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Depiction of the sin of Adam and Eve (The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man by Jan Brueghel the Elder and Pieter Paul Rubens). Original sin (Latin: peccatum originale) in Christian theology refers to the condition of sinfulness that all humans share, which is inherited from Adam and Eve due to the Fall, involving the loss of original righteousness and the distortion of the Image of God. [1]
These two biblical uses of the word evil parallel the Oxford English Dictionary 's definitions of the word as (a) "morally evil" and (b) "discomfort, pain, or trouble." [13] The Bible sometimes portrays God as inflicting evil in the generic sense. [14] In other cases, the word evil refers to suffering. Suffering results from either (a) "'moral ...
The MacArthur Study Bible, first issued in 1997 by current HarperCollins brand W Publishing, is a study Bible edited by evangelical preacher John F. MacArthur with introductions and annotations to the 66 books of the Protestant Bible.
The Gospel According to God (2018), Crossway ISBN 1-4335-4957-3; Christ's Call to Reform the Church: Timeless Demands from the Lord to His People (2018) Moody Publishers ISBN 0-8024-1570-9; Final Word: Why We Need the Bible (2019), Reformation Trust Publishing ISBN 1-6428-9126-6
Lordship salvation is a doctrine taught by many Evangelical theologians, being associated with popular figures such as John MacArthur, John Piper and R. C. Sproul. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Lordship salvation teaches that although we are saved by faith alone , saving faith must be accompanied by submission to the Lordship of Christ, which leads to an ...
According to the classical definition of St. Augustine of Hippo sin is "a word, deed, or desire in opposition to the eternal law of God." [ 12 ] [ 13 ] Thus, sin requires redemption, a metaphor alluding to atonement, in which the death of Jesus is the price that is paid to release the faithful from the bondage of sin. [ 14 ]
The statement grew out of a meeting of a group of evangelicals that took place on June 19, 2018, in Dallas, Texas, organized by Josh Buice. [3] Tom Ascol was given the responsibility to write the original draft, [3] which upon revision was signed first by the original summit attendees also including James White, John MacArthur, Voddie Baucham, and others.
He contended that, if God is truly omniscient, then he will know infallibly what people will do, meaning that they cannot be free. Griffin argued that the human will could not oppose God's will, if God is omnipotent. He proposed that original sin as Augustine conceived it must itself be caused by God, rendering any punishment he wills unjust. [44]