Actually, though, you did not answer the question about what is going on in the mind of the person, which would go a lot further toward making your point than a generalized statement.
Hello Kei,
The purpose here is to pass on good solid information to counter all the nonsense out there,steve-b:
Yes, you showed that the words do have an association with Calvinism. However, a person can use a term based on its latin roots, and it doesn’t have to have the same attached theology. For example, while “arianism” is definitely associated with Arian, the word “lapsarian” does not have to be associated with a particular ideology, it simply means “having to do with the fall”. The prefixes “supra” and “infra” add additional meaning. Calvinism as a theology does not have a copyright on Latin or Greek.
All of the predestination stuff is Calvinist, and those aspects had nothing to do with the ways the words were explained to me in context.
Well the way it was presented by that blogger, I wasn’t so happy about his position either. There is probably more to know. We are called to give people the benefit of the doubt, not calling something “the tip of an iceberg”, right?
I agree, I don’t think we can fully comprehend the magnitude of our wrongs.
I agree, there are many different scenarios. I think for our purposes we can test the question with the “worst case” ones.
Yes, this would be an example of a WCS.
Well, he wants to steal the item, so his mind is weighing the importance of the “do not steal” rule because it stands in the way of what he wants. The point of the matter is that if he believes his own rationale, he is believing an untruth. Can we say that a person who sees an untruth as truth really knows what he is doing?
1849 Sin is an offense against reason, truth, and right conscience; it is failure in genuine love for God and neighbor caused by a perverse attachment to certain goods. It wounds the nature of man and injures human solidarity. It has been defined as "an utterance, a deed, or a desire contrary to the eternal law."121Just for the sake of argument: did the Roman Soldiers sin, the ones who scourged Him and the ones who nailed Him; for they were “only” following the orders of those appointed above them? Like I said, for the sake of argument
, we can say that any torture or violation of human dignity is a deed contrary to eternal law.
Can you come up with an example, Steve, where you can really demonstrate the “knowing” in his mind, that all relevant information is at the forefront?
Has your observation of this helped in forgiving others and yourself? Has it helped in realizing, knowing God’s forgiveness?
post 126 I offered the following, (btw you didn’t answer)steve-b:
Can you come up with an example, Steve, where you can really demonstrate the “knowing” in his mind, that all relevant information is at the forefront?
I invite any readers to jump in and try to find an example or create a scenario in which a person knows what they are doing when they sin.
Thanks!
I think you may perhaps not understand what I am asking for, but let me give this a try.
Me too! It is no wonder that we are called “sheep” in scripture, we are so incredibly dull-witted. Awareness is an extremely humbling experience. A long time ago, before I was “OneSheep” I was “dumbsheep”.