The Authoring of Sin

Last week I edited and reposted an old post examining one of the standard rebuttal phrases in theological discussion, so this week I decided to tweak and repost one of the companion posts to that one. This is a post that looks at another commonly used rebuttal phrases—an old stand-by accusation made against certain doctrines about God’s relation to sin.

What is this (supposedly) knock-out counterargument? It’s the accusation that someone’s explanation of God’s connection to the sinful acts of human beings makes God the author of sin. Often, this accusation is considered to be a whole argument in and of itself, so that once the author of sin bomb is dropped, no further comment is necessary.

But does this phrase ever actually work this way? Does this rebuttal carry any weight at all, let alone the weight of an entire argument?

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Gas Up: August 21

The price of gas stayed exactly the same here this week. It’s still $1.399 per litre. And still I have no photo.

Dorothy is paying the same this week as last, too, although her price rose temporarily during the week.

What’s your gas price report?

Update on Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 9:07AM by rebecca

In Kansas, threegirldad tells us he’s paying:

$3.45, which means it’s down 12 cents since last Friday.

Recommended for Listening VII

Here are a few mp3 sermons and lectures that I’ve listened to recently and recommend to you.

1. This years’s reFocus Canada:

Previously, I recommended the audio of the first session by Bruce Ware. Since then I’ve had time to listen to his second talk, Universal Authority: The Authority of the Creator, and I recommend it as well. As a bonus, there’s a handy set of notes for this session.

D. A. Carson spoke on The Authority of Scripture. I’m vouching for it, too. Here are the notes.

2. Three sermons by Phil Johnson on Ephesian 2:1-10, my favorite passage in the Bible:

• The Bad News of the Gospel
• The Good News of the Gospel, #1
• The Good News of the Gospel, #2

3. D. A. Carson in Singapore at St. John’s-St. Margaret’s Church on Postmodernism and Its Impact on Christianity:

• Download Can the Truth Be Nailed?
• Download Can the Truth Be Nailed Question & Answer