Διὰ τοῦτο ὥσπερ δι᾽ ἑνὸς ἀνθρώπου ἡ ἁμαρτία εἰς τὸν κόσμον εἰσῆλθεν καὶ διὰ τῆς ἁμαρτίας ὁ θάνατος καὶ οὕτως εἰς πάντας ἀνθρώπους ὁ θάνατος  διῆλθεν ἐφ᾽ ᾧ πάντες ἥμαρτον (Romans 5.12). KJV: Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned. Augustine, a man many consider to be the father of Christian theology,1 and the mastermind behind the ideaContinue Reading

We had several students ask questions about repentance in class after our discussions surrounding the downfall of Saul, David and Solomon.  Some questions revolved around those who battle with the same sin repeatedly as well as how repentance works.  One student asked, “what if you have done something you cannotContinue Reading

The Downfall of Saul See also: This house is your wedding present Saul’s decision to leave the path of righteousness is taken one step at a time.  At each moment of decision he falls deeper and deeper into jealousy and rage as his power slips from his fingers.  The authorContinue Reading

In class as we were going through some of the chapters in Numbers I had several students ask about the casting out of the lepers in Numbers 5.  Although not just lepers were “put out of the camp” (Numbers 5:2), this brought out the idea – what leprosy represented.  LeprosyContinue Reading