The Baptist Particular

The Life And Ministry Of John Bunyan McCure

We are requested to give the following review and notice of the 35th anniversary of Mr. J. B. McCure’s ministry:— Of those who have labored in the gospel, few have…

Featured, Peter Meney on Practical Matters

Happy New Year

Brothers and sisters in Christ, I hope you are not discouraged. I hope you are facing this new year with peace and faith in Christ. Our Saviour tells us, “Let…

Featured, Thomas Stringer

The Work Of The Holy Spirit

After exposing and explaining anti-Christ, with some account of his devotees who separate themselves from a profession of the truth, being "sensual, having not the Spirit" (Jude 19), the apostle…

Featured, George Ella on Doctrinal Matters

Preachers Today

Throughout last year, there was a rather one-sided debate in the internet concerning the alleged difference between preachers in pan-Biblical times and those of today. These were mostly carried out…

Featured, Jared Smith's Bible Doctrine

31 Bible Doctrine – The Emergence Of 18th Century Hyper-Calvinism

I would like to welcome you back to another study in Bible Doctrine. Having looked at the emergence of 17th century Hyper-Calvinism, I now turn to that of the 18th…

Featured, William Styles, A Guide To Church Fellowship (Complete)

Article 11 – The Gospel: Its Nature And Invitations

Articles Of The Faith And Order Of A Primitive Or Strict And Particular Baptist Church Of The Lord Jesus Christ, Based On The Declaration Of Faith And Practice Of John…

James The Apostle

James The Apostle (?-45AD) was a sovereign grace Baptist preacher. He was appointed by Christ to serve as an Apostle. Such were his gifts that he received the surname Boanerges, meaning ‘son of thunder’. After Christ’s ascension, he branched out to the wider regions of Judea and Samaria, preaching the gospel and affirming the new converts in the faith. He was the first of the twelve Apostles to suffer martyrdom.

James The Apostle, Thieleman J. Van Braght, Martyrs Mirror

23. The Apostle James, the Major

November 20, 2020 /

The Apostle James (the major) beheaded in Jerusalem, A.D. 45 James, the Son of Zebedee, Put to Death with the Sword, by Herod Agrippa, in Jerusalem, A.D. 45 James, surnamed the Greater, was the son of Zebedee and Salome, and a fisherman by occupation; but, Christ having called him to be His disciple, he abandoned fishing, and followed Christ. Matt. 4:21; Mark 1:19. He was instructed for a considerable time together with the other disciples in the duties of the apostleship, until he was properly sent out in that capacity. Matt. 10:2; Mark 6:17; Luke 6:13. He was endowed with the gift of working signs and miracles, and on account of this special gift he was one of the three surnamed Boanerges, that is, sons…

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