Category: Church
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Marriage as a picture of the gospel
In the Bible, so much of the marriage language about weddings, brides, and grooms is discussing the relationship between God and his people. In the Bible, in spite of humanity’s sin, turning away from God, the Lord is depicted as a faithful groom. In the New Testament, the church is depicted as the bride and Christ is the…
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Best of 2018. #4 No matter how terrible things seem, the gospel shows that there is always hope
As 2018 comes to a close, I am sharing some of my top posts from this year. Andrew Stoecklein was pastor of a megachurch in California who took his life last week. I’ve seen many stories shared about this man this week. I’ve seen articles about social media posts his wife has made in the…
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Virgin birth shows us the gospel
Originally published December 25, 2017 The message of the gospel is that it is the power of God for salvation (Romans 1:16). That we have sinned, that the relationship with God has been broken and that there is nothing we can do on our own to restore that relationship with a Holy God. We contribute…
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God’s truth is true. Even if we don’t like it.
I was recently reading a profile on a popular singer. The profile said that she had been raised going to church but she had stopped going because she disagreed with the church’s teachings on LGBT issues. Because the church didn’t agree with her, she left. We try to dictate what truth is, based on preferences. LGBT issues…
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The Holy Spirit and the Christian Life
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. -Galatians…
Josh Benner 