Endued is moving to Tota Scriptura

I will no longer be posting on Endued, but have set up a new personally dedicated blog at the website www.totascriptura.com.

The Tota Scriptura site will be dedicated to the following:

This blog is dedicated to the totality of Scripture and how it informs our understanding of God, the world, and mankind. The Bible has sadly become something of a book of quotations, a collection of helpful prooftexts for many Christians today. Preachers are increasingly ignoring the totality of Scripture and instead emphasizing a redacted version of Scripture in the name of relevance.

Christians have long been considered “people of the Book”. It’s critical in this age that we live up to that honorable reputation of being people of the “Good Book”. For those Christians who only think that the New Testament is relevant, the New Testament itself bears witness to the full witness of Scripture.

Jesus, the incarnate Word Himself, says (John 5:39):

John 5:39 (ESV) — 39 You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me,

The resurrected Lord gave what must have been the Bible study of all Bible studies (emphasis mine):

Luke 24:25–27 (ESV) — 25 And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

In the discharge of Paul’s apostolic ministry, he also applied the “tota Scriptura” principle during his time in Ephesus (emphasis mine):

Acts 20:26–27 (ESV) — 26 Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all of you, 27 for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.

Paul told Timothy the following (emphasis mine):

2 Timothy 3:16–17 (ESV) — 16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.

Most of the community bloggers on Endued feature their own personal blog which you can continue to follow. You can find their links by clicking on the “Who are the Community Bloggers” tab and reading their bios.

I look forward to hearing from you on the new site.

The Destiny of the Unevangelized

I recently had a very thought provoking class on the destiny of the unevangelized. It was our last class for Soteriology through Reclaiming the Mind Ministries. Have you ever been asked the question, “Is Jesus the only way to God?” “Is it necessary to believe in Christ to be saved”? “What about those who have never heard the Gospel of Christ? Can they make it to heaven?”  Now let me ask another question, have you really thought through the implications of your answer? The following will be an overview of what we covered in class. Is Christ necessary ontologically (what he did) and is Christ necessary epistemologically (knowledge of what he did)?

Welcome New Community Blogger, Dave Jenkins

My name is Dave Jenkins. My wife Sarah and I got married Feb 18th, 2007. Currently, I’m a seminary student at Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary based out of Lynchburg, Virginia via Distance Education. Currently, I serve as the Director of Servantsofgrace Ministries, a ministry dedicated to being a resource to the local and Global Church. I’ve been a Christian since I was four years old. I received a degree in Hotel Management in 2007, a Bachelors of Science in Religion (Cum Laude) in 2009, and am currently working on a Masters of Arts in Religion with an emphasis in biblical studies, and a Masters of Divinity in Professional Ministries. I am very passionate about reading, studying, teaching, and writing about theology. I enjoy football, basketball, golf, and watching movies. Some of the main focus of my studies have been in the area of the atonement, historical theology, church history, Reformed theology, and cultural issues. Dave and Sarah are members of Sovereign Grace Fellowship in Nampa, Idaho.

The New Birth

The new birth is not salvation? This was the troubling question on my heart as we covered the doctrine of regeneration one evening in Bible Doctrine III class. I had always thought that being born again was the same as being saved or justified and was a result of faith? The Reformed understanding of the Ordo Salutis (order of salvation) was about to challenge me to re-examine my belief. The purpose of this paper will be to briefly examine the Ordo Salutis in relation to which comes first, regeneration or faith?

ACNA Fail – Part 1

The “conservative” Anglicans in the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) just ordained another woman to be a priest(ess). Perhaps they need to be love-bombed with copies of the forthcoming Why Ministers Must Be Men.

It is not surprising that ACNA is doing this, because it has been clear from before its inception that this is an issue where various member bodies held the innovative and unorthodox position. It is, however, disappointing as it is something that will tear this body apart in the future if it is not addressed and changed.

At bottom, it points out that much of ACNA is simply warmed over 1970′s Episcopalianism minus the gay stuff. Arminian, charismatic, not Reformational, not terribly committed to living the Bible despite words to the contrary, and thus, blown about here and there by the culture. We need to inject more Van Til, Leithart and Jordan into this hybrid of theologies, or it will spin into oblivion.

Iranian Power in the Middle East

Vali Nasr’s The Shia Revival is among the best books that I have read in my relatively quest to understand the Middle East well enough to teach an undergraduate class on its history.  Nasr, an Iranian-American professor and son of an Iranian academic, became one of the hot interviewees in the news media from writing this book as the gruesome sectarian violence really exploded in Iraq in 2006.  It’s a good treatment of the religious politics and culture of the region and really helped me to get a handle on some of the major trends in the region.  I’ll have more to say about it when I review the whole book, but I thought that this passage was helpful in thinking about Iran as a regional actor:

Just five years ago [i.e., in 2001], Iran was flanked by hostile Sunni regimes—the Taliban-Pakistan-Saudi axis to the east and Iraq to the west.  Iranians have welcomed the collapse of the Sunni wall around them since 2001 and see the Shia revival as the means for preventing its return.  In fact, the post-9/11 U.S.-led destruction of the Taliban and Saddam regimes has freed Iran to expand its regional influence at a time when the country’s vibrant cultural and economic scene demands greater expression…. The Shia revival will further bolster expansion of Iran’s regional influence and its claim to “great power” status.  This in turn is tied to Iran’s nuclear ambition, which aims both to protect and to perpetuate the country’s regional role.

… It was an open secret that Saudi Arabia, Iran’s perennial nemesis, was a major financial backer of the Pakistani nuclear program, no doubt with the [Saudi] kingdom’s security interests and regional ambitions in mind.  In was in worrying about that axis—and the threat from Ba’thist Iraq—that Iran first became interested in a nuclear arsenal.  An Iranian nuclear capability would have helped Iran to contain the Sunni pressure and even reverse the balance to its own advantage.  The prospect of a nuclear Iran will now ensure that the post-2001 strategic gains will not be reversed.  An Iranian bomb will also be a Shia bomb, confirming Shia power in the region and protecting Iran’s larger footprint.

Iran’s position also depends on the network of Kalashnikov-toting militias that form the backbone of Shia power represented by the web of clerics and centers of religious learning.  From Hezbollah in Lebanon to the Badr Brigade and Mahdi Army in Iraq, the Baseej volunteer force in Iran, and the Army of Muhammad (Sipah-i Muhammad) in Pakistan, Shia militias project Shia power and enforce the will of the clerics.  All these militias have been organized, trained, and funded by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards—itself a Shia militia before it grew into a full-fledged military force.  They are links in a chain that represents the muscle of the Shia. (222-223)

Iran Policy Advice from a former Revolutionary Guardsman

As a lot of things are, recommending a certain U.S. policy toward Iran is out of my league.  Last month I read Michael Totten’s interview of Reza Khalili (a pseudonym), formerly in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard who turned into a CIA informant (here is a link to his new book about his life).  He argues for confrontation.  Here are some excerpts:

On what the Iranian government wants:

Reza Kahlili: Every opinion put out by the Western analysts over the years has been wrong. Just last year Newsweek came out and said everything we know about Iran is wrong, but they found out a month later that they were wrong about everything they said. The same with the New York Times reporter, I forget his name.

The idea that this government is a dictatorship that wants to sustain power and therefore won’t do anything like use a nuclear bomb is incorrect, I think. They have shown through their behavior over the past three decades that they have one goal, and that’s to confront the West.

If you look more deeply into the thought processes of the people controlling the government, these are people who strongly believe Islam will conquer the world. Every act they commit is in that direction. They don’t just want a nuclear bomb to make them untouchable. They think it will be the trigger for Islam conquering the world.

If all they wanted was to protect their government, as many are saying, they have the best opportunity right now. They can negotiate with the West, join the global economy, be respected and all that, but they refuse to do so.

MJT: So do you think if they acquire nuclear weapons they will actually use them?

Reza Kahlili: They will.

MJT: Against Israel?

Reza Kahlili: You have to look at the parallel projects that they’re working on, the missile delivery system and the nuclear project. Currently they cover part of Europe. Their goal is to cover all of Europe. They’re not going to announce they have a bomb unless they have overcome the glitches of putting together a nuclear bomb and a nuclear warhead. But once they do that, they will make enough bombs so that all of Europe is under their coverage….

I can argue both sides of the coin. If you don’t believe they’re going to do it—and a lot of people don’t—the least that’s going to happen if they become a nuclear power is that they’ll become more aggressive and hold the world hostage. Just look at the past thirty years of behavior. They arm Hezbollah, Hamas. The defense minister is on Interpol’s Most Wanted list. They’re providing arms to the Taliban. They’ve gone to Venezuela, Mexico, they’re spreading their forces. The least that will happen is they’ll become the power in the Middle East and they’ll control the energy resources of the world. This is a logical argument, based just on previous behavior, if they become a nuclear power.

His advice for President Obama:

Immediately, the Western countries should cut off all shipping lines and air lines, and deport all Iranians who work in offices connected to the Iranian government. They’re Quds Force members. They’re intelligence guys. Deport them. And stop sending refined oil to Iran. They rely on that.

Chinese Collapse?

Joel sent me an article from World Affairs that presents a very unconventional picture of China: a country on the brink of revolution rather than waiting in the wings as the next superpower.  Gordon Chang argues that China is actually beset with problems:

• An economy dependent on exports that is declining due to global economic problems
• A laundry list of economic and social problems: “banks with unacknowledged bad loans on their books, trade friction arising from mercantilist policies, a pandemic of defective products and poisonous foods, a grossly underfunded and inadequate social security system, a society that is rapidly aging as a result of the brutally enforced one-child policy, a rising tide of violent crime, a monumental environmental crisis, ever-worsening corruption, and failing schools and other social services.”
• A Communist party and government that is hated by many in the country, increasingly defied by groups of protestors, and staffed with opportunists and those who have survived the intentional removal of “charismatic leaders.”
• A population of people more connected by technology and therefore more able to share information and coordinate protest.

Here are a couple of examples of the defiance of the government that Chang cites:

Expressions of discontent are expected in destitute places like Guizhou or Gansu or Ningxia, but now they are beginning to appear in prosperous cities like Beijing, Shenzhen, and Shanghai. One of the country’s most popular heroes—executed in November 2008—was a drifter who entered a police compound in Shanghai and killed six officers and wounded four others on the eighty-seventh anniversary of the founding of the party. In a development that did not make the evening news inside or outside the country, middle-class Chinese outside his trial chanted, “Down with the Communist Party!” and carried banners emblazoned with “Long Live the Killer.” Clearly, the country’s ruling organization has lost legitimacy, even among the relatively well-to-do in the important coastal cities.

The Blind Side movie; love and charity; submissiveness, modesty and Christ

My husband and I watched “The Blind Side” the last week and these are just some of my thoughts of the movie being based on a true story.  This is definitely a touching story, one of the generosity of a woman, namely (mostly) Mrs. Leigh Ann Tuohy (pronounced too-ee) and her family.  Though I wonder how much it accurately portrays Leigh Ann, who comes across as an independent, controlling, steamroller-I-will-it-it-done attitude.  While I do commend her matter-of-fact-take-charge and care of the situation posture, (I myself am a lot like that, but learning how to not be so overwhelmingly controlling though), I hesitate to commend her seeming disregard and totally brash strategies.  She was portrayed as having a hard exterior but having a soft heart.  She’s afraid of showing the “softer side” of her emotions, like crying or sadness,  which is true to some extent for many, if not all, of us- namely called pride.  She’s a strong, independent working woman who manages her home with great vigor.  She didn’t stand for nonsense (which I respect) but was also rude and obnoxious (which I don’t get away with much).  I must admit, I was cheering her on when she gave her lunch friends a what for when they were criticizing and down-playing the care and concern she had for Michael Oher’s well-being.

I was also not crazy about the way in which she was portrayed in her attire- sleek, tight and revealing clothing.  She seemingly was high maintenance in her appearance to which I’m sure her job played a big role.  She came off to me as the one who “runs the show”, while her husband sits idly for at her beck and call.  I have had some reflections on this myself as I seek to understand and honor God in how I balance the character of a Proverbs 31 woman yet submissive and honoring of my husbands role as head of our home, thus me as well.  I struggle with knowing how much to put forth without overstepping my bounds as a wife.  As I tend to be a lot like Mrs. Tuohy, much more so before I married, and as I continue to grow in my understanding and love for Christ and respect for the order in which God has created, I must learn the great balance of the Proverbs 31 woman I desire to be and the wife I am to my husband as well.  Great challenges for me indeed. 

Liberals and Tradition

I wanted to point out this compelling post at What’s Wrong with the World: Liberals: Guardians of Tradition? Jeff Culbreath writes:

As the father of five very musical children, I find myself in the company of classical musicians and teachers with some regularity. One would be hard pressed to find a more reflexively liberal demographic than that of classical musicians. Their brand of liberalism, though fairly radical, is genteel and seldom confrontational. In a superficial way, I actually enjoy the company of these people and can usually find enough common ground to have an interesting conversation. Indeed I am more socially “comfortable” around them than I am around most people in the great middle class. Yes, this does seem to be a class phenomenon. We have similar levels of education. We think about the same kinds of things – they on one side, me on the other. They read books. They have decent manners. They don’t mind putting on a coat and tie, or a long skirt.

And they are liberals. Let me clear: these are people who adhere to an evil, destructive ideology that is responsible for plunging our civilization into barbarism. On the other hand – and this is what confuses me – they seem to be the only people interested in preserving the treasures of western civilization, apart from a few cranky Catholics and other traditionalist malcontents of negligible influence. America’s “conservatives” – at least our middle class conservatives – couldn’t care less about classical music, literature, philosophy, or the arts. Make no mistake: if we turned culture completely over to them, we would lose the best of our cultural patrimony. I don’t like admitting this, but reality is what it is.

I used to chalk this up to the desecrating impulse of liberalism. For example, anyone paying attention to America’s big cities is familiar with the phenomenon of sodomite hordes buying and restoring beautiful Victorian homes in the oldest neighborhoods, as if to defy and defeat the values of those who built them. Similarly, modernist desecrators proudly possess all the grandest old churches – buildings designed specifically and exclusively for traditional liturgy and piety. Local historical societies are most often dominated by liberals: that way they can dispense local history to local citizens through their own ideological interpretations.

I have to say that this strikes me as exactly correct. Outside of a few pockets of resistance such as New St. Andrews in Moscow, Idaho and various Catholic groups, most Christians do not care one whit about our cultural heritage, other than to play it lip service. “Conservative” in America is generally as enslaved to the prevailing wasteland of modern culture as is liberalism in America [me included]. And most folks I know who are into preserving our history ARE liberals, for whatever odd reason. I believe this points out the flawed assumptions that lie beneath much of our thinking. These assumptions are not examined much at the popular level and will probably not change.

Jennifer Knapp, Larry King, Ted Haggard, and Bob Botsford = Painful Television

I watched Larry King Live on Friday night and was pretty disappointed with just about everything I was hearing, even from “Evangelicals” Ted Haggard and Bob Botsford. Here’s a summary of what disappointed me:

1. Jen Knapp – She is obviously still conflicted from her body language. It was unclear if she actually viewed her behavior as sinful, but justified within a framework of “we’re all sinners” or if she actually thought her lifestyle was commendable within a Biblical framework. She sounded unsure about Scriptural warrant as she repeatedly said that the Bible was written in Greek and subject to various interpretations. She didn’t make a case for her lifestyle from Scripture other than to say that there are some who understand the text in a way that would permit homosexual behavior. I was also disappointed with the privatization of the faith in her references, “My faith”, “My journey”, etc.
2. Larry King – He was obviously bent on viewing her lifestyle as something that she is inclined towards. He even reasoned that if God is all-powerful, then our inclinations must be consistent with His will. Bob Botsford had a great opportunity to respond to this faulty epistemology, but he failed to connect with this soft toss (more on that later). King was picking and choosing from the Judeo-Christian worldview to validate certain actions, while condemning others…yet another opportunity for Botsford to respond too.
3. Ted Haggard – He kept reaffirming that God is love and the Bible is all about having a personal relationship with Jesus. He even said that since Knapp and Botsford are on their separate journeys, and that they are equally saved by grace, they should not be criticizing one another. With Haggard also privatizing the faith, he was essentially an unwitting ally to Knapp in the conversation. This over-privatizing of the faith explains why Haggard felt that he was mishandled by his church’s board and the Foursquare denomination when his own mis-discretions became public. He apparently thought that church discipline was “unloving” and incompatible with love towards those in sin. If Ted Haggard thought he was “saved” during his escapades, then he must feel himself in a bind to denunciate Jen Knapp’s actions so long as she professes to be a Christian. He is making a category error in the role of Church discipline in connection with assurance of salvation. His ecclesiology seems pretty whack, doesn’t even sound like he would discipline Jen Knapp. Weird stuff.
4. Bob Botsford – He is an Evangelical pastor who had a Bible with him, but seemed very uncomfortable to be there and very ill-prepared in the apologetics of pulling down strongholds. He is a learned man, based on his website, but seems as if he has never been trained in epistemology and critiquing post-modern thought and moral relativity. It is great to quote the Bible over and over again, but at some point you need to be able to show the inconsistency and foolishness of the opposition by denying them many of their presuppositions that guide their thoughts and questions. He failed to do that. He should have asked Jen Knapp and Larry King if they have any sexual ethics and what such is based on. He should have asked them if they supported pedophiles, incestuous intercourse, bestiality, and rape. If they said no to any of those scenarios, they should have been asked to give a defense for what authority their denunciations are based on. They would have been revealed as inconsistent and morally bankrupt, as the real hypocrites in the discussion. He had so many opportunities to challenge the uncertain exegesis of Jen Knapp, the selective epistemology of Larry King, and the doubletalk of Ted Haggard, but failed. I was screaming for Al Mohler, Greg Koukl, or even John MacArthur to show up on set and make a respectable defense of the Evangelical faith, but such was not the case.

In closing, this was painful to watch. I do pray for Jen Knapp and have many of her songs on my Ipod. The only plus I take from the show was that she was very conflicted within and she was hardly honest when she said that she is happier than she has ever been. That is absolutely not true. I pray that she would turn in repentance before she is totally given over by God to her obstinate heart.

A Whole Gospel for the Whole World

I recently listened to a conversation about the Lausanne Movement (a group seeking to help evangelicals from around the world work together), in which John Piper asked Doug Birdsall, Christopher Wright, and Lindsay Brown about the global evangelical church and the upcoming Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Cape Town.  Here’s a link to the video and audio.  I found it very interesting and encouraging.

One part of the conversation that stood out was when Christopher Wright brought together the greatness of God and the enormity of global issues. Wright said that “the gospel is big enough to address all the bigness of the problems of the world in the cross,” and these things are explicit in the New Testament:

• Jesus bore our sins for our forgiveness
• the cross breaks down enmity and hostility makes possible reconciliation, “so peacemaking is at the heart of the cross.”
• Christ defeated all evil and death on the cross, including earthly oppression and disease
• creation is reconciled to God through the cross, so Christians address environmental issues “under the banner of the cross ”

@least 30 Things that you can do while in a recliner chair, recovering from surgery…

Since my surgery, not being able to lay down flat on my back or side, I found myself  living out of one of our recliner chairs in the living room corner for the last of almost 4 weeks.  It hasn’t been too bad actually.  I’ve got pillows stuffed all around me, my feet up, a little table next to me with the bare essentials: a water bottle, pain meds, chapstick, vicks rub, tissue, and handy laptop.  My pace has been really slow, and recovery, well, slow.  But I’m thankful for my family’s support and many helpful ways they have made this time a blessing.

So, without further adieu, on to the list (in no particular order)…

1. pray
2. sleep
3. read, read, read
4. eat/ have snack (kind of nice to be served, but for a wife and mom who’s not used to it, uncomfortable)
5. give lots of hugs
6. give kisses
7. leg lifts
8. arm raises
9. sing
10. blog
11. facebook
12. catch up on emails
13. make those phone calls you’ve been procrastinating and catch up with some ol’ friends
14. make a list of what you need to do when you’re better
15. delegate chores, nicely
16. daydream
17. appreciate the help and love you’re getting
18. count your blessings
19. write a letter
20. write out thank you cards (or ecards even)
21. take a nap (does that count as sleep?)
22. order take out (but not too much) 
23. text
24. knitt
25. crochet
26. play games online (not condoning gambling though)
27. expand your vocabulary and explore dictionary.com
28. watch tv (i didn’t do much of this b/c it gave me a headache after a little while but still an option)
29. listen to radio, news
30. renew your mind
31. homeschool (it’s possible! you likely won’t get everything done, but still could get some. This, I did do.)
32. play cards with someone (in my case, war w/my 5 yr. old. one of her new fav card games)
33. shake someone’s hand
34. chat w/someone
35. have a heart to heart

I also want to add, these are things to be thankful that you can still do, even though you may feel like a bum and useless during a time or healing.  because after being in a sense, crippled for so long, one may get the feeling of forgetting what it was like to be “normal” again, whatever that may be for each person.  I’m pretty sure there’s more one can do in a recliner chair but these were the spontaneous ones off the top of my head.

I may add to this again, one day.  Stay tuned…

thanks for reading.  =)

Former Assemblies of God Minister?

Thank you for the welcome to Endued.  I look forward to the dialogue and the fellowship!

To begin, I though it might be good to take a moment to explain why I am no longer an Assemblies of God minister.  The resignation of my ordination in the A/G came at the end of a long spiritual journey (some people take longer than others!).  My struggle with the “distinctive” doctrine of the A/G started in a theology course in college, and though I often tried to move it to the back burner, God would always bring it back to the forefront via friends, acquaintances, books, magazines and lots of serendipity (e.g. finding files left by former pastors).  I finally came to the place where I could no longer support the “distinctive” doctrine from my understanding of Scripture.  While I had hoped to remain in the A/G, hoping to find that a passion for Scriptural truth and theological integrity would foster a lively dialogue of a doctrine that I felt should be held with humility and openness, especially in light of Church history and the theology of the larger Body of Christ, that was not to be.  Through the preaching of Thomas Trask, it was made abundantly clear that such dialogue would not be tolerated.  Because I respected the A/G’s right to make such a decision, and because I felt that my own spiritual journey was just that – my own, I resigned my ordination.  I should quickly add two things:  1) I have no axe to grind with the A/G, and 2) I remain overwhelmed and overjoyed by God’s gracious leading in my life.

As an aside, I also want to share that the one book that was instrumental in my spiritual journey was James D. G. Dunn’s Baptism in the Holy Spirit.  I will always be grateful to the A/G professor who patiently listened to my spiritual struggle and recommended I read this book!  While I realize that not everyone will agree with all of Dunn’s exegetical conclusions, I do think that this is one book that everyone interested in this area of theology should read.  And, so people know a little about my presuppositions, I find that I am in total agreement with Dunn’s objectives for his book:

I hope to show that for the writers of the NT the baptism in or gift of the Spirit was part of the event (or process) of becoming a Christian, together with the effective proclamation of the Gospel, belief in (eis) Jesus as Lord, and water-baptism in the name of the Lord Jesus; that it was the chief element in conversion-initiation so that only those who had thus received the Spirit could be called Christians; that the reception of the Spirit was a very definite and often dramatic experience, the decisive and climactic experience in conversion-initiation, to which the Christian was usually recalled when reminded of the beginning of his Christian faith and experience.  We shall see that while the Pentecostal’s belief in the dynamic and experiential nature of Spirit-baptism is well founded, his separation of it from conversion-initiation is wholly unjustified; and that, conversely, while water-baptism is an important element in the complex of conversion-initiation, it is neither to be equated or confused with Spirit-baptism nor to be given the most prominent part in that complex event.  The high point in conversion-initiation is the gift of the Spirit, and the beginning of the Christian life is to be reckoned from the experience of Spirit-baptism.  (James D. G. Dunn, Baptism in the Holy Spirit, p. 4)

Again, thanks for welcoming me to Endued.  May my participation bring glory to Christ and benefit to his body.

Welcoming New Endued Blogger Andrew McIntyre

Andy and I met through this blog, so at least something good has come from Endued. Andy has a love for Scripture and Exegesis, which obviously means that he is a Calvinistic, Charismatic Evangelical . A text that means much for him is: “If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit” (Galatians 5:25; ESV). He also blogs at: http://en-pneuma.blogspot.com

His bio is below:

My name is Andrew McIntyre. I was a member of the Assemblies of God denomination for nearly 40 years – with 22 of those years serving in pastoral ministry in California and Idaho.  I had the opportunity to study for a B.S. in Pastoral Ministries and a M.A.T.S. with a concentration in New Testament at three excellent Assemblies of God schools.  I am forever indebted to the amazing professors who did much more than just teach classes.

I have been married to my college sweetheart, Tina, for 33 years, and we are the proud parents of three amazing daughters and two sons-in-law.  We have had to wait for grandchildren as our daughters worked toward their careers – a teacher, an international tax accountant, and a biologist.  However, the wait may be over soon .

We currently live in Boise, Idaho – a gorgeous city and state!

My first love is theology, but I currently earn a living in the technology field as an Information Developer.