What the Father gives is the capacity to be a self, freedom, and thus autonomy, but an autonomy which can be understood only as a surrender of self to the other.

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What the Father gives is the capacity to be a self, freedom, and thus autonomy, but an autonomy which can be understood only as a surrender of self to the other. The Christian understanding of God is that God is the Father, who has given us life, so that we may have life and walk in it. When we receive this gift, we are given the capacity to be our true selves. We become free, because now we can choose to do what we want without feeling guilty about it.

We are autonomous because we now have our own will. But this autonomy is not an autonomy that separates us from others; it is an autonomy which can only be understood as a surrender of self to the other. When we accept God’s love for us, then we are able to love others as he loves them.

Source: Unless You Become Like This Child

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