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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

  • Westminster Shorter Catechism Series
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On the need for a prophetic voice

Posted on June 29, 2017 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Prophetic Voice

The bottom line is that I need a prophetic voice in my life. So, I guess I’m OK with my pastor making me feel uncomfortable. Perhaps in this I am in a minority.

Filed Under: Commentary Tagged With: pastor, prophetic, Scripture, voice

On holy heartburn

Posted on December 9, 2016 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

A peron reading the Bible

We should be reading with expectation of learning how our involvement in the story will change us. We should be reading with expectation of learning the extent of God’s love for us. We should be reading with the expectation of getting a glimpse of what we will become when God finishes his work in us.

We should be reading with expectation of holy heartburn.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Bible, heartburn, Scripture

The authority that God has given

Posted on October 23, 2016 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Question 2

Question 2 of the Westminster Shorter Catechism asks, “What authority from God directs us how to glorify and enjoy Him?”

Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: authority, Bible, glorify, Scripture

A longing for justice

Posted on April 9, 2016 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Justice

This verse in Isaiah encourages me that at some point justice will be established. We will no longer experience terrorism, disease, or government corruption. We have a hope that rises higher than any flood of bad news that comes our way.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Isaiah, justice, longing, prayer, Scripture

Quantity versus Quality

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

Scrabble word Quality

My guess is that most Christians would agree that reading Scripture is a good thing. The fact that the Bible is a perennial best seller lends credence to this.

But what is the best way to read it? Should I keep to a reading schedule or take a little bit at a time. Do I want to focus on the quantity or the quality of my reading?

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: quality, quantity, Scripture

A great reminder about Bible reading

Posted on January 21, 2016 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Bible Reading

If I approach the text with humility and self-denial the result will be much different than if I approach it with a sense of superiority and judgment.

Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Bible, reading, Scripture

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How do we define success?

How do we define success in ministry? How do we distinguish whether a ministry is on track? Is it even quantifiable? These are not rhetorical questions; I am hoping that you take the time to respond. Is success in Christian ministry quantifiable? Jesus gave us two commands and one mission. We are to love God […]

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What is the gospel?

As I thought about this, I thought that I should use my Bible software to do a search of the word gospel in the New Testament to see how the gospel is described. Here is a list of things that I learned about the gospel from looking over the list along with a reference to where I found it. The list is not exhaustive; some of these appear in multiple places and I only list the reference to the first mention.

O Come, All Ye Faithful

This Christmas, may we look beyond the normal holiday stuff to see how the baby in a manger has caused the light of eternity to break into the darkness to give us hope in the midst of our current struggle.

The sun shining through the clouds

The sufficiency of natural revelation

The title of this post is a shameless play on words. It is not uncommon in theological circles to speak of the in-sufficiency of Scripture, but I dropped the “in” to make a point. Scripture is sufficient to make known God as creator. Some would argue that nature points to the possibility that God might […]

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Martyn Lloyd-Jones on True Christians and the Sermon on the Mount

A comment made by Martyn Lloyd-Jones in the introduction to a collection of his sermons on the Sermon on the Mount is still relevant today. We need to be honest about the Church’s failures, repent and begin again.

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