The concept of sin is quite familiar in the environment in which we live since the cultural identity of our society is Christian at its core. This concept does not appear only in Christian religions, but I will write here from a Christian perspective.
We encounter sin for the first time in the Old Testament account of the life of the first people, Adam and Eve in Paradise. Their sin consisted in eating the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, although it was expressly forbidden. The consequence of this was the breaking of the relationship with God, which caused the exile from paradise and death. On this occasion, we will not go into the theological analysis of the causes and consequences of sin, but will talk about the experience of sin among modern people.
Sin in this particular case meant man’s failure to fulfill his basic purpose, which implies communion with God. For man, communion with God meant the fulfillment of his own purpose of existence.
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If we take that as a starting point, then each of our failures in achieving peace, quality relations with people and nature, with ourselves can be called a sin. Since humanity is best realized in relationships with other people, then sin is mostly related to failure in those relationships.
On the other hand, error is a term that is on a lower gradation level, because it refers to other segments of life, e.g. being late for work, repeating a grade at school, or when our lunch burns. Both terms clearly testify to the imperfection of people, and people’s imperfection is often hard to come to terms with.
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A problem can arise when these two concepts are equated, so we consider even the smallest mistake to be an extremely big sin, even though it is correctable and will not endanger us existentially. On the other hand, there is also a problem when sin is perceived as a characteristic of being, not behavior. Then we can talk about the pathology of sin.
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In the Christian context, sin itself can be called a pathology or a disease, because it prevents a person from realizing himself in all his capacities, potentials and the basic designation mentioned above. Then the struggle with sin would also mean a path of healing that leads to the fulfillment of the goal. The pathology of sin can be a much bigger problem for man than the sin itself. In what way?
If we see the committed sin as evidence of our own sinfulness, then we are really in trouble.
Because doing something that is bad, wrong or sinful is quite different from being bad, wrong or sinful. The first refers to behavior, and the second to the human being.
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While behavior is something that can be changed, a trait of being is something that is a given of human existence that cannot be changed. If we are sinful then we are who we are and no effort, feat or desire will make us different.
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This is how we reach a dead end position. It is the space in which a complex of lower value or a compensatory complex of higher value arises, which aims to replace the feeling of lower value.
Anxiety, lack of meaning in life, chronic feelings of guilt, alienation, inadequacy, tendency to self-punishment, and eventually depression, and suicidal and homicidal thoughts and desires can also arise.
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Such an attitude about sin, that is, about oneself, is actually the biggest sin, an ontological one at that. Because he can prevent us from reaching the goal. In this way, we humiliate ourselves to the point of meaninglessness, thereby insulting not only ourselves, but also the One in whose image we were created.
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Now it is clear that to consider oneself a sinner means to consider oneself null and worthless, and since we are an icon of God Himself, this self-image consciously and unconsciously reflects on God. To be an icon or image of God means to be partaker of all that is good, to be able to enjoy all that God is.
By devaluing ourselves, we directly and indirectly prevent any possibility for more and better, and thus the communion with God to which we are called, which means that we will be deprived of feelings of love, belonging and love for others.
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In psychotherapy work with people who have this idea of themselves, of their imperfection, who struggle with complexes of higher or lower value, with anxiety and depression, whether they are Christians or not, it is necessary to touch on the concept of sin.
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Psychotherapy does not get forgiveness of sins, but one can learn how to receive forgiveness where it is given. Because people, Christians, who have this attitude about themselves and sin are not even able to receive forgiveness, since they do not believe in it, either unconsciously or consciously.
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