original holiness the state of being in complete communion with god original justice the state of...
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Original Innocence Original Holiness
• The state of being in complete communion with God
Original Justice• The state of being in complete harmony
with each other and nature
“O Happy Fault” Original Sin
• Rejection of God’s gift• Misuse of free will• Results in consequences for all of humanity
“As a result of original sin, human nature is weakened in its powers, subject to ignorance, suffering, and the domination of death, and inclined to sin (this inclination is called "concupiscence").
Salvation History• History of God’s saving action that focuses on how
God saves us from sin and death.• Culminates in Jesus and the Paschal Mystery
"O happy fault, O necessary sin of Adam, which gained for us so great a Redeemer!“ St. Augustine
Sin the Old Testament
Rebelling against God• Begins with the disobedience of God’s
command not to “eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil”
• Grumble against God in the desert and build the golden calf
• Passages speak of the Israelites as a “rebellious and stiff-necked people”
• We rebel because we want to be in control
Sin the Old Testament “Missing the Mark”
• Missing the goal of holiness Gideon worships a golden idol Samson marries a foreign woman Sons of Samuel take bribes and pervert justice David commits adultery and murder Solomon oppresses the people and worships
false gods Consequences of Sin-OT thought
• Sin affects ones children and the community• God directly punishes them for their sin• God withdraws his support
Sin in the New Testament Missing the Mark or falling short of
God’s will Crossing a boundary established by
God• Breaking the Natural Moral law
Everyone, except Jesus and Mary, is affected by original sin and, therefore, is subject to death and a weakened nature, prone to evil
Contrasts of light/ dark, truth/ lies
Consequences of Sin “The wages of sin is death” “The eternal fire prepared for the devil and
his angels”• Hell is the ultimate consequence• Hell is the absence of God who is love, goodness,
beauty, truth, peace, and justice God does not directly punish sinners or
their descendants.• God lets the sun shine on both the good and the
evil; He lets the rain fall on the good and the evil.• Luke 13: 1-5 “…do you think that they were more
guilty than others in Jerusalem? Buy no means”
What is a Sin? An offense against God as well as a
fault against reason, truth, and right conscience
A deliberate thought, word, action or omission contrary to the Eternal Law of God
The gravity of sin can be classified as venial or mortal
How do we Sin? Object
• The act, word or thought that is chosen Intention
• The goal of the person choosing the action
In order for an action to be moral, both the object and intention must be good
Circumstance• The situation, condition or facts affecting the decision.
This can either increase or decrease the goodness or evil of the action
Types of Sin Commission/ Omission
• Commission: A direct result of a freely chosen thought, word or deed
• Omission: A result of a failure to do something required by God’s Moral Law
Mortal/ Venial• Venial: a less serious offense that damages our
relationship with God. Related to vices, habits of bad actions
Virtues are the opposite of vices; they are habits of good actions
• Mortal: A offense so contrary to the will of God that it results in a complete separation from God and his grace.
Criteria for Mortal Sin Grave matter
• Against the commandments Knowledge of the evil of the offense
• Knows the action is wrong Full consent
• Commits the action of his/her own free will, without coercion, real or imagined
Capital Sins Seven sins that are particularly harmful because
they lead to and reinforce other sins and vices.• Pride
Believing you are better than someone else• Avarice
Greediness toward material things, and money• Envy
Uncontrolled resentment toward another’s success• Wrath
Anger that prevents reconciliation and promotes vengeance• Lust
Uncontrolled desire for self-enjoyment of a sexual nature• Gluttony
Excessive eating or drinking or an obsession with either• Sloth
Habitual laziness that hinders fulfilling obligations
Social Sin
A collective effect of many personal sins over time, which corrupts society and institutions by creating structures of sin
OppressionSlaveryInstitutionalized poverty
Right to life issuesAbortionEuthanasiaCapital punishment
“Isms”RacismAnti-SemitismAgeismsexism
Human Dignity All persons are created in God’s image
and likeness therefore every human being has infinite worth and dignity. • Social Justice
The defense of human dignity by ensuring that essential human needs are met and that essential human rights are protected: fight against social sin
• Common Good Social conditions that allow for all citizens of the
earth, individuals and families, to meet basic needs and achieve fulfillment
Forgiveness Jesus teaches that we need to practice generous
forgiveness.
He teaches the importance of forgiveness through the parables of the Lost Sheep, the Unforgiving Servant, and the Prodigal Son.
In the Sermon on the Mount he teaches that we must also practice loving forgiveness, explaining that we will be judged in the same way we judge others.
Jesus tells Peter that we must forgive seventy-seven times—by which he means an unlimited number of times.
Above all, Christ wants us to understand that God is primarily waiting to forgive us, not to condemn us.