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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, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.
Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.
He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).
You can connect with Dave on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, YouTube, or subscribe to his newsletter.
When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.
Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
