3.7 Forgiveness Analysis
3.7 Forgiveness
In this chapter the author says that he erred in saying that chastity was the most unpopular Christian virtue. He said what is even worse is the duty of forgiving our enemies. Most people including Christians do not even want to think about forgiving – it makes them sick to talk that way.
He said, it is very clear however, if we do not forgive others, we will not be forgiven. We are also told that we must love our neighbors like we love ourselves. He goes on to explain the difference in loving yourself, but not liking the things you do. He looked at this in the same way as us hating the act the person committed, but not the person. He explains that what the Bible meant by loving your neighbor, means: wishing him well, not feeling fond of him, nor saying he is nice when he's not.
3.8 The Great Sin
The great sin, the author says, is one that nearly no one admits to; it is pride or self-conceit. He says it is the utmost evil. Pride, he says, is extremely competitive. It not only competes with other people, it also …show more content…
And he says if this is the case, maybe we should drop it and come back for it later. He is speaking of what he calls the higher level of faith. This, he says, is the question of faith that comes after man has tried his level best to practice Christian virtues and failed. Man comes to realize that he has nothing that he can give back to God that is not already His. He needs to get to a point where he has discovered the fact of bankruptcy. Nevertheless, man has to develop the attitude that makes him want to keep on trying. He must come to a point where he realizes that he must rely on God more and more to get things done. When we get to this point, the author describes it as a place where everyone is filled with goodness, but they do not call it goodness; they don't even think of it. They are too busy looking at the source from when it
In this chapter the author says that he erred in saying that chastity was the most unpopular Christian virtue. He said what is even worse is the duty of forgiving our enemies. Most people including Christians do not even want to think about forgiving – it makes them sick to talk that way.
He said, it is very clear however, if we do not forgive others, we will not be forgiven. We are also told that we must love our neighbors like we love ourselves. He goes on to explain the difference in loving yourself, but not liking the things you do. He looked at this in the same way as us hating the act the person committed, but not the person. He explains that what the Bible meant by loving your neighbor, means: wishing him well, not feeling fond of him, nor saying he is nice when he's not.
3.8 The Great Sin
The great sin, the author says, is one that nearly no one admits to; it is pride or self-conceit. He says it is the utmost evil. Pride, he says, is extremely competitive. It not only competes with other people, it also …show more content…
And he says if this is the case, maybe we should drop it and come back for it later. He is speaking of what he calls the higher level of faith. This, he says, is the question of faith that comes after man has tried his level best to practice Christian virtues and failed. Man comes to realize that he has nothing that he can give back to God that is not already His. He needs to get to a point where he has discovered the fact of bankruptcy. Nevertheless, man has to develop the attitude that makes him want to keep on trying. He must come to a point where he realizes that he must rely on God more and more to get things done. When we get to this point, the author describes it as a place where everyone is filled with goodness, but they do not call it goodness; they don't even think of it. They are too busy looking at the source from when it