The only thing between us and what has always been called "God" is sin. But not sin as action or state of being. It is sin as concept or idea. It is the belief in sin as a human condition that is the problem. Dump it immediately-- and, POOF, like that, sin is gone, and we are free from its burden, guilt and shame forever. All acts and deeds work more or less well to get things done as they need to be done, and it only takes doing things properly and in reasonable order to meet customary standards of behavior worldwide. Which is normally enough to keep us out of trouble with the authorities and our neighbors in most cases. "When in Rome, do as the Romans do," is generally all it takes to get us by-- and saves us all the issues with confession, repentance, redemption, penitence,vindication, absolution, pardon, forgiveness, exoneration, dispensation, deliverance, clemency, amnesty, exhortation, and being put right with all those we have wronged. Which brings us to getting over things being put right by us, and simply focusing on doing what needs to be done, when, where and how the way it needs to be done here and now in each situation as it arises all our life long no matter what. We square ourselves with the world every day and do what is called for, letting that be that and growing up some more again all the way.
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