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Man: Sinner and the Called One

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  • W. H. Velema

Man has been created in the image of God, but sin intervened. Sin destroys everything. What consequences does sin have for man, created in the image of God? Is he still able to fulfill the mandate from God? Can he still be held accountable?

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None Righteous

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  • R. C. Sproul

This article is about sin, guilt and the judgment of God. The author also discusses the righteousness and holiness of God, sin and the wrath of God, total depravity, and the ungodly and the forgiveness of God.

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The Trouble & Trial of Fallen Sinners

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  • Joel R. Beeke

Looking at Genesis 3, this article shows how the fall has impacted man by bringing corruption, shame, alienation, and death.

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Mopping the Floor While Leaving the Tap Open

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  • Jakob Geertsema

This article is about the cause and consequence of sin. The author also looks at wisdom and worldly foolishness, the media, corruption in society, and the relation of church and world.

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The Misery of The Lost

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  • Gerald R. Procee

How will life be for the lost on the return of Christ? It will be a life of misery. Why? It is a life of separation from Christ and being in hell. 

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Paradise Lost

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  • David VanDrunen

How did the fall into sin affect man and creation? As a result of the fall, human nature is corrupted by sin and creation is affected by the curse of sin. Hebrews 2 points to Christ as the hope for a new creation.

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But...I’m Not Able!

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  • Bartel Elshout

God commands everyone to repent and turn to Christ in response to the gospel, but man does not have the ability to do so. This article outlines the proper view of the doctrine of the inability of man, to promote a right response to the proclamation of the gospel.

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The Fall’s Effect on Language

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  • Douglas J. Kuiper

This article shows how the fall affected the use of language in how we communicate with God and others. It also shows how redemption changes the language in these two relationships.

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The Gospel Was Given for a Time Like This

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  • Tim Challies

Are you suffering from fatigue because of the bad things happening in this world? You should be encouraged to know that the gospel was not given to a world without sin, confusion, difficulty, and persecution. It was given to a world marked by every kind of pain and perversity. It was given for a time like this.

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Presbyterian Doctrine of Total Depravity

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  • Thomas M. Gregory

A faulty doctrine of sin has serious consequences for the church and its teaching on salvation, but good theology must start with man as bad. This is where the Reformers and the Reformed confessions start—with total depravity. For them the doctrine of total depravity did not mean that man ceases to be man, but it meant that he ceases to be good. The article outlines all of this.

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The Origin of Death

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  • Klaas Stam

This article looks at the following questions: Was Adam created mortal? Why do people have to die? Is death millions of years old? 

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When God’s Will is that His Will Not Be Done

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  • John Piper

It is a real danger that we sin so long and so grievously that the Lord will not grant repentance?

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Christians Creative Birth Pains

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  • John Blankespoor

This article is about the result of sin in the Christian's life. The author also looks at Job 5:7.

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Creature Mortality: From Creation or the Fall?

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  • John C. Munday Jr.

This essay is a re-examination of the popular doctrine that animals did not die before the fall of man and man was immortal. Some views of interpreters past and present are discussed. Munday, after examining the properties of man, animals and the universe both before and after the fall, concludes that Scripture does not demand the absence of animal death before the fall.

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What Happens after I Die – Death's Universal Reign

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  • Michael A. Rogers

Chapter 2 explores how sin came into the world and with that the universal presence and reign of death.

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Complete Grace

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  • Damian M. Romano

What different categories of theology exist? This article presents three: Pelagian, Semi-Pelagin, and Calvinist. It discusses each, and has a special focus on the third and its biblical underpinnings regarding the condition of man after the fall.

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