09-05-2012, 01:27 AM
Hi Shamasha Paul,
That's all I needed to know. Couldn't possibly make more sense.
I don't know if I'll be able to get past how Jesus didn't correct their ignorance (or even reject it) if ignorance truly was the reason why they asked such a question, but it's great to know the CoE's take on the matter. Thanks a lot for your response and the information. I appreciate it.
Take care.
Paul Younan Wrote:But to be very specific, each child is born guilt-free and sinless. Sin requires a knowledge of right and wrong, and a willful act.
That's all I needed to know. Couldn't possibly make more sense.
Paul Younan Wrote:What the Church of the East believes regarding John 9 is that the disciples asked a question that was rooted in ignorance and superstition (shared, incidentally, by the Pharisees (v.34)), and that Meshikha corrected them in His answer: "'Neither this man nor his parents sinned,' said Jesus, 'but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.'"
+Shamasha Paul
I don't know if I'll be able to get past how Jesus didn't correct their ignorance (or even reject it) if ignorance truly was the reason why they asked such a question, but it's great to know the CoE's take on the matter. Thanks a lot for your response and the information. I appreciate it.
Take care.