To Take the Soul to Task

In this brief editorial, David Powlison discusses the idea of taking the soul to task introduced by a quote from Richard Sibbes. Powlison argues that the Christian life is a race of repentance and a lifelong quarrel with self that issues in wisdom, peace and love. Powlison argues that you will counsel two kinds of people in principle: hearers and resistors. He encourages the reader to start with yourself, as a hearer, and you’ll learn to speak wisely to others.