On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Dustin Benge about the beauty of Christ, church hurt, responding to error with Scripture, walking worthy, and his new book, The Loveliest Place: The Beauty and Glory of the Church (Crossway, 2022).
What you’ll hear in this episode
- How the beauty of Christ relates to the church.
- How we can help people love Christ and the church.
- How we can help those who have been hurt by the church.
- How the presence and ministry of the Holy Spirit relate to the Church.
- The best way to respond to error in our own local churches with Scripture.
- The nature and purpose of the church and the role of discernment.
- The importance of gospel-shaped worship in the local church.
- Encouragement for faithful expository preachers.
- Why walking worthy is the need of the hour.
- The story of John Hooper and how it encourages us to prepare for or are facing persecution.
About the Guest
Dustin Benge (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is an associate professor of biblical spirituality and historical theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a trustee of Union Foundation US. He and his wife, Molli, live in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.