In writing an article on how we can know we are saved, I came to address the issue of what we are saved from. In answering the self imposed question, "are we saved from sin?" I came to ponder about the subject of sin.
Here are my thoughts and a final question. Please correct me where I am wrong and lacking.
We should not objectify sin. By objectifying I mean, to express the abstract into a concrete form. Likewise, to attribute to it, a persona with distinctive characteristics. What do I mean by this?
I have always found extremely useful and positive that the Larger Catechism Q21 described sin by contrasting it to its reverse, the estate of innocency. The WCF describes it as "a corruption of nature, 6.5.
Can we then discuss sin (and understanding the definition of) beyond how it is defined in the confessions? When I said attributing to (sin) distinctive characteristics, I have in mind expressions such as "sin reared its ugly head." Bad example I know, but what I'm getting at is the objectifying of sin beyond its definition as simply an estate. This is why I never have a problem with the question "did God create sin?"
Am I just caught up in semantics? Or am I just way off course.
Here are my thoughts and a final question. Please correct me where I am wrong and lacking.
We should not objectify sin. By objectifying I mean, to express the abstract into a concrete form. Likewise, to attribute to it, a persona with distinctive characteristics. What do I mean by this?
I have always found extremely useful and positive that the Larger Catechism Q21 described sin by contrasting it to its reverse, the estate of innocency. The WCF describes it as "a corruption of nature, 6.5.
Can we then discuss sin (and understanding the definition of) beyond how it is defined in the confessions? When I said attributing to (sin) distinctive characteristics, I have in mind expressions such as "sin reared its ugly head." Bad example I know, but what I'm getting at is the objectifying of sin beyond its definition as simply an estate. This is why I never have a problem with the question "did God create sin?"
Am I just caught up in semantics? Or am I just way off course.