But my doubt would not be overcome. Kierkegaard had declared that it was only to the consciousness of sin that Christianity was not horror or madness. For me it was sometimes both.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When we learn from experience, the scars of sin can lead us to restoration and a renewed intimacy with God.
I was told I had an overabundance of original sin.
I am not writing to try and convert people to fundamental Christianity. I am just trying to share my experience, strength and hope, that someone who is as messed up and neurotic and scarred and scared can be fully accepted by our dear Lord, no questions asked.
The Christian fear of the pagan outlook has damaged the whole consciousness of man.
Christianity has made of death a terror which was unknown to the gay calmness of the Pagan.
A sinner can no more repent and believe without the Holy Spirit's aid than he can create a world.
People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and at seeing it practiced.
The essential point of view of Christianity is sin.
To us sin has not become any less of a mystery or a pain.
The disturbed individual who believes himself to be Christ, or to receive messages from God, is something of a cliche in our society. Ever since Sigmund Freud, many people have associated religiosity with neurosis and mental illness.
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