--- title: The Master's Seminary Blog | Doctrine. Discourse. Doxology. | Josh Petras description: Josh Petras received his M.Div and D.Min from The Master’s Seminary. He currently serves as a pastor at Compass Bible Church Huntington Beach where he is working to plant a church in Long Beach. --- [![The Master's Seminary](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/The_Masters_Seminary_July2019/Images/tms-logo-new.png?width=210&name=tms-logo-new.png)](https://www.tms.edu) [Request Info](https://www.tms.edu/request) - [About](https://www.tms.edu/about/) - [Why TMS?](https://www.tms.edu/why-tms/) - [Academics](https://www.tms.edu/academics/) - [Faculty](https://www.tms.edu/academics/faculty/) - [Admissions & Aid](https://www.tms.edu/admissions/) - [Educational Resources](https://www.tms.edu/resources/) - [Español](https://www.tms.edu/es/) - [Give](https://tms.edu/ways-to-give/) - [Apply](https://www.tms.edu/apply/) - [Request Info](https://www.tms.edu/requestinfo/) × [![The Masters Seminary Blog](https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/The%20Masters%20Seminary%20Blog%20Logo-01%20(2)-1.svg "The Masters Seminary Blog")](https://blog.tms.edu/) Search ## Josh Petras ![Josh Petras](https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/petras-josh-300x300.jpg) Josh Petras received his M.Div and D.Min from The Master’s Seminary. He currently serves as a pastor at Compass Bible Church Huntington Beach where he is working to plant a church in Long Beach. # Articles by Josh Petras [![](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/101822_PHOTO.png?width=709&name=101822_PHOTO.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/youre-gonna-have-to-serve-somebody) ## [You’re Gonna Have to Serve Somebody](https://blog.tms.edu/youre-gonna-have-to-serve-somebody) Josh Petras | Oct 18, 2022 [![](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/100422_blog.png?width=709&name=100422_blog.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/satisfied-in-second) ## [Satisfied in Second](https://blog.tms.edu/satisfied-in-second) Josh Petras | Oct 04, 2022 [![Tragedy’s Warning- Responding Biblically to Evil and Disaster](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Tragedy%E2%80%99s%20Warning-%20Responding%20Biblically%20to%20Evil%20and%20Disaster.jpg?width=709&name=Tragedy%E2%80%99s%20Warning-%20Responding%20Biblically%20to%20Evil%20and%20Disaster.jpg)](https://blog.tms.edu/tragedys-warning-responding-biblically-to-evil-and-disaster) ## [Tragedy’s Warning: Responding Biblically to Evil and Disaster](https://blog.tms.edu/tragedys-warning-responding-biblically-to-evil-and-disaster) Josh Petras | Oct 10, 2018 ## Popular Articles [![Did the Early Church Teach Transubstantiation?](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Did%20the%20Early%20Church%20Teach%20Transubstantiation@2x.png?width=709&name=Did%20the%20Early%20Church%20Teach%20Transubstantiation@2x.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/did-the-early-church-teach-transubstantiation) ## [Did the Early Church Teach Transubstantiation?](https://blog.tms.edu/did-the-early-church-teach-transubstantiation) Nathan Busenitz | April 21, 2016 [![How Do I Know if I Have Godly Sorrow or Worldly Sorrow?](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Worldly%20Sorrow.jpg?width=709&name=Worldly%20Sorrow.jpg)](https://blog.tms.edu/sorrow) ## [How Do I Know if I Have Godly Sorrow or Worldly Sorrow?](https://blog.tms.edu/sorrow) Mike Riccardi | January 28, 2020 [![On Finishing Well](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/blog_photo_8.22.25.png?width=709&name=blog_photo_8.22.25.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/on-finishing-well) ## [On Finishing Well](https://blog.tms.edu/on-finishing-well) John MacArthur | August 22, 2025 - Get Started - [Why TMS?](https://tms.edu/why-tms/) - [Request Info](https://tms.edu/requestinfo/) - [Apply](https://tms.edu/apply/) - [Academic Calendar](https://tms.edu/academic-calendar/) - Essentials - [Contact](https://tms.edu/contact/) - [For Current Students](https://tms.edu/current-students/) - [For Alumni](https://tms.edu/alumni/) - [For Ministry Partners](https://tms.edu/ways-to-give/) ![TMS Footer Logo](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/The_Masters_Seminary_July2019/Images/TMS-Secondary-Logo-Horizontal-White-Only.png?width=198&name=TMS-Secondary-Logo-Horizontal-White-Only.png) 13248 Roscoe Blvd Los Angeles, CA 91352 1-800-225-5867 © The Master's Seminary 2026 | Accredited by [![WASC](https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/The_Masters_Seminary_July2019/Images/wasc-logo.png)](https://www.wscuc.org/) Since 1988