Unless your conscience is particularly insensitive, you’ve probably felt guilt and shame at least once or twice since you woke up this morning. But what are guilt and shame telling us, and what does the Bible say about them? Guilt and shame are related but not identical consequences of sin, and honestly, they have a great deal of difficulty...

We often use words like sin and temptation as if they are synonymous. But is there a difference between the two? Let’s find out. Temptation is not the equivalent of sin. Where sin is the act of disobeying God in thought, word, or deed, temptation is different. In one sense, temptation is what happens when we feel the pull...

As human beings, and especially in the western world, we are obsessed with choice, with freedom. This is partly why there’s nothing quite as intense as a conversation about the concept of free will, which is really one that is about moral responsibility. But there is a question within the debate that is worth exploring: are we as free...

One of the ugliest attitudes that humans express is selfishness. There are few things more off putting than people behaving selfishly, even when the person doing it is us. But why do we do this, and what does it have to do with sin? When we sin, we are acting out of a selfish attitude and mind-set that assumes...

One of the weirdest statements of Jesus came in the middle of the night when he spoke with a man named Nicodemus, when He said, “Unless someone is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” This concept confused Nicodemus, and, in all honesty, still confuses most of us today. So let’s see what the Bible says about...

One of the most challenging concepts in Christianity is the idea of repentance. What does it mean, and why is it so important to the Christian life? Repentance is one of the most important aspects of the Christian life. In fact, it is so important that Martin Luther began his 95 theses, the document that ultimately began the protestant...