Is Every Sin Equally Serious?

In posing this question, we enter dangerous territory. For “sin” is not a concept on which human beings want to dwell. The question is very typical human one. But when we speak of “sin,” we must address God’s judgment on what human beings do and neglect to do. And then we discover that God’s Word makes very pointed and radical pronouncements about sin.

The Fear of Being a Hypocrite

The evil one uses a variety of special devices, means and tactics whereby he tries to hinder the spiritual life of God's people. One important means whereby the devil tries to disturb the work of God is letting them think they are hypocrites. Some of God's children can be perplexed because they fear they are hypocrites. That fear can paralyze spiritual life and disturb communion with Christ.

Presbyterian Doctrine of Total Depravity

The author observes the importance of the doctrine of total depravity, and thus the sinfulness of man in church history. In discussing man's depravity, the author appeals to such circles as philosophy and the general empirical observations of human conduct. References are made to such works as Calvin's Institutes and the Reformational creeds (e.g., the Westminster Confession).

Total Depravity

The evidence of the unabating effects of sin is dotted through history, and there is no sign that man's evil and sinful condition will ever improve, at least not in this age. This is where the article begins, and goes on to explain the corruption of the human nature as the result of man's revolt against God at the instigation of the devil. It describes this corruption as a state of total depravity, and considers its spiritual and moral consequences.

The Idea of Sin in Twentieth-Century Theology

One looks almost in vain for a major discussion of sin during the twentieth century. Does guilt before God still have meaning in the context of modern developments such as Marxism and psycho-analitical approaches to who man is? This essay attempts to examine the way that theology has sought to come to terms with the idea of sin during the twentieth century.

Not "Just Forgiven": How Athanasius Overcomes the Under-Realized Eschatology of Evangelicalism

Is the view of salvation generally held in contemporary evangelicalism an under-realized eschatology with a too-narrow focus on forgiveness alone? This article suggests this is the case, and offers the doctrine of salvation we find in the theology of Athanasius as a correction.