Congenital Beginnings

The overall arc from the beginning, within the Judeo-Christian faith framework, identifies how all of mankind was subjected to an all encompassing alteration not original to the Maker’s design. However it occurred, we now have a steady state of potential alteration that is primarily congenital to our current condition.

Medically speaking, congenital problems are defined as those issues present at birth. Such potential malformations, deformations or anomalies were inherited from previous generations. Such inherited conditions might become evident or realized due to genetic alterations. The vast untapped potential for these congenital traits to become manifested may or may not depend on external interactions that can trigger a reaction. These potentials, on the other hand, can also remain inactive without manifestation since they can recessively remain dormant.

The lower nature, out of which comes from our corrupted existence, is ever present within each of us and involuntarily opposes or strives against the perfect law of liberty found in His Love. All mankind, therefore, has inherited these congenitally derived lower natures that can manifest itself in a variety of ways.

The fallen or lower nature has been categorized as the sinful flesh. This is where the term ‘sinner’ has been defined of which it is certainly all-inclusive. It is a human condition regarding the very nature of our existence. Pointing to someone else and saying they are sinners is quite literally the kettle calling the pot black. It’s all the same. No one is exempt, nor can anyone avoid the lower nature. It is this state of being that influences all of our potential as we exhibit those unique abilities we have inside of ourselves. We need our lower nature to live, survive and experience life as it is our first-gift given, namely, our life to breathe, to exist in the land of the living.

However, if we wish to find our Maker, then we must redeem ourselves from the corruptible flesh. He has seen from the beginning that we would require His mercy and grace to come before Him with our sin nature.

The Father sent His Son to fully pay forward our redemption by nailing the sin of mankind to the cross of Christ. In this way, those who believe that Christ died for sinners in general, and specifically our own sinfulness, are promised both forgiveness as well as new eternal life to bridge the gap between our lower nature and His Holy Supernatural nature of love, acceptance and forgivenss. In this way, we have received the spirit of His Eternal Life and that makes it possible to fellowship with Him through His Son, Jesus Christ.

Therefore, the act of forgiveness, the process of redemption and the goal of salvation was not designed to eliminate the lower nature. Rather, our lower natures were designed to motivate us to seek Him above, to rely in Him for the trust, peace and alignment with all love and goodness that we ourselves can not, by our very nature, supply to ourselves and/or our loved ones. This is how our faith strengthens our families, our relationships and our own steps to walk in His love.