What is sin?
It seems it may be time to move toward an understanding of sin as a social construction rooted in time and space. Romans 14 has always painted a picture where what is “sin” for one may not be for another. If sin in grounded in time and space then it would makes sense that sin at its core is a violation of relationship.
A dynamic understanding of sin seems to invite each person/community to be very ‘present’ with it action/words/motives/etc. for what is permissible-even called for one moment, in another moment may be sin. What is “the” relationship inviting? Sin maybe the refusal to live “yes” to the invitation of the relationship.
The standard, foundationalist-type approach defines sin as adherence to some abstract list of, primarily, external of do’s and don’ts. Sin maybe as situation/time/place/person/community specific as good is.
Peace, dwight
