Sin piece

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Hello, I have to translate this article, but I find it difficult to understand what 'piece' means in this abstract:

Finite sinful people, living in an infinite sinful world is disappointment waiting to happen. I suppose we should not be surprised that things go wrong. However, it is because of the sin in us and the sin in others that screws up our thinking and, thus, we are prone to despair. The “sin piece” sends everything in our world sideways.

Moreover, I couldn't find the meaning of "send something sideways". The idiom I know is to "turn something sideways", could it mean the same?

Thanks a lot!

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

Can you provide a bit more context?
What is tjhe topic of the article?
Is it about religion?

I don't find the text so far very well wriiten.

Clive

Katrinarc · Answer

Hi Clive,
You're right, it isn't very well written. It's about religion (apparently, it's a sermon) and talks about discouragement. This is the entire first part of the article:

Have you ever been discouraged?
Silly question, I know.
If you are human, then you have battled discouragement.
Finite people living in an infinite world that cannot be controlled creates a formula that leads to discouragement.
Then when you throw sin into the mix, discouragement is guaranteed.
Finite sinful people, living in an infinite sinful world is disappointment waiting to happen.
I suppose we should not be surprised that things go wrong.
However, it is because of the sin in us and the sin in others that screws up our thinking and, thus, we are prone to despair.
The “sin piece” sends everything in our world sideways.
The end result: we become disappointed, discouraged, and sometimes when left unchecked, we can drift into depression.
This is why we are told in Psalm 23 that, “He restores my soul.”
Our souls need to be restored, which is the point of this article. Let me ask again. Have you ever been discouraged? Have you ever been in a place where you needed your soul restored?
He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. – Psalm 23:3 (ESV)

Thank you!

Anonymous · Answer

Just based on this excerpt, "sin piece" doesn't make sense to me.  Apparently, there was a reference - either directly or indirectly (the exact term "sin piece" might not have been used, but there must have been something that would lead to this usage) - earlier in the  article to "sin piece."  As it stands, I would guess that this might be a metaphor derived from the game of chess:  the "sin piece" "sends everything in our world sideways" (that is, disrupts everything in our lives).

Anonymous · Answer

The use of the word "unchecked" seems to strengthen the case for the chess metaphor.

Katrinarc · Answer

Thank you all very much! Can you please erase this post now? Thanks again!

Clive · Answer

Hi,

Sorry, but that wouldn't be fair to all the people who have taken the trouble to try to help you by posting replies.

Clive

Gretchenplay · Answer

I don't think this is a chess metaphor!

it is because of the sin in us and the sin in others that screws up our thinking and, thus, we are prone to despair.
The “sin piece” sends everything in our world sideways.

If you remove the "sin piece" then your thinking won't be screwed up, and you will not be prone to despair. Your world will not be sent sideways!

(This sermon is written terribly, and it's fallacious! Good luck trying to translate it!)

Katrinarc · Answer

Thank you very much!

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