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Resurrection People

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

Resurrection People

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.

Filed Under: Quotation Tagged With: Death, hope, resurrection

An Easter Meditation for 2016

Posted on March 27, 2016 Written by Mark McIntyre 4 Comments

Easter

If ever I felt the need to appreciate and appropriate the meaning and the power of The Resurrection, it is today. I thought that perhaps you would also benefit from this meditation as we consider the empty tomb.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Easter, resurrection, tomb

A check that won’t bounce

Posted on September 26, 2015 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Blank Check

During a recent Bible study where we were discussing the resurrection of Jesus I thought of the analogy of writing a check. Jesus claimed to have power over death, he claimed that he would die and then rise again. Using the analogy of writing a check, Jesus wrote a large check to us when he promised that we could be raised to new life.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: check, immovable, promise, resurrection, steadfast

Go and sin boldly

Posted on March 27, 2014 Written by Mark McIntyre 6 Comments

I believe it was Martin Luther who said, “go and sin boldly.” The point is not that we are to intentionally sin, but that we cannot allow fear of sin to inhibit us from living life.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: boldness, resurrection, Sin

N. T. Wright on Death and Tyrants

Posted on September 10, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Death is the last weapon of the tyrant, and the point of the resurrection, despite much misunderstanding, is that death has been defeated.

Filed Under: Quotation Tagged With: Death, resurrection, tyranny, tyrant

To death and beyond . . .

Posted on November 21, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Perhaps it is only my warped sense of humor, but this strikes me as funny. The Pharisees preferred Lazarus dead rather than have him there to challenge their beliefs. The Pharisees, who thought themselves a light to the nation, could not tolerate the presence of one whose very existence was a critique of their life and practice.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Death, murder, resurrection

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