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i want life

grace is life. but there is a burden to forgiveness. to the one who forgives i owe nothing, for i own nothing, and the gift is unconditional.

yet there is something that i am bound to give, which i am not. to sin because of grace is the worst rationalization of man. to say, “it will not hurt me, and i will be forgiven in any case”, is not only false, it is hurt to my forgiver.

what a backwards and despicable and ensnaring and insidious lie.

nai télfu stavéma, náwo

listening to: the silence of my own finitude.

By Jonathan Lipps

Jonathan worked as a programmer in tech startups for several decades, but is also passionate about all kinds of creative pursuits and academic discussion. Jonathan has master’s degrees in philosophy and linguistics, from Stanford and Oxford respectively, and is working on another in theology. An American-Canadian, he lives in Vancouver, BC and has way too many hobbies.

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