One of the ways of helping people deal with their pain is to show them the connecting dots between sin and misery. This article explains that Christian counselling should aim at helping people see the link between sin and the results of sin.

In this article are notes on the doctrine of sin, highlighting the results of sin on unbelievers and the concept of total depravity. The discussion of free will and the bondage of the will forms part of these notes. The author also looks at how sin was viewed through history.