Guilt and forgiveness in Christianity.
As is well-known, the theme of guilt and forgiveness is important within Christianity. Given that forgiveness is an important word and significant to many people, I shall describe the different views that exist and comment on them.
The Our Father and “Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us” has a special place in the prayers of Christians. The theme of sacrifice is directly linked to guilt. The other day, both a thought and a question flashed through my mind. I had not allowed them into my consciousness before because of attachment to old thoughts. I realized that, judging by his painful death on the cross, Jesus must have had karma, too. Why should he not have known karma if he is one of us and our brother? He also had to learn and develop.
Later I read in the very inspiring, channeled books by Ceanne deRohan 3, the following: No matter how much you might want to say that Jesus was perfect, He had guilt mixed with love. The guilt that created His death on earth… It seemed to be a direct answer to my question. At any rate, we can say with certainty that in Christianity love and guilt have been thoroughly mixed together.
Guilt and love have been mixed together, too, with regard to sacrifice. By sacrificing yourself for someone or something, you imply a negative attitude towards yourself. With sacrifice you give up something essential of yourself. With love you do not have to give up anything. You just share your whole being and your abundance, and you do not have to give up anything or miss anything. You do not have to be crucified for love. At a deeper layer, perhaps that was the mistake Jesus made or rather that was his lack of knowledge—otherwise it would not have happened. Perhaps he came to earth because He had something to learn just like the rest of us. In this way, he was and is our brother. Is it conceivable that because of the subconscious guilt he had, and he is not alone in that, guilt and forgiveness have acquired the emphasis that they have had up until now? Of course, his followers are to blame for this, but Jesus might have unknowingly set a trend. That has not done us any good. It is time to set ourselves free from guilt.
It is not effective to go on thinking in terms of guilt and forgiveness. As long as we remain imprisoned in this theme, we will fundamentally stagnate at the level of the will and the reason. Guilt is nothing but a lumping together of emotions: fear, sorrow, and anger. If these emotions come to light and are digested, guilt will disappear. If there is no longer any guilt, there will be no accusations and hence no need for forgiving or being forgiven.
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