be forgiving. what is sin? sin is a violation of our relationships. god wants and desires only the...
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Be Forgiving
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What is Sin?
• Sin is a violation of our relationships. • God wants and desires only the best
for us. • He gives us two important powers:
– Free will: we have a choice in everything– Intellect: knowing right from wrong
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Two Kinds of Sin
1. Original Sin: Adam and Eve rejected goodness; this created broken relationships
2. Actual Sin: our actions that keep sin going in this world.
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Actual Sin Includes:
1. Venial Sin• Sounds less serious• Drains the grace (power) from our souls
– like a punctured tire• Can be forgiven!• Examples include: lying, gossip,
cheating
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2. Mortal Sin• Turns the heart of man away from God• Strangles the life of grace (power) out
of our soul using serious violence• Can be forgiven!• Examples include: murder, assault,
adultery
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3. Sin Against the Holy Spirit• A person is consumed with hate and
regrets God• There is no forgiveness
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Four Other Types of Sin:
1. Sins of Commission: doing an act of wrong2. Sins of Omission: not doing something that is
required; failing to speak up3. Personal Sin: knowingly doing something to hurt
one’s relationship with God, yourself, or your neighbour
4. Social Sin: an entire group or society participates in a process that harms relationships. For example – purchasing clothing produced in a sweat shop, where people are not treated fairly, or paid fairly.
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Three Conditions for Sin
1. It must be a wrongful act
2. You must know it is wrong
3. You must freely choose to do wrong
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Influences to Determine the Seriousness of the Sin
• The motive for the action
• The consequence of the action
• The nature of the act
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Ways We Lead Others to Sin
• Agreeing to evil• Participating in the sin• Intentional bad advice• Concealing the truth• Defending evil as if it were RIGHT• Keeping silent when faced with evil
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Sins Against Life
• These are sins that violate the Fifth Commandment studied in the Be Alive unit
• Human dignity is violated by these sins
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Sins Against Life continued
• Homicide: murder of another• Abortion: killing an unborn child• Terrorism: killing in the name of
someone or something• Genocide: murder of an entire group• Infanticide: killing a baby• Suicide: killing of self• Euthanasia: mercy killing
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Conversion
• Jesus calls us to conversion – to repent and believe in the Gospel.
• Reconciliation is a sacrament of conversion, because it allows us to return to God, whom we have strayed from through sin
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Three C’s of Conversion
1. Contrition (Sorrow): the person who did wrong must see that it is wrong and be genuinely sorry. They must desire to avoid repeating the same action again.
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Three C’s continued…
2. Confession: the sinner must be willing to admit their fault and take responsibility for their actions
3. Correction: the person must do what they can to repair the person(s) harmed by the action; for example, return stolen goods, pay for damages, etc.)