Category Archives: Human depravity

A closer look at the effects of Adam’s sin

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

There has been a good bit of recent focus on the historical personhood of Adam. Interestingly, after Genesis 5, the Old Testament does not mention Adam. He doesn’t reappear in Scripture until the genealogy of Jesus. There is a kind of … Continue reading →

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Complex and Corrupted beings

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

  Evangelicals have a significant stake in the volitional nature of human beings. Terms like belief and unbelief; obedience and disobedience, are part of our grammar of responsibility. Accountability and culpability are essential concepts in relation to sin and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropology, Anxiety, Biopsychology, Christian Counselor, Counseling, Depravity, Depression, Dysfunctional, Holistic ministry, Human depravity, Human dignity | Leave a comment

True freedom

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

  Are we dangerous to ourselves when we pursue freedom without truth and without limits?  “We live in an age whose chief moral value has been determined, by overwhelming consensus, to be the absolute liberty of personal volition, the power … Continue reading →

Posted in Creation, Culture, Culture of Honor, Freedom, Gospel, Human depravity, Human dignity, Meaning of life, purpose | Leave a comment

A truthful account of human history

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

  Telling the story of humanity requires contrasting terms. We must include narratives of goodness and evil; love and hate; beauty and cruelty; life and death. Themes of dignity and depravity are relentlessly recurrent in all cultures – at all … Continue reading →

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New York Times and atheism

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

  The NYT is running a series of op-ed pieces on atheism:  Is Atheism a Religion? What Atheism Lacks Is Mystery At Atheist Church, No Faith Required Atheism Can Have the Worst Traits of Religion Show Atheism the Respect That … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Atheists, God, Human depravity, Human dignity, Humanism, Intelligent Design | 1 Comment

Whoever humbles himself….

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

“At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a little child and had him stand among them. And he said: “I tell you the truth, unless you change and … Continue reading →

Posted in Afterlife, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Greatness, Heaven, Human depravity, Human dignity, Humility, Kingdom | 1 Comment

The path of our demise …

Posted on December 22, 2012 by

“According to Genesis 3, sin appeared very early in the history of our race. In this chapter our first parents try to be ‘like God, knowing good and evil,’ and succeed only in alienating themselves from God and from each other. They … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian worldview, Depravity, Evil in the world, Evil One, Human depravity, Humanism, Problem of evil | 2 Comments

The line dividing good and evil

Posted on December 16, 2012 by

  Hamlet breaks into eulogy: “What a piece of work is man!” “How noble in reason! How infinite in faculty! In form, in moving, how express and admirable! In action, how like an angel! In apprehension, how like a god! The … Continue reading →

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The history of envy

Posted on December 10, 2012 by

The history of envy begins with the ambition of angels, “I will make myself like the Most High,” and moves to the suspicion of Eden: “You will be like God…” (Isaiah 14:14; Genesis 3:1-6). Envy emerges in the first human family … Continue reading →

Posted in Anger, Complaining, Conceit, Depravity, Emotions, Envy and Jealousy, Evil in the world, Evil One, Hamartiology, Human depravity, Sin, Slandered, Wisdom | Leave a comment

The gift of peace in four dimensions

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

Why do we fill the Christmas season with so much stress and busyness? One Christmas tradition I enjoy happens at the close of our Christmas Eve service. As we light candles and quietly sing Silent Night, the peace, at least … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Christmas, Conflict, Government, Hope?, Human depravity, In Christ, Jesus Christ, Main problem, Peace, War, Wisdom | 2 Comments