CATALOG OF CATEGORY ERRORS

I. DIVINE ATTRIBUTES & REALITIES

1. Grace

      Error: Permission; divine indifference; excuse for continued sin.

      Correction: Costly substitution; power to transform; unmerited favor that demands holiness.

2. Free Will

      Error: Absolute autonomy; freedom from God.

      Correction: Sovereign alignment; freedom for God; capacity to choose the good we were designed for.

3. Equality

      Error: Sameness; identical roles/functions.

      Correction: Equal worth in the Imago Dei; distinct roles in a holy hierarchy.

II. HUMAN IDENTITY & POSTURE

1. Humility

      Error: Low self‑worth; self‑deprecation; passive weakness.

      Correction: Freedom from ego; joyful service; thinking of oneself less, not thinking less of oneself.

2. Child (as spiritual archetype)

      Error: Diminished state; ignorance; weakness.

      Correction: Position of covenant belonging; receptive trust; posture of inheritance and growth under authority.

3. Suffering

      Error: Punishment; random chaos; proof of divine absence.

      Correction: Sacred evidence; refining fire; participation in Christ’s testimony; sometimes lawful consequence.

III. COVENANTAL STRUCTURES

1. Marriage

      Error: Mere romantic partnership; one of many equivalent bonds.

      Correction: Iconic covenant of complementary union; mirror of Christ and Church; designed for nurture and revelation.

2. Authority

      Error: Power to control; right to dominate.

      Correction: Delegated stewardship; responsibility to protect and serve; always derivative from the Architect.

IV. SPIRITUAL REALM INTERSECTS

1. Angels & Demons

       Error: Independent powers; morally ambiguous forces.

       Correction: Angels – ministering spirits under God’s command; Demons – defeated rebels whose power exists only where recognized illegitimately.

V. KNOWLEDGE & TRUTH

1. Noise vs. Knowledge

       Error: Information quantity = wisdom; all voices hold equal weight.

       Correction: Knowledge is structured, hierarchical, and aligned with divine reality. Noise is unstructured data that obscures the signal.

2. Good & Evil

       Error: Two equal poles on one spectrum; evil necessary to appreciate good.

       Correction: Good is primary, substantial, from God. Evil is parasitic, a corruption of good, not a necessary contrast.

3. Law & Grace

       Error: Opposing forces; grace cancels law.

       Correction:* One coherent system; law reveals standard and sin, grace empowers fulfillment and covers failure.

VI. RELATIONAL DYNAMICS

1. Forgiveness

       Error: Forgetting; approving the wrong; enabling continued harm.

       Correction: Releasing debt; refusing vengeance; may still require boundaries or consequences.

2. Love

       Error: Mere affection; unconditional approval.

       Correction:* Willful commitment to another’s highest good; often involves sacrifice, truth, and discipline.

3. Justice

       Error: Retribution; social equality of outcome.

       Correction:* Rendering what is due; protecting the innocent; restoring order under God’s standard.

VII. TEMPORAL & ONTOLOGICAL

1. Time & Growth

       Error: Growth is linear accumulation; age equals maturity.

       Correction: Growth is unfolding of inherent design; maturity is alignment with purpose, not chronology.

2. Strength & Weakness

       Error: Strength is self‑sufficiency; weakness is failure.

       Correction: True strength is dependence on God; weakness acknowledged is the channel for His power.