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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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On gadflies and prophets in the church

Posted on April 18, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

The prophets in Israel had the job of confronting the king to speak God’s word into his life. The “gadflies” in the church do the same. Leaders need to listen to them and not simply label them as troublemakers.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: David, Elijah, God, Jesus

Is teaching the greatest gift in the church?

Posted on April 17, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

It is clear from the Bible that we should not be out of balance in spiritual gifts. But is it possible to be out of balance about teaching? I think it is.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Jesus, Paul

Commission and commands – Priorities for the Church

Posted on April 12, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

The Great Commission is the foundational text on which the mission of the church should be based. Or is it? Is there something else that needs to take priority? I think there is.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Christ, Evangelism, God, Gospel of Matthew, Great Commission, Jesus

Quality vs. quantity – thoughts on building the church

Posted on April 10, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 4 Comments

Gold Bars

Churches can be so enamored with numerical growth that the focus is on quantity and quality suffers. Heed the warning of Paul in 1 Corinthians 3:10-15.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Bible, Church, God, Gospel of Matthew, Great Commission, Jesu, Jesus Christ

Faithfulness – The currency of God’s economy

Posted on March 31, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Cash Register

God has called us to faithfulness and to leave the results in his hands. King Saul provides an example of one who did not understand this.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Christ, David, God, Samuel, Saul

Truth Whack-A-Mole – Follow-up to a comment

Posted on March 27, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Whack-a-mole

A question was raised in a comment on a previous post called Truth Whack-A-Mole. This post is in response to the comment.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Apostle Paul, C. S. Lewis, God, Jesus, Paul

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