These study guides to Edwards' major theological works--first The Religious Affections, now Original Sin--are a blessing to students and teachers everywhere. I'm often asked how a person who finds Edwards' prose forbidding can read and understand his writings. Now I have a good answer. Many thanks to Craig Biehl for this labor of love. —Douglas A. Sweeney, Dean, Beeson Divinity School, Samford University
"Few topics are more unpleasant than sin. Seeing ourselves as we are breaks the heart. Yet a clear and humbling view of sin is foundational to knowing God. That is why the church's present neglect of the doctrine of sin cripples our evangelism and stunts our spiritual growth. Jonathan Edwards did us a great favor in carefully defending the doctrine of original sin against the attacks of the semi-Pelagian John Taylor. Craig Biehl has now served us well by boiling Edwards's logical and biblical argumentation down into a clear outline. This book will be a great help to classes, small groups, and individuals as a companion in their study of Edwards's classic volume. It helpfully references both the Banner of Truth and Yale editions. Take and read! The glory of Christ shines most brightly against the dark backdrop of our horrifying corruption." —Dr. Joel Beeke, President, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan
