What do I—and many in the early church—actually mean when we speak of “illusory separation.” It has nothing to do with denying sin, denying its consequences, or making the cross symbolic. It has everything to do with refusing to grant sin a metaphysical power the New Testament never gives it. “Illusion” Doesn’t Mean “Unreal. " It Means “Not Ultimate.” There’s a difference between something being experientially real and being ontologically true. Adam and Eve’s exile, the curse language, the...