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Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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Working to get what we already have

Posted on December 29, 2014 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

The main point is that I don’t have to strive to achieve holiness; it is something that has already been granted to me. I don’t have to work to get holiness; I already have it by being in Christ. I had been working to get something that I already have.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: holiness, rest, work, working

Every good endeavor

Posted on March 31, 2014 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

“If the God of the Bible exists, and there is a True Reality beneath and behind this one, and this life is not the only life, then every good endeavor, even the simplest ones, pursued in response to God’s calling, can matter forever. That is what the Christian faith promises.” Tim Keller in Every Good […]

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A much needed rest

Posted on December 16, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 7 Comments

Jesus’ yoke is easy and the burden light. If the burden is not light, if service is difficult, then I need to consider that the yoke is not Jesus’ yoke.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: activity, rest, work, yoke

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It is a worship problem, not a sin problem

If I am worshiping God, if I am acknowledging my dependence upon him, then, and only then, I have the perspective to see these sins for what they are. They are ugly, no matter how much the culture around me (both church and state) seek to justify them or make them palatable.

Grumbling, grace and edification

When things are not to our liking, it is easy to develop a grumbling spirit. Recently two verses warned me against this; I share them here.

Out-Live, Out-Last, Out-Love

We didn’t make up our foundational belief about a murdered Galilean rising from the dead. We didn’t make up the stuff about His promise to return on a white horse, riding on a cloud. We also didn’t make up the stuff about how we should live.

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In what does Christ’s exaltation consist?

The answer given is, “Christ’s exaltation consists in his rising again from the dead on the third day; in ascending into heaven; in sitting at the right hand of God the Father; and in coming to judge the world at the last day.”

Not based on circumstances

What hit me this morning is that none of the conditions listed by Jesus are tied to the current situation of the one to be blessed. The conditions for blessing are internal and not external. They are based on choices we can make, not circumstances forced upon us.

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