Change In Traditional Interpretation & It's Significance

One of the ways that one can get a good grasp on the developmental history of the "Primitive Baptist" denomination is, as I have stated before, to give a biographical history, showing the progression of leaders and their theological views from their beginning. Another way to get that broad picture of their history is to look at the changes in interpretation on key passages of scripture dealing with salvation.

The PB's chief historian, Sylvester Hassell, mentions several of these texts where a change was taking place in the late 19th century. I will mention some of these forthwith. But before doing that let me state the proposition more succinctly: If one looks at the views of the founders of the PBs and compares them with the views that became widely accepted by the PBs later in their development, then he will see those changes.

On The Parables

1. Parable of the sower and seed
2. Parable of the ten virgins
3. Parable of the talents and pounds

Other Texts

1. II Thess. 2:13
2. I Cor. 4:15
3. II Cor. 4: 3
4. James 1: 18
5. I Peter 1: 23-25
6. Acts 26: -16-18
7. Romans 1:16
8. Romans 10

Of course, I could greatly add to this list, but these parables and texts are sufficient to show that the PBs have changed in their interpretation of key passages of scripture.