Mr Cheese
Well-Known Member
Sin...
When it comes to the word Sin, many people find this to be problematic.
Many for example state "I don't believe in Sin."
Taken to its extreme we have the mantra by a certain Occult Group
"Everythign is permissable, nothing is wrong". Which of course means its ok to stick pencils in yoru ears, call yourself George and pretend to be from Venus...
Sin of course generally falls under several definitions. A common one is that sin is essentially not "following Gods laws" these laws are generally written down in a holy book or a part opf a cultural and/or religiosu practice.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's *** for example.... No donkey for you, God has commanded it.
An alternative is that Sin is an archery tem that means to miss the mark. Thus Sin is what ever is done that misses the mark.
From a more esoteric stance one could argue that Sin is to participate in what Hindus and Buddhists call maya (which is not thought of exactly the smae in those "religions") or Illusion. Thus sin would be participating in illusion. Or Perhaps increasing what some translate the Buddhist concept to as "suffering" Thus sin is to increase suffering.
In Gnosticism, our outlook and approach is through Gnosis or knowledge. This is divine experiental knowledge. Episteme (another greek word for knowledge) would be book knowledge. It was Gnosis that plato spoke of as the highest function of man, not episteme. In Gnosticism then the greatest of all sins arguably is ignorance. Not simply ignorance, but deliberate wilful ignorance. Burying your head in the sand.
Going by your beleifs, religion, path, moneky chalk board.....
What IS the grreatest of all Sins?
When it comes to the word Sin, many people find this to be problematic.
Many for example state "I don't believe in Sin."
Taken to its extreme we have the mantra by a certain Occult Group
"Everythign is permissable, nothing is wrong". Which of course means its ok to stick pencils in yoru ears, call yourself George and pretend to be from Venus...
Sin of course generally falls under several definitions. A common one is that sin is essentially not "following Gods laws" these laws are generally written down in a holy book or a part opf a cultural and/or religiosu practice.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's *** for example.... No donkey for you, God has commanded it.
An alternative is that Sin is an archery tem that means to miss the mark. Thus Sin is what ever is done that misses the mark.
From a more esoteric stance one could argue that Sin is to participate in what Hindus and Buddhists call maya (which is not thought of exactly the smae in those "religions") or Illusion. Thus sin would be participating in illusion. Or Perhaps increasing what some translate the Buddhist concept to as "suffering" Thus sin is to increase suffering.
In Gnosticism, our outlook and approach is through Gnosis or knowledge. This is divine experiental knowledge. Episteme (another greek word for knowledge) would be book knowledge. It was Gnosis that plato spoke of as the highest function of man, not episteme. In Gnosticism then the greatest of all sins arguably is ignorance. Not simply ignorance, but deliberate wilful ignorance. Burying your head in the sand.
Going by your beleifs, religion, path, moneky chalk board.....
What IS the grreatest of all Sins?
