tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10881824.post112560913296686335..comments2024-02-17T07:44:05.334-08:00Comments on Sinning Boldly: Not Curvatus in Se EnoughAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17835278970174444409noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10881824.post-1041243496113320342012-04-05T08:17:15.510-07:002012-04-05T08:17:15.510-07:00Johnny come lately here... (like almost 7-years la...Johnny come lately here... (like almost 7-years later)<br /><br /><br />'Curvatus in se' is from the holy Church Father, Archbishop Augustine of Hippo.<br /><br /><br />'Curvatus in se' is partly a masturbation reference. It blinds you by causing you to turn inward.James Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03601404337397444540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10881824.post-1125850754201555402005-09-04T09:19:00.000-07:002005-09-04T09:19:00.000-07:00Even more important from a Lutheran perspective WE...Even more important from a Lutheran perspective WE ARE ALL SINNERS (alienated from G-d), all restored to relationship with G-d by G-d's gracious initiative. Our judgments of others "sins" are fallen, so judge very carefully. If this is G-d's way of punishing the "filth" none of us would escape notice. Of course, the G-d I know in Jesus Christ returned our rejection of G-d in the Crucifixion with forgiveness...that's the place to start...Closedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04752595488795781895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10881824.post-1125801673877786812005-09-03T19:41:00.000-07:002005-09-03T19:41:00.000-07:00As Christians, we need to be able to look into the...As Christians, we need to be able to look into the mirror enough to deal with the log in our eyes, before we try to remove the speck from our neighbor's eye. We need to be self-reflective, but not self-absorbed. If I am totally curvatus in se, then I cannot see myself as I really am, as God sees me. It is God who straightens me out, and helps me see the sinner I am.<BR/><BR/>The 'act of God' (wow is that presumptuous) that destroyed New Orleans, of course, mostly killed the poor, whose collective sin, it seems, was not owning a car to escape in. To judge the poor, the elderly, mothers and children (who are often the most common victims of natural disasters) as deserving their fate, while the godless rich escape, is unbiblical and unchristian.ELemonholmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03831747124961264719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10881824.post-1125757456294989412005-09-03T07:24:00.000-07:002005-09-03T07:24:00.000-07:00M,From here it actually seems that such folks are ...M,<BR/><BR/>From here it actually seems that such folks are so turned in upon themselves that they cannot see anyone else's struggles and sufferings, that their own interpretation of Scripture and their theology might be gravely fallen. It certainly doesn't point to Christ...Closedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04752595488795781895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10881824.post-1125711023267836742005-09-02T18:30:00.000-07:002005-09-02T18:30:00.000-07:00Yes, this is definitely no threat to the tradition...Yes, this is definitely no threat to the traditional Lutheran diagnosis. There are just some times when we should think about ourselves.Andy Kaylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863052203418450397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10881824.post-1125693149148611442005-09-02T13:32:00.000-07:002005-09-02T13:32:00.000-07:00Well, I think it is still "curvatus in se" because...Well, I think it is still "curvatus in se" because whenever you criticize someone in the manner of which we are discussing, you are implying that of course you wouldn't do any such thing and are therefore not deserving of such judgment.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16102818359680439197noreply@blogger.com