Does the Bible teach total depravity?

Vittore Carpaccio, "Saint Augustine in His Study," 1507.ย  A biblical reconsideration of the views of Augustine and Calvin By Rod Benson Iโ€™ve been reading Rutger Bregmanโ€™s 2019 New York Times bestseller,ย Humankind: A Hopeful History,ย and it has me questioning my views about human nature and Christian anthropology. Of course, this is a good thing because engagement …

The display of God’s splendour

A sermon by Rod Benson Isaiah 61:1-3 Many years ago, a Bible teacher from the Plymouth Brethren movement named Harold Paisley, the brother of the fiery Irish Presbyterian minister, the Reverend Ian Paisley, said to me that in any congregation or gathering of Godโ€™s people there will be some who are struggling with grief, or …