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Shame on you . . .

Posted on November 25, 2015 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

This realization will displace shame wherever it is found. Like spiritual chemotherapy, the Gospel goes on a seek-and-destroy mission against shame.

For that I am grateful.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Gospel, shame, Truth

It has the ring of truth . . .

Posted on July 18, 2014 Written by Mark McIntyre 3 Comments

Ring of Truth

One of the things I enjoy about reading the Bible is how real the characters are. With the exception of Daniel and Jesus, we read stories of men and women who were seriously flawed but were used by God to bring about his will for humanity.

Filed Under: Commentary Tagged With: flawed, Scripture, stories, Truth

Maybe true but hardly helpful

Posted on February 24, 2014 Written by Mark McIntyre 12 Comments

Helfpul

I tend to hang with people who subscribe to reformed theology, which emphasizes the sovereignty of God over his creation. This should not be too surprising given that I attend a PCA church. But one of the struggles that I have with such people is that sometimes truth is given in a way that is hardly helpful.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: elect, election, helpful, reformed, theology, Truth

Truth is an arrow and the gate is narrow

Posted on July 18, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 6 Comments

Truth is Narrow

Those who approve of homosexual union think us narrow to reject their claims. Yet Jesus and Bob Dylan tell us that the truth is narrow. We can choose to acquiesce to the culture or stand with Jesus. I know who wins in the end and I choose to stand with him.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection, Christianity and Culture Tagged With: Church, Culture, homosexuality, Truth

Grace, Truth and Difficult People

Posted on January 18, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Grace and Truth

We all have had to deal with difficult people at one time or another. In the midst of the difficulty we are called to love the difficult person. We need to interact with that person with both grace and truth. Jesus is our example on how to maintain this balance.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Bible, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Evangelism, God, Grace, Jesus, Religion and Spirituality, Truth

Tozer: the truth about exposition –

Posted on October 11, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

A. W. Tozer

I received an email containing the quote from A. W. Tozer and thought it worth sharing: Sound Bible exposition is an imperative must in the Church of the Living God. Without it no church can be a New Testament church in any strict meaning of that term. But exposition may be carried on in such […]

Filed Under: Church Leadership, Quotation Tagged With: Bible, Christian, Christianity, God, Religion and Spirituality, Tozer, Truth

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Beware the Leaven

Formalism on the one hand, and rationalism on the other, which are but other names for the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees, have in every age been the Church’s insidious enemies.

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A Christmas Thought for 2015

Jesus loved well and turned the world upside down.

May we, the church universal, do the same. May this Christmas be a time of rediscovery of how much we are loved and a discovery of how we can better love others.

Bock on Sainthood

“This sainthood is one of the great benefits of being a recipient of God’s grace. It also reflects a responsibility to act like one who has received this calling.” Darrell Bock I copied this quote down, but unfortunately, I didn’t note in which book I found it. But this is a good reminder that our […]

The Storm Before The Calm: Why Utopias Fail

The Bible predicts that things will get worse before they get better hence the title The Storm Before the Calm. We should not be surprised at the increasing political, social and moral chaos. Yet in the end, we know that every knee will bow to Jesus Christ as we are reminded by the Apostle Paul.

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