Category: Elder’s Blog

When we feel inward desire pulling the wrong way, is that desire itself sinful — or does sin only begin when we act on it? That question is not abstract. It reaches into how we understand the heart, temptation, repentance, and what Christ came to save us from. Every believer knows what it is to...

When we feel inward desire pulling the wrong way, is that desire itself sinful — or does sin only begin when we act on it? That question is not abstract. It reaches into how we understand the heart, temptation, repentance, and what Christ came to save us from. Every believer knows what it is to...

The doctrine of the image of God is one of those Bible truths simple enough for a child to hear and deep enough for a theologian to study all his life. It reaches from the first page of Genesis all the way forward to the hope of redemption in Christ. When man fell into sin, what happened to that...

Total depravity is one of those doctrines people hear with their guard already up. The phrase sounds harsh. To some it sounds like every person is as evil as possible. To others it sounds like human beings have no value, no conscience, no capacity for anything good at all. But that is not what the...

How can Adam's sin have anything to do with me? That question has echoed through centuries of Christian thinking, and the answer reaches straight into how we understand sin, grace, Christ, and salvation. Federal headship explains why Adam's guilt is counted to us. Natural headship explains why...