Thursday, November 15, 2007

Model Man

Note: this is a scrapbook. if errors were committed/written against faith, i don't care. The following is not the true doctrine of the church.


Original Sin (OS)
OS = Pride of Man = inherited by all in terms of nature of man
man is prone to have pride by its nature
aside from pride it is also of power, authority, autonomy (these are all God's attributes actually & not of man - cause of problems, sin in the world, destruction of relationship between God and man

these attributes are all good but when it goes beyond, it becomes god (somebody higher than others, not equal)

- nature of man
JC is a choice/showed us how to change the nature, that we can overcome this nature. JC tried to overcome this pride by his servan image, this power by dying, this authority by submission to history, the autonomy by alluding to the Father's will
- could have given us a peaceful place, no sin, Kingdom of God (one with God)

Baptism if seen as a way of conversion and not just a rite, it becomes a real sign, the sign of Jesus Christ (the primordioal sacrament-sign of conversion)
JC calls us to convert from pride to humility

ORIGINAL SIN is biologically inherited by fact of the nature of man
- is a term used for all the acts that inclines a person to be more, be above from anyone else (good interior, not evil inside)
-it is not a particular sin e.g. stealing, phidophilia, etc - seek above thru evil

Man is not born to be "a sinner" as Weger would say nor conditioned as a sinner, as situationists theologians would say, but MAN is born good but by its nature, chemical composition
he is capytivated by this will to chose to be or not to be.. (e.g chose JC's person)

JC was born with OS but it was overcomed not because he was divine in nature but becuase, as a man, he truly chose not to allude to this nature and brought back the true nature of man - good. use this OS in good sense (define OS in good sense) - he showed us how to overcome

JC saved us, redeemed us from this satate of life by showing that MAN HAS THE CAPACITY TO - BE GOOD, capacity to chose, capacity to transcend from just remaining in the state of OS, to be fully human
-He redeemed our humanity thru his example - he is our MODEL OF CHANGE
-we continue to sin/being redeemed - we need our participation, go through a process, cfrom child to adulthood process, maturity in faith
-Redemption is once and for all - when Jesus came. when that model man came. it is on the process for each one changes as he connects himself little by little to this "MAN WHO IS GOOD."

BAptism doesnt remove the concupiscence because it is .... (Rahner)
-it removes OS because it transforms us to a new AMn (JC)
-not necessary to be Christianb/catholic but it applies to all

If a Muslim or Jew would overcome this OS in him - he is REDEEMED from OS

A MAN WHO INTEGRATES CHRIST (MoDEL) CHANGES HIMSELF/ HIS NATURE.

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