Man and Sin by Piet Schoonenberg (1964) 2.3 IO
[How long could coherence last if the potential inherent in me1a is brought to life by a thinkgroup illuminating ‘my mirror of the world3a’?
Disconnects build up.
Thinkgroup changes.
I change.]
[In the interscope, thoughts and deeds emerge from and situate responsibilities and freedom.
The something (value) underlying my choice1b directly emerges from and situates the something (revealed desire) emerging from and situating me2a.
The something underlying my choice (value)1b virtually emerges from and situates the potential inherent in me (desire)1a.]
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[In the interscope, the categorical transition of obligation goes with the content level nested form:
Thought experiment3a( something2,a( __1a))
One type of obligation is responsibility. The other type is words.
Here is the arena where freedom in God or bondage in Satan plays out.
Once an obligation illuminates the mirror of the world3a, then (what Schoonenberg called) “service” follows.]
[Once the contradictions within the single actuality of the heart2 are resolved, the mandala of the heart becomes an icon, rather than a lived experience.
The intersection reverts to interscope.]
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[The previous blog leads me to what Schoonenberg wrote next:]
The free choice, for good or evil, always implies some obligation. We exercise our freedom in serving God or Satan.
[What does that mean for the mandala of the heart?]