W. T. Conner highlighted Jesus’ and Paul’s emphasis on the servitude of sin. He pointed to John 8:32-36 and Romans 6-7 as the basis for his discussion.

W. T. Conner did not teach that sin was constituent in human nature but inherent in it. It wasn’t the extent of sin that poisoned human spiritual life but the nature of sin that cut humans off from God.

W. T. Conner described human sin as one’s guilt in relation to a holy God. Study Conner’s view of human accountability before God in view of His illuminating revelation.

Southern Baptist Theologian W. T. Conner taught that unbelief was at the heart of sin. Selfishness, Conner reasoned, was at the heart of unbelief. He taught that people could finally reject the Spirit and blaspheme God, calling evil good and good evil.

Based on his reading of Paul’s letter to the Romans, W. T. Conner linked sin with man’s knowledge of God’s revelation . God’s moral law shines on human transgressions and the grace of Christ lights up the darkness.

Sin is rebellion against the will of God. W. T. Conner starts his study of the doctrine of sin with an understanding of man’s willfulness. Conner distinguishes his teaching from mechanistic theological determinism, providing instead for a real will in man.