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is a social act such that to forgive someone means to repair the damage to the relationship, to bridge the gap that has been created by the destructive word or deed.

sin is necessarily interpersonal, social. Sin is that which drives a wedge between the offender and others. If we are talking about sin between individuals, sin is an action or a word that destroys a relationship. Likewise, sin is that which separates us from God. Forgivenss then, is also a social act. To forgive someone means to repair the damage to the relationship, to bridge the gap that has been created by the destructive word or deed.

is wise --- It is more blessed to give than to receive.

It is more blessed to give than to receive.

is to be emptied of the self for the sake of the kingdom of God.

For Jesus, sin is social violence and so rebellion against God. To break brotherhood with men is to be a soul-murderer. To be lost is to be self-centered, isolated, out of spiritual unity with man and God. Self-seeking of any kind, especially in the matter of salvation, is spiritual suicide. To be saved is to be emptied of the self for the sake fo the Kingdom of God.

is a refusal to grow, a refusal to love, a refusal to get committed, to be concerned, and to take risks.

For Jesus sin is something much deeper. Sin is a refusal to grow, a refusal to love, a refusal to get committed, to be concerned, and to take risks. So many parables condemn the refusal to grow or to take risks.

is necessarily interpersonal, social. It is that which drives a wedge between the offender and others... an action or a word that destroys a relationship.

sin is necessarily interpersonal, social. Sin is that which drives a wedge between the offender and others. If we are talking about sin between individuals, sin is an action or a word that destroys a relationship. Likewise, sin is that which separates us from God. Forgivenss then, is also a social act. To forgive someone means to repair the damage to the relationship, to bridge the gap that has been created by the destructive word or deed. If we believe (as in the modern sense), that sin is strictly defined by laws and rules and commandments, we might miss this interpersonal dynamic. We confess, 'I did what I shouldn't have done, I am sorry.' In contrast, when we emphasize the social reality of sin, we proclaim, 'My actions have damaged our relationship. With your forgiveness, we can begin to live together, again, in community.'

is not simply an occasional mistake, but a deeply rooted disposition to disobey God. It is a condition of the heart, not an occasional flare-up of the will.

For Jesus, sin is not simply an occasional mistake, but a deeply rooted disposition to disobey God. It is a condition of the heart, not an occasional flare-up of the will. Jesus warned, 'I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin' (John 8:34). Jesus informed the most scrupulously religious leaders of his day that 'not one of you keeps the [moral] law' (John 7:19).

is social violence and so rebellion against God. To break brotherhood with men is to be a soul-murderer.

For Jesus, sin is social violence and so rebellion against God. To break brotherhood with men is to be a soul-murderer. To be lost is to be self-centered, isolated, out of spiritual unity with man and God. Self-seeking of any kind, especially in the matter of salvation, is spiritual suicide. To be saved is to be emptied of th self for the sake fo the Kingdom of God.

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