| | New [[Atheism|Atheists]] openly ridicule the Biblical doctrine of sin. Yet, they misappropriate the [[Bible|Biblical]] terms of good and evil. Religion, they say, is the root of all evil. | | New [[Atheism|Atheists]] openly ridicule the Biblical doctrine of sin. Yet, they misappropriate the [[Bible|Biblical]] terms of good and evil. Religion, they say, is the root of all evil. |
| − | And, we know from the Biblical record, the history of mankind outside Scripture, and from personal experience (if we are honest about it) that the Bible's teaching on [[original sin]] is an accurate picture of the state of mankind both collectively and individually. The world is in the condition it is in - hatred, bloodshed, disease, death, and chaos - because of [[original sin]]. Because the Bible presents an accurate picture, God's holy law (and our inability to keep it) shows us our desperate condition.<ref>[http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=59300&columnid=5433 What is New Atheism's Doctrine of Sin?] By Dr. Paul M. Elliott</ref>}} | + | And, we know from the Biblical record, the history of mankind outside Scripture, and from personal experience (if we are honest about it) that the Bible's teaching on [[original sin]] is an accurate picture of the state of mankind both collectively and individually. The world is in the condition it is in - hatred, bloodshed, disease, death, and chaos - because of original sin. Because the Bible presents an accurate picture, God's holy law (and our inability to keep it) shows us our desperate condition.<ref>[http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=59300&columnid=5433 What is New Atheism's Doctrine of Sin?] By Dr. Paul M. Elliott</ref>}} |