This is why any moralistic substitution of human good and evil, and on the other hand, any legalistic or ceremonial view of the demands of God, fails to do justice to the full seriousness of sin. (religion-online.org)
The reality, the pervasiveness, and the seriousness of sin can not be overstated, but it needs to be stated in a context which relates it to our total psychic life. (religion-online.org)
The reality, the pervasiveness, and seriousness of sin can not be overstated, but needs to be stated in a context which relates it to our total psychic life: Sin and finiteness; guilt and feeling guilty; forgiveness, human and divine. (religion-online.org)