tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33185052.post9181662917459295428..comments2023-09-05T03:44:01.651-04:00Comments on Magdalene's Musings: The Human Dilemma: Sermon on Romans 7:15-25Magdalene6127http://www.blogger.com/profile/11036211735489393308noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33185052.post-30225509958130325832011-07-05T00:42:52.508-04:002011-07-05T00:42:52.508-04:00Thanks for the comment Doxy!
Well, I didn't n...Thanks for the comment Doxy!<br /><br />Well, I didn't necessarily say whose sin, did I? <br /><br />I do believe sin alienates us-- it can render us incapable of acting for the common good, for example. And, in my own case, I used sugar/ flour products as a drug to dull my own pain and keep those who should have been closest to me at a distance.<br /><br />I hear the pain in what you are saying. I think to authentically inhabit your convictions is so painful, at times. It can certainly leave us feeling isolated. But that does not indicate that it is you who are acting "sinfully." In my opinion, it is the misogyny, the homophobia, etc, which are the sinful stances. You do what you can to put what seems to you the most faithful message out into the world, you experience rejection because of it, and, of course, relationships are affected.<br /><br />I think we always need to be ready to restore relationships, but not at the cost of these kinds of convictions. These are the ways in which you are following Jesus.<br /><br />Does that make sense?<br /><br />Peace, dear friend. You are very much my hero(ine).Magdalene6127https://www.blogger.com/profile/11036211735489393308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33185052.post-38026872132276657032011-07-03T13:39:45.903-04:002011-07-03T13:39:45.903-04:00Great sermon!!
I do have a question. Here's t...Great sermon!!<br /><br />I do have a question. Here's the bit that really struck me as I was reading it:<br /><br /><i>And that’s what sin is: anything that harms our relationship with God, and prevents us from being in relationship with people.</i><br /><br />What do you mean by the last part, "...prevents us from being in relationship with people"?<br /><br />I ask because I can think of a lot of people who don't want to be in relationship with me because of my feminist/political views--but the idea of backing down from those views in order to "be in relationship" is a non-starter for me. <br /><br />I'm really wrestling with my responsibility in all of this, so I'd love to hear your take! :-)<br /><br />Pax,<br />DoxyWormwood's Doxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882756844690851674noreply@blogger.com