Tag: faith
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There’s no such thing as a Christian who has not been born again
Jesus said “unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” It’s the regeneration of God in our souls. It’s not some inconsequential change. It is a monumental miraculous work of almighty God.
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Love, justice, and the heavenly way
God is perfect and righteous. And the only way for imperfect and unrighteous people to be with him was for Jesus to pay the price of sin. To absorb the wrath of God. And for some reason, the world is so twisted that that idea is offensive. That the Lord paid the penalty for our…
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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 