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Righteousness, self control and the judgment to come

Posted on December 31, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

It may be true that the church has been out of balance the the preaching of “hellfire and judgment” to an unhealthy degree. What does Scripture say?

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Hell, judgment, Righteousness, self-control

Philip Yancey on the problem of pain

Posted on December 26, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

A quote taken from Where is God When it Hurts? by Philip Yancey speaks to those who are “smoldering with rage” at God for allowing pain and suffering in the world.

Filed Under: Quotation Tagged With: Bunyan, Calvin, Donne, Luther, pain, Yancey

It’s not about do’s and don’ts

Posted on December 21, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Often, by both believers and non-believers, the Christian life is viewed as adherence to a list of do’s and don’ts. The Apostle Paul offers us a new way.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: checklist, do, don't, Faith, Love, Peace, righeousness

There is a gene for that

Posted on December 19, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

I recently heard an author say that there is a gene that causes people to be bad or good. What is the basis and what are the implications of such a belief?

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture Tagged With: gene, genetics

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