The Fall and Sin: What We Have Become as SinnersThe devastating evils of recent history have brought about renewed interest in the Christian doctrine of sin. This volume explores with fresh insight and great seriousness the contemporary plausibility, meaning, and relevance of the biblical understanding of the Fall and its effects. Marguerite Shuster argues that certain aspects of the traditional doctrine of the Fall, including the belief that it took place in time and space, cannot simply be set aside without serious consequences for our doctrine of God and our understanding of human identity, dignity, and responsibility. She explores the nature and extent of sin and examines such problematic issues as "degrees" of sin and culpability. Despite the seriousness with which Shuster treats these topics, her discussion is not despairing but instead points to the redemption that God has accomplished in Christ. Filled with contemporary allusions and completed with model sermons on the Fall and sin, this volume is one of the best available studies of this key Christian doctrine. |
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Contents
The Root of the Fall | 37 |
The Nature of the Fall | 49 |
Consequences of the Fall | 62 |
The Divine Purpose and Moral Evil | 84 |
THE DOCTRINE OF | 97 |
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The Fall and Human Freedom and Responsibility | 115 |
The Nature of | 121 |
Physical Death as Existential Reality | 230 |
Death Shaping Life | 238 |
Death the Funeral and the Grave | 252 |
Biblical Vocabulary Relating to | 263 |
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Problems of Freedom | 182 |
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