Side Bar: Perfection and Overcoming “Inherited Sin”
Review
When we look at the Bible, we see three types of sin that must be overcome to be like God – Universal Sin, Personal Sin, and Inherited Sin.
Universal Sin is the sin of Adam and Eve that brought death into the world. We overcome Universal Sin when we accept Yeshua(Jesus) as the Redeemer of humanity and commit to living the Noahide Laws – laws of honesty and integrity.
Personal Sin are those sin we alone are responsible for. God has defined this type of sin in the Torah for those who want to be sanctified. We overcome this type of sin by living the Law in the Fullness of Messiah/Christ.
Inherited Sin are those sins that are “inherited” from others sinful actions – Exodus 20:5. We are not responsible for these sins but must overcome the dysfunctions caused by these sins. These dysfunctions are usually caused by some kind of traumatic experience.
Perfection is achieved when we overcome all three types of sin.
When we look at the Bible, we see three types of sin that must be overcome to be like God – Universal Sin, Personal Sin, and Inherited Sin.
Universal Sin is the sin of Adam and Eve that brought death into the world. We overcome Universal Sin when we accept Yeshua(Jesus) as the Redeemer of humanity and commit to living the Noahide Laws – laws of honesty and integrity.
Personal Sin are those sin we alone are responsible for. God has defined this type of sin in the Torah for those who want to be sanctified. We overcome this type of sin by living the Law in the Fullness of Messiah/Christ.
Inherited Sin are those sins that are “inherited” from others sinful actions – Exodus 20:5. We are not responsible for these sins but must overcome the dysfunctions caused by these sins. These dysfunctions are usually caused by some kind of traumatic experience.
Perfection is achieved when we overcome all three types of sin.
Overcoming “Inherited Sin”
I am going to share my recent experiences about overcoming this type of sin. Wouldn’t all be nice if we all had a perfect family and perfect parents! Well, that is not the reality. Some face great challenges because of poor parenting or from others that can abuse us. While I can’t say that I suffered severe abuse or neglect, I did experience abuse and neglect from my parents. This left me with a lot of anxiety and some depression that I tried to bury so that I could move on with life. But at some point it catches up with you in the quality of our relationships. Moreover, I can only guess that that these experiences are necessary for my spiritual and character development. And, that I’m hoping, my experience can help you in your journey to be more like God.
Basic Self Awareness
In order to start healing from trauma, I needed some basic self-awareness. Religion is supposed to answer these basic questions of who we are. Needless to say, Mormonism wasn’t providing these answers. I ended up turning to the beginning of God’s Word – the Torah - in order to form a basic identity. My identity expanded as I studied Isaiah's spiritual categories of humanity.
Grieving
The next thing that occurred was to recall what my life was like as a child, internalize it and grieve over it.
Being Vulnerable
Next, I focused on being vulnerable. Trusting others with me.
Attachment
Next, as you engage in relationships with others, you form attachments in various degrees. I struggled with people’s inconsistent behaviors towards me. Here I realized that I was a social person and I would have to not take other people’s inconsistent behavior personally.
Victim Mentality
Next, I had to get beyond my victim mentality and not allow people to disrespect me. I had people at work grabbing and handling my “religious strings” -tzitzot. This occurred with two contracted security personnel and a manager. Another concern is when people “chat you up” to get you to reveal things about yourself – it’s manipulation and disingenuous. Especially, when being vulnerable because you are trying to trust and this disingenuousness is a violation of trust.
Being “Triggered” By Others
A trigger is when someone does or says something that sends you into a defensive mode relating to dysfunctional thinking. I have realized that emotionally strong people don’t get triggered. They don’t let other people’s behavior excessively affect you.
Addictions
Next, I realized that addictions are efforts to make one feel better because of anxiety or depression. But these resolve once we overcome these type of dysfunctions.
Anxiety and Depression
What I notice at this point is that my anxiety resolved and I had some depression, which I see now as really stress because of my heighten self-awareness which I treat with herbal formulations.
I hope that this is a blessing to you and that you can become more like our Messiah/Christ.
I am going to share my recent experiences about overcoming this type of sin. Wouldn’t all be nice if we all had a perfect family and perfect parents! Well, that is not the reality. Some face great challenges because of poor parenting or from others that can abuse us. While I can’t say that I suffered severe abuse or neglect, I did experience abuse and neglect from my parents. This left me with a lot of anxiety and some depression that I tried to bury so that I could move on with life. But at some point it catches up with you in the quality of our relationships. Moreover, I can only guess that that these experiences are necessary for my spiritual and character development. And, that I’m hoping, my experience can help you in your journey to be more like God.
Basic Self Awareness
In order to start healing from trauma, I needed some basic self-awareness. Religion is supposed to answer these basic questions of who we are. Needless to say, Mormonism wasn’t providing these answers. I ended up turning to the beginning of God’s Word – the Torah - in order to form a basic identity. My identity expanded as I studied Isaiah's spiritual categories of humanity.
Grieving
The next thing that occurred was to recall what my life was like as a child, internalize it and grieve over it.
Being Vulnerable
Next, I focused on being vulnerable. Trusting others with me.
Attachment
Next, as you engage in relationships with others, you form attachments in various degrees. I struggled with people’s inconsistent behaviors towards me. Here I realized that I was a social person and I would have to not take other people’s inconsistent behavior personally.
Victim Mentality
Next, I had to get beyond my victim mentality and not allow people to disrespect me. I had people at work grabbing and handling my “religious strings” -tzitzot. This occurred with two contracted security personnel and a manager. Another concern is when people “chat you up” to get you to reveal things about yourself – it’s manipulation and disingenuous. Especially, when being vulnerable because you are trying to trust and this disingenuousness is a violation of trust.
Being “Triggered” By Others
A trigger is when someone does or says something that sends you into a defensive mode relating to dysfunctional thinking. I have realized that emotionally strong people don’t get triggered. They don’t let other people’s behavior excessively affect you.
Addictions
Next, I realized that addictions are efforts to make one feel better because of anxiety or depression. But these resolve once we overcome these type of dysfunctions.
Anxiety and Depression
What I notice at this point is that my anxiety resolved and I had some depression, which I see now as really stress because of my heighten self-awareness which I treat with herbal formulations.
I hope that this is a blessing to you and that you can become more like our Messiah/Christ.