Is sin about using our intelligence in ways that distort the\nTruth, or is it about not using our intelligence to form our conscience? I am\nsuggesting we drop Truth from the conversation and focus on a more manageable\nprocess of prayer, discernment and contemplation. Self-improvement has become\nan art form. From physical training, to yoga, to therapy or prosperity\nconsciousness, it\u2019s all about making our free choices with targeted results\ncentered on individuals and what\u2019s best for them. By its very definition,\nChristian morality is about the horizonal relationship we have with others\nbased on the vertical relationship we have with Christ Jesus. Once again, the\npsychological aspect of freedom has collided with the spiritual facet of\nliberty. Freedom being the choices made in circumstances, times, places and\nevents to fulfill expectations, and liberty being in complete control of\neverything we say and do. Once the confusion and conflict have been resolved by\nsurrendering the ego to Christ for His will, purpose and fulfillment, sin\ncannot enter. If it does, then the psychological process begins. We recognize,\nexperience and release the thoughts which are not consistent with Christ Jesus\nand we choose liberty over freedom. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Is sin about using our intelligence in ways that distort the Truth, or is it about not using our intelligence to form our conscience? I am suggesting we drop Truth from the conversation and focus on a more manageable process of prayer, discernment and contemplation. Self-improvement has become an art form. From physical training, to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[13,49,59],"class_list":["post-260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musings","tag-catholic-faith","tag-catholic-spirituality","tag-sin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reflectionsonfaith.net\/reflections\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reflectionsonfaith.net\/reflections\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reflectionsonfaith.net\/reflections\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reflectionsonfaith.net\/reflections\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reflectionsonfaith.net\/reflections\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=260"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.reflectionsonfaith.net\/reflections\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":261,"href":"https:\/\/www.reflectionsonfaith.net\/reflections\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260\/revisions\/261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reflectionsonfaith.net\/reflections\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reflectionsonfaith.net\/reflections\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reflectionsonfaith.net\/reflections\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}