Posted by Philoman on January 25, 19101 at 17:43:22:
In Reply to: what's the os about? posted by Napthali C on January 25, 19101 at 17:39:08:
: this might sound like a really dumb question, but i'm still not clear on what the OS refers to. is it the soul? creation? and when you say that Christ OS is an upgrade, what is it an upgrade to?
: apologies for the dumb questions
: Napth
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Not dumb at all! We have been going on about all this like we know what we're talking about, and I don't know that we've ever spelled it out like you mention.
To me, Christ OS refers to an upgrade to our human nature. This would be what St. Paul meant by the New Man, which he contrasted with Adam, the Old Man (Human OS).
We are all individual souls, but we are members of the human race, all sharing in one human nature. That would be Human OS. If we accept that Christ has effected an ontological change in the nature of things, then this Human OS has been upgrades/incorporated into Christ OS, and all human souls born today participate in this new nature. Precisely how this happens is a discussion developing in other threads.
Peace,
Philoman