five essential truths you need to know and act upon. Our Dilemma: We are by nature sinners who stand guilty and condemned before our Creator and Judge. In our thoughts and actions, we have disobeyed His perfect standards. We are sinners. “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;” – Romans 3:23 “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and...
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