Tag: church
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Hypocrites in church isn’t the issue. Faithless pseudo-Christians are the issue.
A lot of people don’t want to be in a church because? Because the church is full of? Hypocrites. Churches are filled with hypocrites. I argue that churches aren’t so much full of hypocrites but churches are full of people who aren’t really Christians. And the hypocrisy people complain about, certainly not always, but the…
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Sunday to Friday: Save us! To Crucify!
Jesus enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey. It’s a festive scene. Passover week, one of the most significant holidays in the Jewish calendar. Jesus has been preaching throughout the region of Galilee. He has built up quite the following: teaching on the kingdom of heaven and performing miracles. And here he enters the holy city,…
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A Sinner’s Guide to Repentance
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 submission to God Repentance isn’t…
Josh Benner 