Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis analyzes the spiritual aspects of depression and its relation to sin.
She wisely describes sin as missing the point of human existence, or "missing the mark".
To transgress the Law is to go outside of what is actually meant to be a part of a set-apart life.
Comment by Christian on April 28, 2009 at 9:41am
Even if this is what she means - can't we still just listen to the wisdom she offers and not reject absolutely everything she says for the sake of one hypothetical mistake. Is her mistake unforgivable in your view? Is all her advice idiotic and unreasonable because of this?
Comment by Christian on April 28, 2009 at 9:40am
She's not Messianic - She has not heard of the "Unforgivable Sin" which you are referencing.
And your response seemed to be based on a view that she was literally enforcing the idea that depression is absolutely the biggest and greatest sin.
I don't think this is what she meant when she casually begins with "depression is the greatest sin" just listen to the way she says it - I could never take this literally and neither should you.
Comment by Lev/Christopher on April 28, 2009 at 7:39am
Depression is NOT the worst possible sin - denying the Ruach haQodesh is! Rejecting Yah'shua is! Getting off self and our own problems and occupying ourselves with others is for sure a good thing. And the whole point of the Besorah/Gospel is that our good works won't save is anyway. Chesed is good but chesed doesn't save us. What will these rabbis and rebbetizim say when they face YHWH at the judgment bar? will they be appealing to their good works to be admitted into heaven? I imagine they will be more than depressed when the find out what really matters.