Category Archives: Anthropology

A word to Christian counselors

Posted on April 21, 2023 by Wisdomforlife

Starting a conversation… __________________________________________ Steve Cornell

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Two steps for overcoming addictions

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Wisdomforlife

Is it possible that lasting pleasure comes in successfully battle your obsessions, rather than submitting to them? Continue reading →

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What is sin?

Posted on February 26, 2023 by Wisdomforlife

Sin spoils the goods, stains the garments. It is a hitch in one’s gait, a wandering from the path, a fragmenting of the whole. Continue reading →

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The bondage of the will

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Wisdomforlife

How free is the human will? Can we (by our will) turn to God? Continue reading →

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The dignity of human beings

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

About the urgent challenge to tell people who they are, to enlighten them about their identity, that is, to teach without compromise the full biblical doctrine of our human being – its depravity, yes, but also its dignity. Continue reading →

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A Christian understanding of Government

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Democracy is not an achievement secured but an experiment to be advanced. It is both gift and task. Continue reading →

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What does postmodern mean?

Posted on September 11, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

This is my most popular post with almost 100,000 views. Continue reading →

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What happened in Genesis 3?

Posted on August 29, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

By tracing our way through the original departure from God, we gain helpful insights into how to live as we were originally meant to live — as we were created to live. Continue reading →

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Total depravity?

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Caution is warranted on articulating a doctrine of human depravity from the wrong starting point. Continue reading →

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Three kinds of people in the world

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

any merely twofold division of the world into good and bad is disastrous. It overlooks the fact that the members of the second class (to which most of us belong) are always and necessarily… Continue reading →

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