People refuse your methods vehemently, because they know it's sincere and genuine.
It only leads me to the realization that people aren't saying no or yes to one or some things in their life based on the present. Rather it's based on a lifelong battle of who owns who.
The body or the soul?
The body gets sick and so does the soul. And more real is soul's sickness.
If the soul is sick, it could lead the body to being sick unlike the body that more often than not gets sick and doesn't affect the soul.
How does the soul become sick?
SIN.
As viruses are to the body, so is sin to the soul. Every single sin you've committed, bears a scar on your soul and is only removed by indulgences.
So that even when you have been give absolution by a priest, you still need to gain indulgences, preferably, plenary indulgences.
Partial and Plenary indulgences are the two types of indulgences there is.
If we are to understand how sin works I'm going to make it a visible object in description.
What sin does to a sinner is to shield one from a union with God and in return, makes you visible as though like the brilliant sun to the devil.
But if you were to free of mortal sin, the opposite would be the case. You would literally look scary to the devil as you assume a place far above him and his reach.
Based on Catholic teachings, there are two types of sin.
Original sin and actual sin.
Original sin is the sin passed down unto us from Adam. At baptism, we are cleansed from it.
Actual sin is every sin you commit.
There are then two types of actual sin:
Venial sin and mortal sin.
Now venial is a sin, when committed, does not kill the soul.
But mortal sin is a sin, when committed, kills the soul.
A mortal sin is any sin you committed with full intent. It's sin done knowingly. With ur Will involved.
Venial after a long time could become a mortal sin.
For non catholics. This is the catch, free off mortal sin, you will not make hell. Only those who die in mortal sin go to hell. That's why it's called a sin that kills.
Purgatory on the other hand, are for those who die in venial sin.
For purgatory: 2maccabees 12: 38 - 45.
In the New Testament
In Matthew 5:26 and Luke 12:59 Christ is condemning sin and speaks of liberation only after expiation. “Amen, I say to you, you will not be released until you have paid the last penny.” Now we know that no last penny needs to be paid in Heaven and from Hell there is no liberation at all; hence the reference must apply to a third place.
Matthew 12:32 says, “And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.” Here Jesus speaks of sin against the Holy Spirit. The implication is that some sins can be forgiven in the world to come. We know that in Hell there is no liberation and in Heaven nothing imperfect can enter it as we see in the next part. Sin is not forgiven when a soul reaches its final destination because in heaven there is no need for forgiveness of sin and in hell the choice to go there is already made.
Revelation 21:27: “…but nothing unclean will enter it, nor anyone who does abominable things or tells lies.” The place that is to be entered (the place to which this passage refers) is heaven (read the text around it for context).
Sin is as real as it can get. The more animate you make your sin look, the better.
Remember, our graces are limited. Limited in the sense that we'll die and at death it ends.
Graces are hard to gain. But gaining them is by God's grace. So don't try to play smart with Grace when about to venture into sin.
+may the Lord bless and keep you.
May His light shine in your heart, even as it shines in mine. May the Lord be good and gracious to you. Amen.
It only leads me to the realization that people aren't saying no or yes to one or some things in their life based on the present. Rather it's based on a lifelong battle of who owns who.
The body or the soul?
The body gets sick and so does the soul. And more real is soul's sickness.
If the soul is sick, it could lead the body to being sick unlike the body that more often than not gets sick and doesn't affect the soul.
How does the soul become sick?
SIN.
As viruses are to the body, so is sin to the soul. Every single sin you've committed, bears a scar on your soul and is only removed by indulgences.
So that even when you have been give absolution by a priest, you still need to gain indulgences, preferably, plenary indulgences.
Partial and Plenary indulgences are the two types of indulgences there is.
If we are to understand how sin works I'm going to make it a visible object in description.
What sin does to a sinner is to shield one from a union with God and in return, makes you visible as though like the brilliant sun to the devil.
But if you were to free of mortal sin, the opposite would be the case. You would literally look scary to the devil as you assume a place far above him and his reach.
Based on Catholic teachings, there are two types of sin.
Original sin and actual sin.
Original sin is the sin passed down unto us from Adam. At baptism, we are cleansed from it.
Actual sin is every sin you commit.
There are then two types of actual sin:
Venial sin and mortal sin.
Now venial is a sin, when committed, does not kill the soul.
But mortal sin is a sin, when committed, kills the soul.
A mortal sin is any sin you committed with full intent. It's sin done knowingly. With ur Will involved.
Venial after a long time could become a mortal sin.
For non catholics. This is the catch, free off mortal sin, you will not make hell. Only those who die in mortal sin go to hell. That's why it's called a sin that kills.
Purgatory on the other hand, are for those who die in venial sin.
For purgatory: 2maccabees 12: 38 - 45.
In the New Testament
In Matthew 5:26 and Luke 12:59 Christ is condemning sin and speaks of liberation only after expiation. “Amen, I say to you, you will not be released until you have paid the last penny.” Now we know that no last penny needs to be paid in Heaven and from Hell there is no liberation at all; hence the reference must apply to a third place.
Matthew 12:32 says, “And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.” Here Jesus speaks of sin against the Holy Spirit. The implication is that some sins can be forgiven in the world to come. We know that in Hell there is no liberation and in Heaven nothing imperfect can enter it as we see in the next part. Sin is not forgiven when a soul reaches its final destination because in heaven there is no need for forgiveness of sin and in hell the choice to go there is already made.
Revelation 21:27: “…but nothing unclean will enter it, nor anyone who does abominable things or tells lies.” The place that is to be entered (the place to which this passage refers) is heaven (read the text around it for context).
Sin is as real as it can get. The more animate you make your sin look, the better.
Remember, our graces are limited. Limited in the sense that we'll die and at death it ends.
Graces are hard to gain. But gaining them is by God's grace. So don't try to play smart with Grace when about to venture into sin.
+may the Lord bless and keep you.
May His light shine in your heart, even as it shines in mine. May the Lord be good and gracious to you. Amen.
Hello GuyX. I found your article on sin very enlightening. I believe the same as you, in that God will bless us when we are obedient to His commandments. "There is a law, irrevocably decreed in Heaven, upon which all blessings are predicated. And when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that law upon which it is predicated."
ReplyDeleteWere you always religious? What motivated you to write this article?
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DeleteI've always been religious.
DeleteI can't categorically say what motivated me but I think, thinking about God and all can get thoughts like this coming.