Even the King

Posted on March 21, 2018 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

I am encouraged by the hopeful expectation expressed by David. David expects that deliverance will come, it is only a question of when.

Resurrection People

Posted on April 20, 2016 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

The way Christians live should give evidence of the truth of Easter. The way Christians live should also give people a foretaste of what life will be like when Jesus comes back to make everything right.

Internally focused and off track

When the world looks at the church and sees something different than the Christ we claim to worship they have a legitimate reason to criticize us. Neither our theology nor our practice should prevent us from emulating the Christ we see in the Gospels.

Did God actually say . . . ?

From the first, our rebellion against God has taken the form of questioning the wisdom of His statements and prohibitions. We see this today as popular atheists are lining up to ridicule God and the Bible. To do so requires that the atheist sets himself up as the authority as to what is right and […]

Play nicely with your fellow citizens

Too often I have experienced situations, even in good churches, where people lose sight of the fact that the person in the next pew is a fellow citizen, with the same access to God.

The Apostle Paul as a Pulling Guard

It is nearing the end of summer and soon we will have football. One of the fundamental aspects of American football is the running game. A key to a good running game is blocking. The runner must have players to go in front of him to keep the defenders away. The picture shows a guard, […]

An encouragement to love

The church is to up the ante by going beyond love for the members and loving those who are enemies (Matthew 5:43-44). We are to be identified by our love for those both inside and outside the membership ranks.

No difference

My point is that Jesus, who knew the eventual outcome, did not treat Judas any differently than the rest of the disciples. His treatment of Judas was such that no-one suspected that there was a traitor in their midst.