Comments on: Despite Taming Much of the World, We Still Can’t Tame Ourselves

By: Daniel C. Wilson

Daniel C. Wilson — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 03:33:41 +0000

Al, you can give me no greater gift. Thank you.

By: al

al — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:29:34 +0000

Adding your group at UAB to my prayer list.

Keep the good post coming, Bro!

By: Daniel C. Wilson

Daniel C. Wilson — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:16:54 +0000

Demian, thank you for bringing up the doctrine of the total depravity of man. That different starting point is key, and one I forgot to mention in the post. Danced all around it but never said it clearly. Hence the value of insightful readers…(and amen to your comment about the Christ changing the heart, origin of the obedience laws seek to bring. Mind if I do a follow up post on that one?)

The post was a bit of prep for leading a small group guys who have circled up at the UAB School of Business. We are going to start coming together twice a month to discuss the connection and application to our faith and beliefs to our varies fields of study. A different guy will kick off the discussion each meeting.

By: Demian Farnworth

Demian Farnworth — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:53:17 +0000

The very people who will resist your post and idea will, I bet, never affirm the total depravity of the human heart.

This is not a critique against them, but merely a suggestion that we have our work cut out for us…because not even all Christians embrace the wretchedness of man..and so we have the Moral Right and Religious Republicans spinning their wheels because they believe that if you pass the right legislation you will get the results you want.

John MacArthur keeps his distance from politics for this very reason–he doesn’t believe pastors roles are to recommend laws or poll his people, but shepherd sheep and reach the lost with the only mechanism that will change a person–the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Laws are good, but Christ went to the heart, where true obedience originates.

Great post, Daniel.