This is beautiful work Lyle. It speaks to the heart of sin as metaphysical deception rather than brokenness. If it is brokenness it can be fixed, but if it is metaphysical deception, we break thinking we're fixing. I also appreciate what you have to say about Vance having to be allowed to come to that conclusion himself. I consider it a spiritual right (no. 6 if we're counting). "Let Each One Obey for Themselves". I have a short post about that somewhere--Facebook I think. I'll see about bringing it over.
This is beautiful work Lyle. It speaks to the heart of sin as metaphysical deception rather than brokenness. If it is brokenness it can be fixed, but if it is metaphysical deception, we break thinking we're fixing. I also appreciate what you have to say about Vance having to be allowed to come to that conclusion himself. I consider it a spiritual right (no. 6 if we're counting). "Let Each One Obey for Themselves". I have a short post about that somewhere--Facebook I think. I'll see about bringing it over.