Show 185: A Hurricane Update and THE COMPARATIVE MAGNITUDE OF SIN

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Show 185: A Hurricane Update and THE COMPARATIVE MAGNITUDE OF SIN

Oct 21, 2024 · 1h 10m 13s

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- All sins are not equally great - Many sins are so great that they separate us entirely from God, and deprive us of His friendship; they are called mortal...

All sins are not equally great
Many sins are so great that they separate us entirely from God, and deprive us of His friendship; they are called mortal or deadly sins. Sins of lesser moment are called venial sins.
He commits a mortal sin who consciously and of his own free will does grievous dishonor to God or wrong to his neighbor in a weighty matter; who does injury to his own life, or to the life, the property, or the reputation of his neighbor.
He commits a venial sin who only injures something of trifling consequence; or who, though he injures something of great importance, injures it very slightly, or does so almost unconsciously and to some extent unwittingly.
All mortal sins are not of equal magnitude, nor are all venial sins of the same importance. The most heinous sins are the sins against the Holy Ghost, and those that cry to heaven for vengeance.
He commits a sin against the Holy Ghost who persistently and willfully resists the action of the Holy Ghost.
Sins that cry to heaven for vengeance are sins of great malice. They are: willful murder, oppression of the poor, defrauding laborers of their wages, and the sin of Sodom.
A distinction must be made between venial sins and imperfections. Imperfections are faults which are due not to a bad will, but to human frailty.