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Sin Has No Hold On You
Nick Hettinger challenges the "learned helplessness" many Christians feel toward sin, asking whether we truly understand what Christ accomplished on the cross. Discover how the power of the Holy Spirit means you are no longer obligated to sin — and how that changes everything about how you live.
How We Respond to Sin: The Difference Between Godly Sorrow and Worldly Grief
Nick Hettinger explores how believers should respond to conviction and guilt over sin, distinguishing between godly sorrow that leads to repentance and worldly grief that produces spiritual death. Learn to embrace God's conviction as a gift and find freedom from shame through His faithful forgiveness.
Hamartiology: The Doctrine of Sin Explained
Talking about sin these days seems old fashioned and out of touch. Who really wants to think about sin or being sinful? Hamartiology is the study of sin and deals with how sin originated, how it affects humanity, and how it was and will ultimately be defeated.
Am I Good Enough for God? (Psalm 15 Devotional)
Psalm 15 lists some attributes of one who could live with God forever. Looking down the list I realize quickly I fall short in most all of them. We desire to be people worthy of climbing God’s holy hill but see in this list we are not.