Josh Benner

Tag: Bible

  • Only you can prevent forest fires: the destructive force of our words 

    I was in Florida several years ago and Florida was having wildfires. Some areas were evacuating. If a person smoked a cigarette, they were told that they couldn’t throw it on the ground or it would start a fire.  Something so small, such a small amount of smoke, could start a huge fire.  With our…

  • Can a person have faith without living it out? 

    Vegans.  When you’re a vegan, you don’t eat meat or use animal products. Being vegan is a lifestyle. Now if I said that I was vegan and invited you over to my place for dinner, and you said what are we having “surt and turt….we’re having some fish and steak” and then I was washing…

  • You can’t love God if you don’t love people 

    James says If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “you shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well” (James 2:8).  points  Royal Law is an interesting phrase. That’s the only time it’s used in the entire Bible. James follows up mentioning this royal law by saying “you shall love…

  • The importance of the Old Testament to the New Testament

    I recently had a friend ask me a question about a verse in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Paul will have passages where every verse seems to have different possible interpretations and where they can seem impossibly difficult. As I was researching this complicated passage, I couldn’t help but think “The Old Testament is so much simpler!”

  • 5 thoughts on being “all things to all people” in everyday life

      In 1 Corinthians 9:19-23, the Apostle Paul talks about being “all things to all people.” In the rest of the passage, he talks about different groups with whom he demonstrates this. While that passage is not an exhaustive guide to ministry, it provides significant insights into how to reach people for Jesus. Based on…