Man and Sin by Piet Schoonenberg (1964) 2.1BA

[I cannot proclaim: I am my own relation.

Despite this, the proclamation holds an odd attraction. The idea sounds like “what a Pharaoh might say”:

“I3” brought “I and myself2” into relation with “the potential inherent in me1“.

Yes, it sounds like Pharaoh.

But it also sounds like sin.

Why?

Well, look at the normal context.

Sounds presumptive, no? It sounds like “me, me, me.”.

Also, look at the realm of possibility.

Sinners destroy themselves by imagining that they are omnipotent. Or perhaps, they regard themselves as so exceptional that there is no possibility of failure. The rules do not apply to them.]