Sin And The Human Condition

Man has always struggled to find meaning and fulfilment in a broken world. He searches in many places yet each explanation he receives seems to fall short. An explanation for this phenomenon can be found in two specific definitions: one on Sin and one on the Human Condition. These definitions not only lay out why mankind attempts to look for purpose but also explain common reactions to a lack of existence and meaning The definition of Sin in question is “the wilful and deliberate effort to displace God and usurp His authority and prerogatives.” In essence, Sin is rejecting God’s sovereignty over the human life. Another way of stating it is that Sin is usurping God’s superior position and attempting to fill His position with something or someone

Life with a capital ‘L’ is what we receive by being in a relationship with Him; it is full meaning and purpose found only by living out God’s will and being in relationship with him. This is what we strive to: heaven is not wonderful because everything is perfect and pretty, but because we receive Life eternally. This is what is missing when a human lives in Sin and causes them to try and find the meaning and purpose that is found in Life through sub-par

While most people have a tendency to ignore the issue, they do settle on one of the three reactions subconsciously and this belief is reflected in their actions, thus ignoring the issue cannot really be counted as a specific way of reacting to the issue.

The first contender, Existential Nihilism, responds to human’s lack of purpose by saying that life has no inherent meaning or fulfilment to it; the only option is for man to try and find his own meaning the best he can. This usually results in humans attempting to fill the void with meaningless obsessions and goals such as money, love, or sexual desire, resulting in a hedonistic lifestyle. This is not always the case, but often times this is a default reaction people relegate themselves to without even consciously acknowledging