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# Sin makes us curve in on ourselves
- URL: https://www.dashhouse.com/2007515sin-makes-us-curve-in-on-ourselves-html/
- Published: 2007-05-15T05:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-15T15:32:46.000Z
- Author: Darryl Dash
- Tags: Anthropocentrism, theocentric, #DashHouseCom, #wp

From [GospelDrivenLife](http://mrlauterbach.typepad.com/gospeldrivenlife/2007/04/the%5Fbeauty%5Fof%5Fc%5F1.html?ref=dashhouse.com)

> I think church history has hit the nail of the doctrine of sin on the head…and that sin makes us curve in on ourselves. That means I must be very careful with introspection. What starts out as a look for sinful idols quickly becomes a fascination with me. We are self-focused. As one quip in a movie notes, 'Enough of my talking about me. What do you think about me?' It is of note that if we ran a special seminar in our church on the character of God we might have a decent turnout — but if we ran a seminar on knowing our gifts, knowing ourselves, being free to be ourselves — it would be flooded with participants (this is not a theoretical illustration, I have seen it happen). People think a sermon is good if it in some way is about them — we call that "relevance."

[via](http://transformingsermons.blogspot.com/2007/05/christ-not-ourselves.html?ref=dashhouse.com)