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matthew1624
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Not sure if this belongs here but here goes…As a result of some personal study I have come to the following:
Genesis 4:7 says we can… “Sin is lurking at the door yet you can be his master.” (keep in mind that this was after the fall)
Paul says we can’t “For I do not do what I want, but I do what I hate” Romans 7:15-21. Or does he…“Glorify God in your body” 1 Corinthians 6:20
Finally, Jesus says we can otherwise he wouldn’t of said “Go, (and) from now on do not sin any more” John 8:11
Now in reference to Romans, if the body is incapable of doing any good then how can we glorify God through the body as in 1 Corinthians? The First Letter of John (5:3) states the following “For the love of God is this, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.” Again, if good does not dwell within us then how can we keep the commandments? I’m assuming that those who support the OSAS position lean heavily on passages such as the above (Romans). – “It is not I who do it, but sin that dwells in me”.
However, in context (of the whole of scripture) I conclude that we have the grace necessary to overcome concupiscence. The body is good (made in the image and likeness of God) as long as we subject it to the soul and not the other way around. When we subject our soul to the body is when we get in trouble. The rupture of the body and soul resulting from original sin is undone through the incarnation. Don’t get me wrong now, on our own we cannot overcome the tendency to sin but it is through the graces that Christ merited for us on the cross that we can. The Sacraments are another channel of grace that give us what we need to master sin. In the event that we fall, the graces are restored at the confessional. I also envision that we are somewhat transported back to the Garden of Eden and are face to face with the serpent who is offering us the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. However, unlike the original paradise, Christ (the new Adam) has shown us the path to take…to choose the tree of life which is the cross (Mt 16:24) and the fruit of the tree of life is the Eucharist (Jn 6:51) which again supplies us with the graces to live Life in the Spirit as Paul describes in Galations 5:16-26. We still have free will (as at the beginning) and are capable of being cut off if we choose the wrong tree, that is to live according to the flesh (the soul in subjection to the flesh).
What do you all think? Am I on the right track?
Genesis 4:7 says we can… “Sin is lurking at the door yet you can be his master.” (keep in mind that this was after the fall)
Paul says we can’t “For I do not do what I want, but I do what I hate” Romans 7:15-21. Or does he…“Glorify God in your body” 1 Corinthians 6:20
Finally, Jesus says we can otherwise he wouldn’t of said “Go, (and) from now on do not sin any more” John 8:11
Now in reference to Romans, if the body is incapable of doing any good then how can we glorify God through the body as in 1 Corinthians? The First Letter of John (5:3) states the following “For the love of God is this, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.” Again, if good does not dwell within us then how can we keep the commandments? I’m assuming that those who support the OSAS position lean heavily on passages such as the above (Romans). – “It is not I who do it, but sin that dwells in me”.
However, in context (of the whole of scripture) I conclude that we have the grace necessary to overcome concupiscence. The body is good (made in the image and likeness of God) as long as we subject it to the soul and not the other way around. When we subject our soul to the body is when we get in trouble. The rupture of the body and soul resulting from original sin is undone through the incarnation. Don’t get me wrong now, on our own we cannot overcome the tendency to sin but it is through the graces that Christ merited for us on the cross that we can. The Sacraments are another channel of grace that give us what we need to master sin. In the event that we fall, the graces are restored at the confessional. I also envision that we are somewhat transported back to the Garden of Eden and are face to face with the serpent who is offering us the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. However, unlike the original paradise, Christ (the new Adam) has shown us the path to take…to choose the tree of life which is the cross (Mt 16:24) and the fruit of the tree of life is the Eucharist (Jn 6:51) which again supplies us with the graces to live Life in the Spirit as Paul describes in Galations 5:16-26. We still have free will (as at the beginning) and are capable of being cut off if we choose the wrong tree, that is to live according to the flesh (the soul in subjection to the flesh).
What do you all think? Am I on the right track?