Summary of text [comment] pages 69 through 71

Thus, Schoonenberg concluded section 1 (Sin Itself as Punishment), of chapter 2, (The Sequels of Sin).

[Perhaps, self-destruction starts with the way the person recognizes “herself”. Yet, this process trains one’s nature as well.

Or maybe self-destruction starts with a change in human habits and dispositions. Then, this change alters conscience.

Both conscience and dispositions are required for ‘the state of grace’ as well as ‘the state of self-destruction’.

Both conscience and dispositions belong to the realm of possibility. They are often hard to distinguish. They may be distinct but they are inseparable. The realm of possibility is monadic.

Consequently, it is no surprise that, after Schoonenberg emphasized the influence of grace on the person, he immediately turned to a discussion of one particular effect of sin on our nature: the inability to love.]