Posted by Philoman on January 26, 19101 at 08:19:06:
In Reply to: Re: Christ OS: the Fall - Sin and instability posted by Loretta on January 25, 19101 at 13:35:18:
Loretta asked?
: Well, Philo, if everyone is running Christ OS, presumably from the time of their conception or birth, then why do we still see sin in the world?
: Following your own metaphor, then, with Christ OS installed, sin must be an illusion created by our false judgments. If everyone is already justified, then what in the world is going on? What's happening with the operating system when Woody talks about sanctification? when I talk about enlightenment?
Good questions!
I think the most obvious answer is that each individual is like a software program that has yet to be upgraded. We were created for Human OS, which is now incorpoarted into Christ OS, but we cannot enjoy all the benefits of the new OS until we are upgraded.
Going from Mac OS 9.1 to OS X would require that an application be "carbonized." Then, it could run in the OS X environment, incoproate the interface, and benefit from the stability and versatility of the new OS.
Although I have no real understanding of the technical aspects of carbonization, I know what it does, and the analogy applies quite well to faith--even baptism. Carbonization configures the software to work with the new OS, just as baptism (including baptism of desire) configures the soul to receive the graces merited the race by Christ.
Even after this configuration, however, there must be transformation, as the old coding is over-written by the new. This is the spiritual journey, which has been described in various ways through the ages.
We're living in a world where the transformation from the Human OS to Christ OS is still underway. Therefore, we still see the nasty effects of the sin virus affecting our individual software programs, and we also see them being transformed. Saints and sinners, living side by side--even in the same psyche! Such is the situation during this time in history.
Peace,
Philoman