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The Psychology of Sin: A Biblical Correction
Series: Equipping the Mind and Heart – Biblical Truth for a Challenging Culture
Air Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Host: Dave Jenkins
🎧 Episode Overview
In this episode of Equipping You in Grace, Dave Jenkins addresses the growing trend of redefining sin through a psychological lens. Instead of viewing sin as rebellion against a holy God, it is increasingly labeled as dysfunction, trauma, or emotional damage. Dave explains how this redefinition undermines the gospel, weakens repentance, and distorts sanctification. He also outlines a robust biblical view of the heart, the doctrine of sin, and why the church must respond with both compassion and gospel clarity.
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🔑 Key Themes
- How secular psychology redefines sin
- Why minimizing sin weakens the gospel
- The biblical doctrine of sin and the heart
- Gospel-centered hope vs. therapeutic coping
- Pastoral responses to trauma without compromising truth
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
