Spirituality Basics

The objective of ALL spiritual truth is encapsulated in the greatest commandment or spiritual law referenced by Jesus Christ: Love God, Love your neighbor, as you Love yourself.

Practically speaking, human "spirituality" is system of natural and supernatural principles that govern the 3 primary types of human Connections:
1. the invisible, intangible, yet real connection that we have to God
2. the invisible, intangible community connection we have with others (and the world around us)
3. the invisible, intangible connection we have with our physical bodies and personal identity (self)

Christ's "Law of Love" is the key to mastery of these connections. However, the challenge to fulfilling of this "Law of love" is power of the "sin" concept.

The consideration of the "sin" concept provokes the discussion of right and wrong. This discussion is an important endeavor of loving God, neighbor and self.  A healthy discussion should lead to mutual understanding and greater harmony.  Unfortunately, the concept of sin is one that isn't naturally easy or comfortable to address.  The solution is the Christ Concept.  The difficulty is the guilt, shame, offense and the defensiveness that are natural reactions to typical understanding of sin as the indictment of human weakness and frailty.  The Christ Concept offers conviction that can lead to change rather than condemnation that only produces shame and separation.

Through the mindset of the Christ Concept "sin" can be considered, addressed and once this concept is understood and believed sin is overcome to produce a consciousness in harmony with God, "neighbors" and self.  This consciousness lived out produces righteousness, peace and joy as intend in the design of mankind's purpose: Connection.

Overcoming sin (or overcoming evil with good) is such an important human responsibility because of the true power and detriment of sin is its negative impact on the connection that is inherent with human experience.

Think of sin as this: Anything that causes a perceived or real RIGHT to live as if we are not CONNECTED.