Do we inherit sin?

Question Is it true that a sin is inherited?  Answer Excellent question! However, let me broaden it out just a bit so that I try to answer (from Scripture) two questions. Besides your initial question, what about the broader questions, “Is sin, in general or the...

Should we confess specific sins?

Question Should specific sins be confessed publicly?  Answer In order to answer this question in a clear and orderly way, I will answer, from the Bible, several related questions which may help explain your question even more clearly. Confessing our sins is an...

What is temptation?

Question What is temptation?  Answer There are two words in the Greek which both mean “to test.” 1. dokimazo a) Means to test someone or something for the purpose of approving it. i) Various ways the word is translated: a) “Pass the...

Levels of sin

Question I have heard in Evangelical circles that a sin is a sin and one is not greater than another. In my Sexual Ethics class, the Prof says that there is no Biblical foundation for this position. Would you explain about degrees of sin and indicate where in the...

Why is adultery wrong?

Question Why is adultery wrong?  Answer First, let us start with the broader question of, “Why is any particular behavior wrong?” How do we decide what things are right and wrong? Doe we leave it up to each individual or to a certain group or to society in...