Theological Term of the Week: Concupiscence
Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 2:30AM
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concupiscence
Disordered inclinations or illicit desires. In the historic protestant view, acts that arise from illicit desires and the illicit desires themselves (concupiscence) are both sins for which people incur guilt.

 

Learn more:

  1. Got Questions: What is the meaning of concupiscence in the Bible?
  2. Jared Kennedy: Concupiscence. It’s Not Just About Sex.
  3. Kevin DeYoung: Hamartiology, Concupiscence, Temptation, and Suffering (video)

 

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