Moses Lied

For the word is very near to you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it.  Deuteronomy 30:14 Do – “Evil is not man’s ultimate problem.  Man’s ultimate problem is his relation to God.”[1] We might need to read this line from Heschel a few more times.  It underscores the difference…

A Philosophy of Sin

You, however, are not controlled by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. Romans 8:9 (NIV) Sinful Nature – The NIV takes theological liberty with the Greek text by translating the Greek word sarx as “sinful nature” rather than “flesh.”  The translation committee had a prior theological…