Humanity & Sin (Swindoll Leadership Library)

By Robert Pyne

Book Overview

Sin may seem like an outdated concept these days, but its consequences remain as destructive as ever. Robert Pyne explores sin's overarching effect on creation and our world today. Learn about the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0849913721
• ISBN13: 9780849913723
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Reformed Protestant understanding of Creation, Sin, and the Fall

Bob Pyne has written a book that has covered the biblical witness concerning the areas of creation, sin, and the fall, and done so in a very assessable and highly readable way. I have to say that I really enjoyed reading this book. Though it's written in a readable manner, it contains heavy subjects which the Christian must consistently think and reflect upon. The subject of creation, sin, and the fall might be the three areas which are least touched in Christian churches and seminaries. Some might say, "Well my church has taught on the fall from Gen. 3." One or two sermons about the fall in Genesis 3 are not only inadequate, but unbiblical. After the fall, the entire scripture is a commentary on the plight of man and the redemptive-historical work of God. Whether you read the Book of Ecclesiastes of the Epistle to the Romans, the Old Testament or New Testament, all of it is framed in light of the fall of creation and chaotic affects Adam's sin brought into all of creation. This was no "isolated event" like a Pelagian and Semi-Pelagian person would believe. This one sin brought utter chaos and endless catastrophe to the world. The Fall of humanity is either the strict context (such as Ecclesiastes or Romans) or at least a background (such as the Major, Minor Prophets) in which every biblical writer engages his audience. To merely give a sermon here or there about eating forbidden fruit has entirely missed the point. Thankfully, Dr. Pyne does a masterful job at capturing the biblical teaching. Secondly, I really know of no church that has even attempted to teach thoroughly on a biblical doctrine of creation - the Imago Dei, the origin of man, the divine mandate, the eschatological purpose of man and creation (a uniquely Reformed view), the Kingdom of God, and the roles of men and women to one another on the earth. Without this focus, a large majority of scriptural truth is lost while the remaining scripture is left unconnected and fragmented. Dr. Pyne does a thorough job in engaging these areas through survey form (since that was the purpose of the series), but still argues convincingly for the importance of each area, with the exception of the eschatological purpose of Adam, an area restricted to Reformed (Federal) theology. I'm not sure Dr. Pyne would hold to this understanding as one of the essentials in Adam's purpose, but he certainly agrees with the main tenets of Reformed orthodoxy. This area is not an essential, but does help in the biblical interpretation of man's purpose in the original created order. My final comment would be that Dr. Pyne seeks to make each reader aware of the desperate state that each of us, along with this world, is in. More than anything, Dr. Pyne communicates the gravity of Adam's sin and the effects it has had on individuals, humanity, and all of creation. This is where all Christian theology and Christian ministry must begin. The problem in most American churches is that ministers or lay workers attempt to tel

Innovative but accurate treatment of Imagio Dei

Excellent treatment of man's purpose and destiny. Exegesis is excellent, and clear. Especially thought provoking is linking of Imagio Dei to glory. Implications of theology well thought out, and stimulating. A must read for theologians, pastors and laymen alike

A good resource for Hamartiology

or..the study of sin. If you want thought-provoking answers to life's most probing questions from a biblical perspective, read this book.