What happens when we live for Jesus? In this passage, Jesus makes four affirmations of what results from abiding (remaining/living) in him. When we abide in Christ, we are delivered from judgment, there is power […]
Author: the Josh Benner Blog
Josh is the pastor of Christian Bible Church in Cissna Park, Illinois. He has a Master of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He has an awesome wife named Kari and an awesome dog named Beasley.
Jesus is Lord of creation and new creation (Study of John 1:1-18)
BrokenIn 1981, a British violinist named Peter Cropper was given a once in a lifetime opportunity. For a series of concerts, the London Royal Academy of Music allowed him to use a Stradivarius Violin that was over […]
Love, justice, and the heavenly way
The gospel is offensive. God is perfect and righteous. And the only way for imperfect and unrighteous people to be with him was for Jesus to pay the price of sin. To absorb the wrath […]
The Afghanistan debacle
The situation in Afghanistan is a debacle. President Biden had wanted to withdraw U.S. troops by September 11. And before we’re even into September, the government of Afghanistan has fallen. In weeks, the Taliban has […]