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Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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Remember the real enemy – it may not be who you think

Posted on June 8, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

1 Peter 5:8 tells us that our real enemy is the devil who prowls around looking for those he can devour. Unfortunately we, as church members, sometimes aid him in his devouring.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Conflict, forgiveness, James, Leader, Peter

Love without qualifications

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

No Love

We are commanded to love, that love is not to be conditioned upon any response. Can we do this?

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Church, Love, Paul, Peter

The God of new beginnings and second chances

Posted on March 1, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Second Chance

Failure is a normal part of life. How does God respond to our failures? He gives a second chance and gives us the power to do better.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Abraham, Christ, forgiveness, God, Gospel of Matthew, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Peter

The View From the Boat

Posted on April 8, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Boat

Statistics show that when given an opportunity to walk on water, 91.7% are too timid to try. Peter was the only one bold or impetuous enough to jump out. The other eleven stayed in the boat and watched from over the rail. One of the things that prevents me from jumping out of the boat […]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Fear, Paul, Peter

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Balancing Bible Study and Prayer: An Illustration from Star Trek

Christian are to be balanced in their pursuit of Bible study and prayer. Two characters from Star Trek illustrate the imbalance of these two.

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Who is the Redeemer of God’s Elect?

In the last few months, I have been reading about the first Ecumenical Councils of the church in the 4th and 5th Centuries. It was at these councils that the nature of Jesus was clearly defined for all of Christendom. Many of the misunderstandings about Jesus that survive today were addressed by these councils.

On viruses and great support

A little while ago, I got a tweet in response to one of my posts, letting me know that a reader’s protection software identified Attempts at Honesty as being infected with a virus. In checking on this, it was found to be true. Thanks to the excellent support of Nate at Davis Services Group, we […]

Amazed

Why are you amazed?

I can read about miracles in the Bible and not be amazed. The flannel graph presentations of my youth have made the stories so familiar that too often I do not connect with how radical the events actually were. This healing should amaze me but its familiarity masks how marvelous it really is.

Predicting the future

Old error in a new setting

These reflections were prompted by a statement that was recently brought to my attention. The speaker used 1 Corinthians 14:1 as a springboard to declare that bringing prophetic words to people is the best gift to have. Prophetic words being in the form of “God told me that . . . ” The “that” is usually something that the listener needs to do in response to what the speaker thinks is beneficial.

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