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euge_o_rama

Sin and forgiveness

Feb 07, 2009 09:36

I find the concept of being forgiven for sins truly alarming. So you can commit any heinous misdeed you'd like, feel bad, ask to be forgiven, and walk away from your mess happy ( Read more... )

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filialucis February 7 2009, 15:04:12 UTC

"So you can commit any heinous misdeed you'd like, feel bad, ask to be forgiven, and walk away from your mess happy?"

Er, nope. Forgiveness is contingent upon contrition.

If I have correctly divined the context here, given that I have no idea what prompted this post.

matanya February 7 2009, 17:28:03 UTC

What did I do now....?

From Lord Stout-n-Bluster (aka Cantankerous Joe) matanya February 12 2009, 18:37:06 UTC

Nothing beyond your usual actions resulting in the wailing and screaming, gnashing of teeth, rending of garments and donning of sackcloth and ashes by guitarists and wanna-be guitar scholars...

calatrava February 8 2009, 18:37:43 UTC

If it cannot be made right, perhaps you should feel bad for it and be inspired to not do such a thing again.

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I guess you refer to some composers of guitar music.

Sorry to drag in sects and religion, but . . . robin_june February 9 2009, 02:41:04 UTC

You've hit upon what I view is a key difference between (a) the ethically mature end of the spectrum of Catholic paradigms and (b) the simplistic, immature end of the Protestant spectrum of belief.

I grew up Catholic and liked to think I had achieved (a), and then I married into Lutheranism and was exposed to (b) - not from all, just from enough people to be extremely headdesk-inducing.

That simplistic view of totally-free-forgiveness leads to recidivism, stemming from a perceived license to sin. This is despite the fact that the scripture they adhere to specifically says not to:

(Footnote = Romans, chapter 6, verse 1-2a:
"What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 By no means! ").

Re: Sorry to drag in sects and religion, but . . . euge_o_rama May 16 2009, 15:21:29 UTC

Sorry for my delay! Indeed Robin and filialucis. There is a big difference between the mature and ritualized religion of the "old world" and the upstart, sect-oriented of the North American evangelical movement.