Before I walked out the door this morning for class, I put on pants, a shirt, shoes, etc. I didn't do it because they are particularly comfortable or give me a "survival advantage." I put them on because I got fussed at for streaking around the pool one too many times as a toddler and because being dressed when walking out the door is generally a social requirement. Even the most mundane aspects of life are governed by social constraints, selecting "right" from "wrong" and creating separation between people.
Now, how does this relate to Jesus and the Gospels?
In the discussion about the leper, it was brought up that having leprosy was not the man's problem. However, when purity codes were established that placed lepers out of the realm of acceptable social interactions it became an issue. When society saw something as unacceptable, it became sin in their eyes. Where is the connection from "separation from God" that leads to separation from society? Does society view themselves higher than is right?
What would we do if no one was around to segregate people into acceptable and unacceptable? What if we weren't conditioned to partition society into right and wrong as we do?
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