Revelation 9 contains some horrific imagery of the wicked and their judgment. If you haven't read it recently, take a moment to read it. And if you want, here are a few comments on this chapter from Don Carson's daily devotional book, For the Love of God, Volume One: Whatever the referents behind the horrific …
Total Depravity, Total Inability
While studying the biblical teaching of sin and depravity, I was re-reading Louis Berkhof's summary of total depravity and total inability. As usual, I appreciated the concise and clear way Berkhof described these biblical concepts. Here are those two sections from his Systematic Theology: Total depravity. In view of its pervasive character, inherited pollution is …
Wholly Defiled (Van Dixhoorn)
In quite a few places the Bible talks about the sinfulness of mankind. Scripture does not gloss over evil or minimize sin. It describes it and explains it it most clear terms. Not only is the human heart deceitful above all things, it is also dead in sin apart from God's renewing grace (Jer. 17:9; …
When Evil is Cool (Guinness)
It's no secret that our culture's leading and loudest voices refuse to call evil what it is. Killing a baby in the womb is called a choice. Hostile rioting and violent looting are called protesting. Sexual sins are called rights. Vicious and murderous words on social media are called freedom of speech. And the list …
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