Theodicy Soteriology, Hermeneutics

SOTERIOLOGY : M. M. NINAN
Fig. 7 This being has zero righteous component i.e Secular Being or Zero
Righteousness Charge.
Fig. 8 Though this vector has the same direction and magnitude as in figure 3, this vector do
have a + ve component in the direction of + It is the position of the being with respect the God
that makes the difference. This explains the principle of situational ethics. An act may be
righteous or secular depending on the state of the person who performs it, where he is in
relation to God. So here we have a situation where not only the magnitude, and direction but
also the position matters.
3.. The spirit of the world
The world is filled with creatures with free will. Each being is a vector in the space. The
direction of the vector may be defined in terms of the reference point which is unchangablewhich
is God's Spirit. The direction of the vectors can then be defined + or - depending on
whether the vector has a positive component in the direction of God point or a negative
component. the spirit which has a positive component towards God is called righteous and
those that have negative component is called unrighteous or evil. Such a person is often
called a devil.
Christianity rejects the idea of a negative God i.e Satan as the antithesis of God. The
Zoroastrian (Parsee) religion and most of the religions of the Middle East at the time of Israel
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