Herbert Marcuse and the Reality of Sin
Getting the doctrine of sin wrong means our entire worldview falls apart. Herbert Marcuse is one such example.
The Gospel Announces God’s Last Day Verdict for All Who Believe in Jesus Christ: Justified and Sins Forgiven
There is a present and future dimension to salvation in Christ—it is already ours, but we have not yet received it exhaustively.
True Practical Holiness: How the Means of Grace Keep us from Domesticating Sin
We know we ought to be holy—but how?
Encore: Life, Blood, and the Imago Dei: The Sanctity of God’s Image in the Womb
When does a human being receive the image of God? Genesis 9:4–6 points to the answer.
4.8 Hans Madueme • Reading • “Original Sin—Biological or Spiritual Problem?”
Does our biology determine our behavior? If so, are we really responsible for our sin?
Original Sin—Biological or Spiritual Problem?
Does our biology determine our behavior? If so, are we really responsible for our sin?
Original Sin and Original Death: Romans 5:12–19
To what extent is mankind born sinful? Any biblical attempt to answer this question must properly deal with Romans 5:12-19.
The Necessity of Believing in a Historical Adam
Rejecting a historical Adam leads to an avalanche of theological problems. The creation account is inerrant history, not poetry, historical fiction, or mythology.
C.S. Lewis on Sin & Punishment
What would C.S. Lewis say if you asked him about sin? Can we “love the sinner but hate the sin? And should we punish sinners who break the law . . . or merely rehabilitate them?
Encore: Yuval Harari: Getting to Know the Enemy (of Humanity)
Who is Yuval Harari? How did he come to prominence? And how do his ideas threaten mankind?
Minimized Corruption: A Roman Catholic Theology of Sin
What happens when mercy, at the expense of sin, becomes ingrained as the central message of the Bible? We find out in Rome’s story.
Talking about Sin is Hard: Its Covenantal Background and the Challenge of Modernity
We are not merely “broken”; we are “wicked.” The former language minimizes our culpability and takes away from the legal and covenantal responsibility.
