Josh Benner

Tag: faith

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Mary too? Professor argues Mary carried Jesus without consent

    Came across a story this morning about a recent Tweet from a college professor at the University of Minnesota Mankato. Eric Sprankle talked about the virgin birth of Jesus and said: “The virgin birth story is about an all-knowing, all-powrful deity impregnating a human teen. There is no definition of consent that would include that…

  • The true test of love

    Everyone loves love. But not everyone agrees on what love is. Much of society associates love with tolerance and acceptance. And while we can agree that love is good, truly having love for people is challenging. Yes, it’s easy to love family and good friends. Jesus addresses that in the Gospel of Luke: “If you…

  • American missionary killed: the cost of the gospel, the necessity for wisdom

    An American missionary, John Allen Chau lost his life on a remote island off the coast of India last week. His goal was to share the gospel with the Sentinelese tribe. Their island is a protected area, which is isolated from the outside world. The tribe has also been violent towards visitors in the past.…