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Sunday, September 13. 2009

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"The conflict is not against sin. Jesus conquered that. The conflict is waged over turning our natural life into a spiritual life."
Posted by Bird Dog in Quotidian Quotable Quote (QQQ) at 08:00 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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#1 Meta on 2009-09-13 13:46 (Reply)
It's been my prayer the last 33 years.
#2 shsrhrwh 6kifd45 on 2009-09-13 20:56 (Reply)
I'm always conflicted. The seven deadly sins always get me.
It's quite a war the natural versus the spiritual. I think God set it up that way. He is always the clever fellow.
Good deeds do not get us into paradise. It's our sins that allow us to prove our mettle, via forgiveness for ourselves and others.
#3 jappy on 2009-09-14 09:18 (Reply)
"It's our sins that allow us to prove our mettle, via forgiveness for ourselves and others."

I love this, Jappy. So profound - especially the part about forgiving yourself.
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#3.1 Meta on 2009-09-14 09:22 (Reply)
Robert Heinlein defined sin as "hurting others unnecessarily. All else is pecadillo." Much that I've been told is sinful seems to be perfectly natural and I think our natures are as God made them. If it is against God's will that we desire food, activity and sex, then why are they our nature at all? Original sin, some of you are ready to answer. But God knew that Adam and Eve were going to get after that forbidden fruit. Why did He leave the tree in the garden?
As social beings and followers of God, I hope we will use the Great Commandments and Bob Heinlein's definition of sin as our yardsticks. God may be more amused than honored when I notice that a pretty woman is desirable, but I think he's okay with it.
#4 Geoff on 2009-09-14 14:07 (Reply)

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