Man and Sin by Piet Schoonenberg (1964) 2.1CX

Summary of text [comment] pages 68 and 69

In contrast to a thing, sin is a disastrous loss, leading to loneliness, frustration and perpetual grievance.

[Is sin an actuality that can be spiritually sensed?

In sin, I can no longer sense generative divine objects. I fixate on ‘things (objects) that divert my generative spiritual senses’.

Objects seem to be things.

Why is this so?

I project reference into my own words so that the word-objects appear to be things. Word-objects become what I think they are. Objects belong to the realm of actuality. They appear extrinsic to me.

If they are relations, these objects (perceived as things) convey normal contexts of limited (and limiting) potential.

These objects explain losses, loneliness, frustrations and grievances.

‘An object of limitation’ brings ‘me into relation with myself’.]