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  • A sinner’s guide to repentance

    Originally published March 22, 2017 Repentance is sincere remorse or regret for an action. Theologically, repentance is associated with the idea of turning away from sin and turning to God. James 4:7-10 gives what’s almost like a “how to” guide for repentance. It’s not exhaustive, but he says five things that are important to repentance. 1. Repentance involve…

  • Strength through the toughest struggles

    At the beginning of Romans 5, the Apostle Paul is speaking of the glories of justification by faith. Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice…

  • Glimpses of the work of God in the world

    Jesus taught: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” With the promises of the Lord, there’s a sense of the present fulfillment of the promise, but it points to a later and greater fulfillment in heaven. So for the present day, we do get a sense of the Lord, we are…

  • Pro-life: compromise vs practicality

    Matt Walsh wrote an interesting piece for the DailyWire today. He was comparing the gun rights advocates to the pro-life movement. Walsh argues that the pro-life movement could learn from the gun rights advocates. The gun rights movement has a different attitude. They won’t give an inch. Ever. At all. They treat even the most…

  • Wisdom is as wisdom does

    Originally published March 8, 2017 There are two ways to go. The way of the wise and the way of the fool. This is based off of the wisdom tradition of the Old Testament. Which often talks about these two roads. In James 3:13, he asks a rhetorical question, “Who is wise in understanding among…

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Josh Benner has pastored churches in Connecticut, Illinois, and Minnesota. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.

Josh is passionate about preaching and teaching the Bible.

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