Category: Writings by C. H. Mackintosh.
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REPENTANCE AND CONVERSION. Short Papers By C. H. Mackintosh
Repentance involves the moral judgment of ourselves under the action of the Word of God by the power of the Holy Spirit. It is the discovery of our utter sinfulness, guilt and ruin, our hopeless bankruptcy, our undone condition. It expresses itself in these glowing words of Isaiah, “Woe is…
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“THE UNPARDONABLE SIN”. Short Papers By C. H. Mackintosh
There are very false notions afloat as to the point to which you call our attention, and many like yourself are troubled thereby. We are continually asked about the “unpardonable sin” and the “sin against the Holy Spirit.” If you read carefully Matthew 12:24-32 you will see that our Lord speaks of…
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FICTION. Short Papers By C. H. Mackintosh
We do not see how you could sit in the presence of God and write fiction. “Speak every man truth with his neighbor” (Ephesians 4:25). Fiction is not truth, and hence we judge that a Christian should neither speak it nor write it. True, you might be able to earn…
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THE INDIVIDUAL PATH OF FAITH. PRACTICAL ENCOURAGEMENT AND EXHORTATION. Short Papers By C. H. Mackintosh
The life of faith in its every stage and every step must be intensely individual. No one can have faith for another, and no one ought to dare to intrude upon another’s path. We may and ought to encourage one another to trust God — to strengthen each other’s hands…
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JUDGMENT. Short Papers By C. H. Mackintosh
Scripture distinctly teaches that the believer will never come into judgment at all. 2 Corinthians 5:10 declares that all shall be manifested before the judgment-seat of Christ, believers and unbelievers alike, although not, of course, at the same time. But how will believers be manifested? In all the perfectness of Christ Himself! Are they…
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THE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST. Short Papers By C. H. Mackintosh
The apostle John, by the Holy Spirit, teaches us that “He that has the Son, has life; he that has not the Son of God has not life.” The person you describe has not the Son of God. Anyone who denies that Jesus is God, has not the Son of…
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DISPENSATIONAL MATTERS. Short Papers By C. H. Mackintosh
It was perfectly consistent for the disciples, previous to the day of Pentecost, to pray for the Holy Spirit since He was not given till that memorable day and could not be given until Jesus was glorified. Compare John 7:39; John 16:7 and Acts 19:1-6. We believe the form of prayer given to the…
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THE BELIEVER’S SECURITY. Short Papers By C. H. Mackintosh
You must ever remember that Scripture cannot contradict itself. Hence, when you read in John 10 such words as “My sheep shall never perish,” your heart should rest in the full assurance of the eternal security of the very feeblest of Christ’s blood-bought sheep. Many other scriptures establish the same precious truth. Song…
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THE COMING OF CHRIST. Short Papers By C. H. Mackintosh
It must ever be the desire of the heart that loves Jesus to see Him as He is and be with Him and like Him forever. Hence, the proper cry of an affectionate heart is, “Come, Lord Jesus.” But it is our privilege to have fellowship with Him in His…
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BAPTISM. Short Papers By C. H. Mackintosh
Scripture gives us the simple fact that believers ought to be baptized. It says nothing as to whether it should be in public or in private. It does not tell us that it should be “In a place accessible to the public.” It is left entirely open. Who witnessed the…
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THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD, THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MAN AND THE HEART OF GOD AS REVEALED IN THE GOSPEL. Short Papers By C. H. Mackintosh
Matthew 20:16 sets forth the grand principle of divine sovereignty. “The last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called but few chosen.” God has a right to do what He will with His own. Will anyone dare to question this? If so, it is plain he has…
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ATONEMENT. Short Papers By C. H. Mackintosh
The testimony of Holy Scripture is clear, explicit and abundant as to the grand cardinal truth that atonement is by the shedding of blood. The coats of skin which the Lord God made for Adam and Eve were procured from dead victims. The “more excellent sacrifice” of Abel consisted of…
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RIGHTEOUSNESS. Short Papers By C. H. Mackintosh
Christ is the believer’s righteousness, as we read in 1 Corinthians 1:30, “Who of God is made to us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.” Again in 2 Corinthians 5:21, “For He [God] has made Him [Christ] to be sin for us, who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness…
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RECONCILIATION. Short Papers By C. H. Mackintosh
The testimony of Scripture is as distinct as possible. It never speaks of God being reconciled to us. “If, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son” (Romans 5:10). It does not say that God was reconciled to us. The death of Christ was essential…
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PAUL AND THE TWELVE. Short Papers By C. H. Mackintosh
There is a material difference between Paul’s ministry and that of the twelve. To Paul was committed that precious mystery of the one body, composed of Jew and Gentile, united to the glorified Head in heaven by the Holy Spirit sent down to earth. “For this cause I Paul, the…
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SELF-OCCUPATION AS OPPOSED TO THE TRUE GROUND OF PEACE AND HOLINESS. Short Papers By C. H. Mackintosh
You may be thoroughly assured of this, dear friend, that you will never get peace by looking at your repentance or your anything. If such a thing could be, it would simply be satisfaction with yourself and this could never be right. Christ has made peace by the blood of…
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THE FUTURE STATE. Short Papers By C. H. Mackintosh
The idea of departed spirits being in an unconscious state is as absurd as it is unscriptural. Has Paul been unconscious for nearly 2000 years? If there were any truth in this notion, could he have said, “To die is gain?” Would it be gain to be unconscious? Would it…
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MILITARY SERVICE. Short Papers By C. H. Mackintosh
Our Lord Jesus Christ has left us an example that we should follow His steps. Can we trace His footsteps into a field of battle? We are called to walk even as He walked. Is it walking like Him to go to war? True, we fail in many things, but…
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FALSE POSITIONS AND UNEQUAL YOKES. Short Papers By C. H. Mackintosh
It was certainly very wrong of you to take a false oath and still more wrong of those who compelled you to take it for their gain. We do not believe it to be “the unpardonable sin,” but you are bound to confess the sin and get out of a…
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SEPARATION FROM THE WORLD. Short Papers By C. H. Mackintosh
The New Testament teaches in many places that the Christian is dead to the world; not merely to certain gross things in the world, but to the world in all its aspects. What then has a dead man to do with the world’s politics? As Christians, we are sent into…
Down to Earth But Heavenly Minded 