Beyond a crime or a disease, sin is also a weakness. Anselm of Canterbury, in the 12th century, had an interesting illustration he used to explain the effects of sin. He said imagine if a landowner told one of his laborers to go to a certain area of his farm or ranch, and do some work there, build fences, dig trenches, or whatever, and in sending him, he also warned him of a pit in that area to beware of. If the worker didn’t pay attention, he could easily fall into that pit, and then he wouldn’t be able to get out of it and do the work his boss wanted him to do. The worker goes his way, doesn’t heed the warning, and falls into that pit. So now he has failed his boss in two ways. He can’t do the work his boss wanted him to do, and, even though he was forewarned, he’s carelessly fallen into a trap from which he cannot escape! He’s doubly useless! Continue reading “Saved From What? #5 The Weakness of Sin”
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