Within the book of Hebrews, Christians are called to “go on to perfection” (Hebrews 6:1). For many this one command encompasses in their mind the futility in trying to keep the law. Why? because achieving the goal seems hopelessly unachievable and therefore not worth the effort. What are we to make of this command? How do we, imperfect beings, go on to perfection? This article…
Story Tag: Human Nature
Original Sin – Sam Sweat ucg.org
Steven Orchard
3 years ago in Sin, Human Beings, Creation
Original Sin is a cornerstone of popular Christianity that claims human beings are born evil; i.e. Adam transmitted guilt for his sin to each of us by virtue of simple heredity. This is a fundamentally wrong premise with far reaching bad consequences throughout modern history for both Christians and non-Christians. The doctrine was championed by St. Augustine, who was a Gnostic blending paganism and Greek…
Are Humans Good or Evil? – Richard Ritenbaugh cgg.org
John Grabara
4 years ago in Human Beings
Are people good or evil? This question has been debated for thousands of years and still is to this day. Was man created with an evil nature or a good nature? There are many theories supporting both sides. The answer to the question is found in the Bible. After God created Adam and Eve on the sixth day Genesis 1:31 says, “Then God saw everything…
How To Search For Truth – HWA cogiw.org
Ryan Welsh
4 years ago in Human Beings
Through this article we are asked a simple question, how do we search for “truth”? So many accept their beliefs or opinions as truth. Why is this? One reason presented is habit. We are born without knowledge. We grow up accepting what we are taught starting with our parents, and this continues all the way through our formal education. Learning to accept what we read…
This Body of Death – Ted E. Bowling cgg.org
Ryan Welsh
4 years ago in Sin
Within our calling is a lifelong examination and discovery of the sin that permeates our very being. What’s revealed to us is a sinful nature that’s likened to that of a dead and rotting body as possibly alluded to by the apostle Paul.