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Sin, Truth And The “Dark Passions”
The Bible reminds us that at the core of the human condition is sin. And, if we are intellectually honest, the evidence is abundantly pervasive and compelling. The Bible defines sin as “lawlessness” [anomia] (1 John 3:4). Sin is defiant, intentional, deliberate disobedience of God’s revelation to humanity (be it in creation, conscience, His moral law, or Jesus). There has always been a clearly understood standard against which sin is committed.
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About IIP
James P. Eckman (Jim) is President Emeritus and Professor in Bible and History at Grace University in Omaha, Nebraska. He has been at Grace since 1983. He holds the following degrees:
- B.S., Millersville University of Pennsylvania (1969)
- M.A., Lehigh University (1973)
- Th.M. (with honor), Dallas Theological Seminary (1983)
- Ph.D., University of Nebraska–Lincoln (1989)
He has also completed additional postgraduate work at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He received the Charles A. Nash Award in Historical Theology while at Dallas Seminary. [Read More]
Featured Issues
The Therapeutic Self And The Recent Surge Of Populism
What has happened to American civilization? Shared moral values used to define the uniqueness of America (e.g., virtue, a sense of community and compassion). Columnist David Brooks provides a framework for understanding the enormous shift away from these shared values that has occurred within America over the last 50 years or so
Does Douglas Wilson Speak For The Evangelical Movement?
The Founders of this nation argued that democracy could survive only if citizens could restrain “their passions, be obedient to a shared moral order and point their lives toward virtue. They relied on religious institutions to do that moral formation. As John Adams put it, ‘Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.’” Indeed, Alexis de Tocqueville in the 1830s concluded that “For the Americans, the idea of Christianity and liberty are so completely mingled that it is almost impossible to get them to conceive of one without the other.”
Bible Study Podcast
Revelation 20:7-22:21 The Release of Satan, the Great White Throne and the New Heaven and New Earth round out this magnificent book.
Culture & Wordview
Sin, Truth And The “Dark Passions” The Bible reminds us that at the core of the human condition is sin. And, if we are intellectually honest, the evidence is abundantly pervasive and compelling. The Bible defines sin as “lawlessness” [anomia] (1 John 3:4). Sin is defiant, intentional, deliberate disobedience of God’s revelation to humanity (be it in creation, conscience, His moral law, or Jesus). There has always been a clearly understood standard against which sin is committed.
Ethics
Ethical Considerations In Egg Freezing New York Times reporter Emma Goldberg recently posted a fascinating article on the growing practice of egg freezing among women in the US. She put her report in the context of women who seek to improve themselves and who seek to slow the reproductive clock: “There is always a market for products, from skin care to weight loss, promising to ease the angst of womanhood. Efforts to slow down the reproductive clock are no different. The business of egg extraction is thriving, among the privileged group of people who can access it.”
