What is Wrong with Us?

What is the matter with us is a question as old as time. Many philosophers and prophets believe they have an answer, but so too does holy scripture. According to the Dutch-Canadian philosopher Al Wolters, the biblical perspective holds that sin represents humanity's fundamental problem, with God and his grace being the sole answer. Any departure from this understanding leads people to misidentify both the source of the world's troubles and its cure—mistakenly vilifying things that aren't entirely evil while elevating to ultimate importance things that…