Category Archives: Apostasy
“Not the way it’s supposed to be” by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.
“The Bible presents sin by way of major concepts, principally lawlessness and faithlessness, expressed in an array of images: sin is the missing of a target, a wandering from the path, a straying from the fold. Sin is a hard … Continue reading
“You need to be there” by Carl R. Trueman
“Church involvement is absolutely critical for any healthy Christian life because it constitutes a basic reality check. Most Christians spend their weeks surrounded by people who are not Christians, being exposed to ideas, images, and values which are antithetical to … Continue reading
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“Advice to seminarians and PhD students” by Carl R. Trueman
“The simple way for theological students to resist both the temptation to pontificate beyond their pay grade and the temptation to pride and the moral and intellectual problems that inevitably come in its wake-fall is to find the proper context … Continue reading
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“The root of apostasy” by Jeremiah Burroughs
“Earthly-mindedness is the root of apostasy.” -–Jeremiah Burroughs, A Treatise Concerning Earthly-Mindedness: Showing the Great Sin of Thinking as the World Thinks Rather Than Thinking God’s Thoughts After Him, Ed. Don Kistler. (Orlando, FL: Soli Deo Gloria, 1649/2006), 43.
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“Sin is self-abuse” by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.
“Sin hurts other people and grieves God, but it also corrodes us. Sin is a form of self-abuse.” –Cornelius Plantinga, Jr., Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin (Grand Rapids, Mi.: Eerdmans, 1995), p. 124.
“Sin is folly” by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.
“Sin is folly. No matter what images they choose, the Bible writers say this again and again. Sin is missing the target; sin is choosing the wrong target. Sin is wandering from the path or rebelling against someone too strong … Continue reading
