Humans have dominion over creatures Migliore agrees but if people abused their power it would be a sin. In the chapter Humanity as Creature, Sinner, and New Being in Christ, Migliore has reliable support as well as contradictions to his understanding of the definition of sin in humanity. Migliore explores the image of God and connects by describing the dimensions of human beings in relationship to God. He notes from the first chapter of Genesis that human beings given dominion over the earth, and because of this hierarchy system they having authority over other creatures as well. Before he begins his first point in ‘Fallen Humanity’, he directs us and explains “...sin is a denial of our essential relatedness to those who are genuinely ‘other’.
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However this idea brought some contradiction. He explains that sin is also when one refuses to recognize one’s self-dependence on God and if you act in active, self-centered idolatry. As an individual, it is natural for human beings to care for themselves and to try to achieve success. In the process of achieving success considers an amount of egotism. But he also states as humans “always unsatisfied drive in human creature towards an ever-elusive goal” and he refers humans to Wolfhart Pannenberg’s world openness or openness to the future. That means he agrees humans have tendency to try to reach some type of …show more content…
We can see this is another aspect to freedom but it adds to the ambiguity. You cannot be non-self sustaining also. In contrary, there seems a grey area to these two extremes. One cannot acquire utmost power like God, as well as not be susceptible by self-doubt and passivity in their lives to the extent which they cannot escape from. I have two raised questions. If individuals today want to pursue in the highest position in a career possible to what extent is that a sin? What degree in self-investing would be considered egocentric to oneself? Migliore does not supply us with his insights on the grey area of sin nor a concrete
However this idea brought some contradiction. He explains that sin is also when one refuses to recognize one’s self-dependence on God and if you act in active, self-centered idolatry. As an individual, it is natural for human beings to care for themselves and to try to achieve success. In the process of achieving success considers an amount of egotism. But he also states as humans “always unsatisfied drive in human creature towards an ever-elusive goal” and he refers humans to Wolfhart Pannenberg’s world openness or openness to the future. That means he agrees humans have tendency to try to reach some type of …show more content…
We can see this is another aspect to freedom but it adds to the ambiguity. You cannot be non-self sustaining also. In contrary, there seems a grey area to these two extremes. One cannot acquire utmost power like God, as well as not be susceptible by self-doubt and passivity in their lives to the extent which they cannot escape from. I have two raised questions. If individuals today want to pursue in the highest position in a career possible to what extent is that a sin? What degree in self-investing would be considered egocentric to oneself? Migliore does not supply us with his insights on the grey area of sin nor a concrete