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CHAPTER 6

Chapter 6 Forgiveness and Sin

Forging your mother’s signature on a form for school Lying to your parent about your whereabouts SIN Cheating on a test Gossiping about a teacher Having premarital sex Driving drunk Skipping mass to sleep in from a late night party Not telling your parents something they should know Desecrating the Eucharist Looking lustfully at a classmate Sin in Your Life

As an action or a failure As an attitude As an abuse of power Ways Sin is Present Sin in Your Life

Alienates people from others Consequences of Sin Alienates people from God Alienates people from themselves The Reality of sin

Jesus saves us from our sins Sin Conversion Sacrament of Penance Commission of sin Interior judgment of conscience Led through Christ to forgiveness Jesus' mercy Eternal Salvation The Reality of sin

Protoevangelium Speaking to the serpent, God said, "I will make you enemies of each other; you and the women; your offspring and her offspring. It will crush your head and you will strike its heel" (Genesis 3: 15). Traditionally the woman and her offspring have been understood to mean Mary and her Son. What the Bible says about sin

Old Testament Sins • Hattah: missing the mark • Pesha: rebellion • Awon: guilt or iniquity New Testament Sins • Lawlessness: contempt for God and his Law • Injustice: a failure to do right, especially toward others • Falsehood or darkness: sin that opposes God’s truth, which can be found only in Jesus What the Bible says about sin

The Sins Jesus Strongly Condemned Sin Actions Meaning Bad examples that cause others to sin Scriptural basis “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. ” Matthew 18: 6 Failure to Act Not responding to God’s people “For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, a stranger and you gave me no welcome, naked and you gave me no clothing…. ‘Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me. ’” Matthew 25: 42, 43, 45 Attitudes For example, anger leading to violence “But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment, and whoever says to his brother, ‘Raqa, ’ will be answerable to the Sanhedrin, and whoever says, ‘You fool, ’ will be liable to fiery Gehenna. ” Matthew 5: 22 What the Bible says about sin

Three actions essential for salvation • Repent your sins. • Believe in the Gospel message of the coming of God’s Kingdom. • Love God and love others with the help of the Holy Spirit. What the Bible says about sin

Mortal Sin A grave infraction of the law of God. Mortal sin is personal sin that involves serious matter, sufficient rejection, and full consent of the will. It results in total rejection of God and alienation from him. Different Kinds of Sin

Venial Sin Personal sin that weakens but does not kill a person’s relationship with God. Venial sin is the failure to observe in lesser matters the obligations of the moral law. Different Kinds of Sin

Combat the Seven Sins with Seven Virtues Pride – Humility Gluttony – Temperance Covetousness – Liberality Envy – Brotherly love Lust – Chastity Sloth – Diligence Anger – Meekness Different Kinds of Sin

Original Justice—Three Harmonies Inner Harmony between man and woman Harmony between the first couple and all of creation Different Kinds of Sin

MORTAL SIN Grave Matter Full Knowledge Complete Consent Different Kinds of Sin

Love Hate Obey God Ignore God Do good to others Harm others Different Kinds of Sin

Result of mortal sin Loss of Charity Loss of sanctifying grace Excluded from heaven Loss of friendship with God Eternal death of hell Different Kinds of Sin

“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all the nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. ” Matthew 25: 31 Different Kinds of Sin

If your mortal sin has separated you from God. . . Make a thorough examination of conscience. Confess your sins at the Sacrament of Penance. Receive absolution. Now you are free to receive Holy Communion. Different Kinds of Sin

Absolution The statement by which a priest, speaking as the official minister of Christ’s Church, declares forgiveness of sins to a repentant sinner in the Sacrament of Penance. Different Kinds of Sin

Fraternal Correction • “Admonishing the sinner” is a spiritual work of mercy that includes instructing, advising, consoling, and comforting others, as well as praying for others and forgiving and bearing wrongs patiently. • Admonishing the sinner must be done in a Christlike manner, with humility and true love. • You must never approach another person with smugness or disdain. Different Kinds of Sin

5 steps of Penance 1. Examine your conscience: Seek the Holy Spirit, reflect on Christ’s Law, review how you have not followed the Ten Commandments. 2. Have contrition for your sins Show genuine sadness for not loving God and others. 3. Confess your sins: Own your sins with maturity and sincerity. 4. Receive absolution: Accept the assurance that God has forgiven you. 5. Do the penance assigned: The sacrament is not complete until the penance is completed. Conversion and the Sacrament of Penance

References • https: //www. catholicculture. org/culture/library/dictionary/index. cfm ? id=35865 • https: //aleteia. org/2018/02/08/struggling-with-sin-practice-theopposing-virtue/