Welcome plodders! This week Douglas Wilson talks about temptation and the three levels of mortification. Then he goes on to review Paul Bloom’s book, “Against Empathy”. Wrapping it up with a look at hamartia and hamartano in 1 Peter. Happy plodding!
Show Notes:
Temptation & Mortification:
- We are tempted by the world, the flesh, and the devil
- Jesus was genuinely tempted in the wilderness
- Jesus was never tempted due to his past record of sinning like we are
- 3 levels of mortification: 1.) becoming a Christian 2.) over and done mortification 3) continuous mortification
Against Empathy:
- Written by Paul Bloom
- We live in a time when empathy is considered as the fundamental moral virtue
- Bloom does a great job showing us why we should take caution with empathy
Hamartia & Hamartano:
- Looking at hamartano in 1 Peter
- Mentioned in (1 Pet. 2:20, 2:22, 2:24, 3:18, 4:1, 4:8)