The Ministry of Reconciliation
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Overview
What foundation does reconciliation rest on? What is the purpose of reconciliation? In this exposition of 1 Corinthians 5, Mackintosh attempts to correct the human tendency to look within for assurance and comfort. Human experiences, impressions, and conviction often prove false and cannot serve as the ground of any kind of certainty. In The Ministry of Reconciliation, Mackintosh shows that through Christ, individuals in the church are reconciled to God and to one another—serving as the basis for any kind of certainty.
Man’s complete ruin in sin, and God’s perfect remedy in Christ, are fully, clearly, and often strikingly presented [in Mackintosh’s writings].
—Andrew Miller, a leader of the Plymouth Brethren movement
- Title: The Ministry of Reconciliation
- Author: C. H. Mackintosh
- Series: C. H. Mackintosh Collection
- Publisher: Loizeaux Brothers Publications
- Pages: 113
Charles Henry Mackintosh (1820–1896) was notable for his work in philanthropic work during the Irish Potatoe Famine which affected much of Ireland, Scotland, and England at the time. He converted to Christianity through correspondence with his sister and through reading John Darby's Operations of the Spirit.