Josh Benner

Tag: Trinity

  • The Doctrine of the Trinity in the Bible

    While the Bible might not mention the word “trinity,” the concept is Biblical and cannot be so easily dismissed. For almost 2,000, years this doctrine has been considered orthodox within the Church, including within the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches as well as Reformed, Lutheran, Anglican, Baptist and most Pentecostal churches. The greatest minds…

  • Tim Keller Tweets about the incarnation: disagreement ensues

    Pastor and theologian Tim Keller made a Tweet in regards to the incarnation of Jesus this week. Keller said: “The God of the universe became a wiggling baby in order to get close to you.” James White, another theologian, was critical of Keller’s comment: “No sir, the second person of the Trinity took on a…

  • What seminary taught me

    I graduated seminary two years ago today. I consider it my proudest accomplishment. It wasn’t easy. I chose Trinity Evangelical Divinity School because I knew it was a great school that was academically rigorous. And they did not disappoint on that front. I’ve compared it to four years worth of theological Navy SEAL training. I…

  • American pastor is a hostage of the Turkish government

    In 2016, there was a coup attempt against the Turkish government and their president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.  Factions of their military launched uprisings in several cities. The coup failed. The Turkish government believes that one of the intellectual leaders of the coup was Fethullah Gulen, a writer and former cleric who currently resides in Pennsylvania. Andrew…

  • The story of the time I lost a job through a “thank you” card

    Once upon a time, I had a menial job working for a very large company. I don’t want to name names so I’ll just make something up. Let’s say the company was called “Stationwide.” So I originally interviewed for a company who did hiring for Stanionwide and they brought me back in for a second…