They are denial of justice, goodness and grace respectively.
They can only be done away by being filled by justice, goodness and grace.
Thus, "The Lord will make both integrity and praise spring up in the sight of the nations." Is 61:11
This bringing forth is the meaning of salvation.
"He has anointed me to bring good news to the poor,to bind up hearts that are broken;
to proclaim liberty to captives,
freedom to those in prison;
to proclaim a year of favour from the Lord." Is 61:1-2
To liberate Christianity from Sin centered salvation, there need to be a fresh springing up of integrity and praise among the believers. Human-sin centred salvation and its theology even defines God and God's persons in relation to the perils and rise of humans. From a human-focused salvation it has to look up to Word-centred salvation where life and beauty of Christ truly reveal. Sin is a human choice, not a metaphysical power. Only the beauty of Christ can reorient the human choice for goodness. The Word is the seed that grows in human heart that turns to be Christ.
Word cannot be in text alone. The 'rights' of the text made the pharisees and scribes rightfully judge Christ to be wrong. The Word opens to universal goodness, where beauty and truth shine.
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