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Monthly Archives: February 2010
Original Sin 6 – Guilt vs. Consequences
I realized that while the distinction between guilt and consequences in the context of this series is one that is clear to me, I haven’t written anything in this series to explicitly draw that distinction. And it will become increasingly important as the series progresses. So I’ve decided this will be the topic for today’s [...]
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Original Sin 4 – Karma
Although not directly related to the topic of original sin, I think it’s important to briefly touch upon the framework of karma as I explore the ways I interacted with the idea of inherited guilt in my personal journey. Before my turn toward Christianity, the primary lens through which I interpreted and made sense of [...]
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Original Sin 3 – The Fate of Children Who Die
As I have mentioned elsewhere, I engaged and sometimes practiced a broad spectrum of Christian and non-Christian religions and spiritualities growing up. So I was not ignorant about popular Christian teachings. But I did not really begin to seriously engage those teachings until I turned toward Christian faith when I was roughly thirty years old. [...]
Posted in Original Sin Tagged Calvinists, eternity, guilt, hell, infant, jesus of nazareth, Original Sin, punishment, Southern Baptist, spiritual 4 Comments
Original Sin 2 – Inherited Guilt
Before we can begin any discussion of Original Sin, of course, I think it’s important to provide some context and definition for the idea we will be discussing. (Or on which I’ll be having a monologue if nobody else has anything to say.) When I use the term, I have in mind the idea, first [...]
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Original Sin 1 – Series Intro
Ever since the comments on a sweet and beautiful post by Elizabeth Esther evolved the way they did, I’ve felt that I should record some of my thoughts on the doctrine typically called “Original Sin” in a series on my blog. It’s something I’ve written about and discussed in a variety of settings, but I’ve [...]
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The Monstrous Within Us All
As I’m sure most people are now aware, this past week an Austin resident snapped and flew his small plane into one of our IRS offices. Due to a well-designed building, some fast thinking and good reactions from those in the building, small acts of heroism, and a healthy helping of good fortune, it appears [...]
Posted in Personal Tagged Austin, demons, dissonance, hatred, IRS, jesus of nazareth, Joe Stack, lord have mercy, Norway, pray, son of god, Vern Hunter, wife 3 Comments
For the Life of the World 39
This post focuses on sections 7-10 of Sacrament and Symbol, the second appendix of For the Life of the World. Section 7 focuses of the essay focuses on the way that causality and guarantees were built into the theology of sacraments and how they were thus transformed from intrinsic and revealing in their union with [...]
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Amen! Amen!
This post is a reflection on something I’ve heard or read a number of times over the past several months from some pretty different sources. Although I wouldn’t say that any aspect of it was something I didn’t know beforehand, it’s been bouncing around my head now for some time. It’s time to express those [...]
Posted in Faith Tagged body, faithful man, glory of god, jesus of nazareth, judaism, love, new testament, resurrection 1 Comment
Original Sin 7 – God & Man in the Creation Narratives