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David Lamb
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I was about to ask who Welch was
Just a typo. Incidentally, I followed the link, and it caused me to wonder who had written it, as the first sentence says: "In May, 1655, delegates from seven Baptist churches met at Warwick England, near Birmingham, in the area known as The Midland." The area around Birmingham is in fact known as the Midlands. On clicking on the "Contact Us" link, the address given is for a pastor in Florida, USA. That explains the error. (I'm sure I would make similar mistakes in naming places in the States!)
The Creation and Fall of Man: Total Depravity
The Lakeland Church believes: God created the first man and woman, Adam and Eve, after His own image and likeness; and they were upright, holy, innocent, and possessed of undying natural life. Adam and Eve were capable of continuing therein, but sinned against God, and their nature changed to one of sinful and mortal natural life. Adams race, without exception, sinned in him seminally; and the guilt of that sin was imputed, and a corrupt nature there from derived, upon all desending from him by ordinary and natural generation.
The Lakeland Church believes: The entire human race from their conception are carnal and unclean, averse to all that is good, incapable of doing any good, prone to every sin, totally unable to recover themselves, without strength, enemies of God, by nature the children of wrath, under a sentence of condemnation, and therefore subject to physical death, involved in spiritual death, and appointed to eternal death; from all of which there is no deliverance but by the blood and works of Christ, the Second Adam, and Him alone.
Election and the Eternal Covenant
The Lakeland Church believes: Before the world was created, God elected a certain and invariable number of people, out of Adams race foreseen as fallen, to be eternally saved. This choice was not based upon any possible, conceivable, or foreknown compliance of those chosen, but rather upon the free grace and sovereign will of God. In pursuance of this design, the Father contrived and made a covenant thereto, with the Word and the Holy Spirit, on behalf of the Elect alone; wherein all duties and necessary actions were severely appointed to the Trinity and all consequent blessings provided to the Elect, who were put into the hands of the Word and made His care and charge.
Limited Atonement or Particular Redemption
The Lakeland Church believes: The eternal redemption and salvation which the Lord Jesus Christ has obtained by the shedding of His blood is special and particular. It was intentionally designed exclusively for the elect of God, the Sheep of Christ, and they only share the benefits and blessings of it, and that infallibly.
Regeneration, Conversion, and Gospel Salvation
The Lakeland Church believes: The word of Regeneration, which produces the sanctification of the spirit and soul and a born-again person, is not an act or effect of mans will or ability, but is solely wrought by the mighty, effectual, and irresistible grace of God. Conversion is an educational process which follows Regeneration, and is solely wrought by hearing and believing the Gospel (both the abilities to hear and to believe the Gospel being gifts of grace and not deriving from the innate ability of man.) Regeneration accomplishes the eternal salvation of all the Elect.
The Lakeland Church believes: In addition to the salvation in eternal glory, there is a salvation here in time to fellowship with God and Jesus Christ for those regenerate elect who exercise the gifts of grace, hearing and faith, when the Gospel is preached to them. Those regenerate elect who believe and are baptized (Conversion) will be saved to this fellowship; but those regenerate elect not believing, but hardening their hearts, will lose that salvation and be severely chastised by God in this life.
Final Preservation of the Saints
The Lakeland Church believes: All those chosen by the Father, redeemed by the Son, and regenerated and sanctified by the Holy Spirit, shall be preserved forever, so that not one of them will be lost nor ever perish, but have everlasting life.
Welsh Primitive Baptists
The Lakeland Church believes: God created the first man and woman, Adam and Eve, after His own image and likeness; and they were upright, holy, innocent, and possessed of undying natural life. Adam and Eve were capable of continuing therein, but sinned against God, and their nature changed to one of sinful and mortal natural life. Adams race, without exception, sinned in him seminally; and the guilt of that sin was imputed, and a corrupt nature there from derived, upon all desending from him by ordinary and natural generation.
The Lakeland Church believes: The entire human race from their conception are carnal and unclean, averse to all that is good, incapable of doing any good, prone to every sin, totally unable to recover themselves, without strength, enemies of God, by nature the children of wrath, under a sentence of condemnation, and therefore subject to physical death, involved in spiritual death, and appointed to eternal death; from all of which there is no deliverance but by the blood and works of Christ, the Second Adam, and Him alone.
Election and the Eternal Covenant
The Lakeland Church believes: Before the world was created, God elected a certain and invariable number of people, out of Adams race foreseen as fallen, to be eternally saved. This choice was not based upon any possible, conceivable, or foreknown compliance of those chosen, but rather upon the free grace and sovereign will of God. In pursuance of this design, the Father contrived and made a covenant thereto, with the Word and the Holy Spirit, on behalf of the Elect alone; wherein all duties and necessary actions were severely appointed to the Trinity and all consequent blessings provided to the Elect, who were put into the hands of the Word and made His care and charge.
Limited Atonement or Particular Redemption
The Lakeland Church believes: The eternal redemption and salvation which the Lord Jesus Christ has obtained by the shedding of His blood is special and particular. It was intentionally designed exclusively for the elect of God, the Sheep of Christ, and they only share the benefits and blessings of it, and that infallibly.
Regeneration, Conversion, and Gospel Salvation
The Lakeland Church believes: The word of Regeneration, which produces the sanctification of the spirit and soul and a born-again person, is not an act or effect of mans will or ability, but is solely wrought by the mighty, effectual, and irresistible grace of God. Conversion is an educational process which follows Regeneration, and is solely wrought by hearing and believing the Gospel (both the abilities to hear and to believe the Gospel being gifts of grace and not deriving from the innate ability of man.) Regeneration accomplishes the eternal salvation of all the Elect.
The Lakeland Church believes: In addition to the salvation in eternal glory, there is a salvation here in time to fellowship with God and Jesus Christ for those regenerate elect who exercise the gifts of grace, hearing and faith, when the Gospel is preached to them. Those regenerate elect who believe and are baptized (Conversion) will be saved to this fellowship; but those regenerate elect not believing, but hardening their hearts, will lose that salvation and be severely chastised by God in this life.
Final Preservation of the Saints
The Lakeland Church believes: All those chosen by the Father, redeemed by the Son, and regenerated and sanctified by the Holy Spirit, shall be preserved forever, so that not one of them will be lost nor ever perish, but have everlasting life.
Welsh Primitive Baptists
This is my granddaughter who embraces her own Primitive Baptist Welsh Heratage & even displays it publically. LOL.
See above providing I did this properly
In any event, my dad’s family are of Welsh linage, tracing their bloodlines back to the kings of Wales. My Great grandfather was a Baptist but with much hype from many in who emigrated to this country, they changed to the more popular Welsh Calvinist Methodists and since he could speak and read both English & Welsh, he served as an interpreter to many local churches in the Pennsylvania coal mining Welsh churches. His wife was unable to speak or read any English nonetheless moved from Pittsburg to Scranton after he was killed in a coal mining accident. By then, many converted to Congregationalist. My father, married an Italian woman and converted to Roman Catholism.
Funny, my wife & I just visited a UMC church and I was appalled by the lack of Christianity there. The entire service was devoid of any scripture, their congregation were all elderly and there was hardly any youth in attendance. Great grandpa should have stayed with the Baptists.
Funny, my wife & I just visited a UMC church and I was appalled by the lack of Christianity there. The entire service was devoid of any scripture, their congregation were all elderly and there was hardly any youth in attendance. Great grandpa should have stayed with the Baptists.