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On Grace and Mercy Combined

Posted on April 15, 2016 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Grace and Mercy

If we are honest, the fact that we are not moral train wrecks has more to do with God’s grace than our ability to live out the Christian life. So why not extend that same grace to others?

Grace combined with even a modicum of mercy will have a powerful effect.

Filed Under: Quotation Tagged With: Grace, Jerram Barrs, mercy, sinners

What if we followed Jesus’ example?

Posted on March 29, 2016 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Question

In reading through the Gospels, I am reminded that it is possible to take a strong stand against sin while honoring and loving those who participate in it. A paragraph that I read in Learning Evangelism from Jesus captures this thought well: “But Jesus was a different kind of holy man and teacher. We have […]

Filed Under: Quotation Tagged With: comfort, Grace, sinner, world

Ashley Madison and Matthew 5

Posted on September 13, 2015 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Some have expressed surprise and dismay that Christian leaders have been found to have their names on the list. But I don’t think that we should be surprised. The church is not filled with people who have it all together. We know this because they let us in and we do not have it all together. Whether our failures are obvious to others or not, we all fail.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: adultery, Ashley Madison, Gospel, Grace, stone

Intentional about Grace

Posted on February 28, 2015 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Intentional

The Church of Jesus Christ should be the most gracious place on the planet but often it is not. If we are not consistently preaching the Gospel, if we are not reinforcing our need for a savior, if we are not intentional about living under grace, then we will become what the world thinks we are.

Filed Under: Church Leadership Tagged With: Gospel, Grace, intentional

Tim Keller on Freedom

Posted on April 12, 2014 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

“Luther preached that there was nothing more important for a person than to see that he or she could contribute nothing whatsoever to one’s own salvation. We can be fully accepted and counted legally righteous in God’s sight through faith in Christ, solely by free grace. To understand and grasp this is to finally know […]

Filed Under: Quotation Tagged With: freedom, Grace, pain, suffering, Tim Keller

Selective grace in the church

Posted on May 22, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 24 Comments

We all want grace, but sometimes struggle to give it when it is most needed. We are in constant danger of offering selective grace by offering it to some and withholding it from others.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Church, freedom, Grace, selective

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