Comments on: Are We Victims of Sin? https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/04/03/are-we-victims-of-sin/  Informing Minds. Moving Hearts. Directing Hands. Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 By: David Murray https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/04/03/are-we-victims-of-sin/#comment-49973 Thu, 13 Apr 2017 17:03:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=25813#comment-49973 Yes, Les, there were so many good lines in that article. So sorry to hear of the additional suffering that has ben heaped upon you by ignorant people. May God continue to bless the Puritans to you.

]]> By: Les https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/04/03/are-we-victims-of-sin/#comment-49962 Fri, 07 Apr 2017 16:36:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=25813#comment-49962 This part of Yawn’s article really stood out to me since I was exposed to pietistic teaching when I was young: “What a depressed believer is lacking most is hope. This hope can only be found in God’s triumph over what’s underneath depression. You may call a depressed person to repent, but you’ve no clue what your doing. If repentance would relieve their darkness, there would be no hesitation. But in depression faith and not contrition is most often the need.”

I’ve been sick the past few days and have finally gotten around to reading this article. I have treatment resistant major depression and have been told that I have a secret sin and even been accused of maybe having a demon. It was/is very rare for anyone to point me to Christ and His glory and mercy. The worse part is that most people don’t realize that guilt is one of the most debilitating symptoms of major depression. Christian self help books generally left me feeling hopeless while books by Bunyan and Owen have been and are the most hope generating, like an oasis in a desert.

]]> By: Are We Victims of Sin? - The Aquila Report https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/04/03/are-we-victims-of-sin/#comment-49961 Wed, 05 Apr 2017 04:01:18 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=25813#comment-49961 […] is Professor of Old Testament & Practical Theology at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. This article first appeared on his blog, Head Heart Hand, and is used with […]

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