Sin Flashcards
is a refusal to give God our obedience, a refusal to give God our love.
Sin
sin by doing what God has forbidden
sin of commission
sin by failing to do what God commanded
sin of omission
what we might call “a weak streak” in us, which makes it more easy for us to commit certain kinds of sins, more difficult to practice certain virtues.
Fault
a transient act, a “one-shot” affair, which flows from the fault.
SIN
acting in accord with the nature of a thing or that which perfects or completes a things being
Good
is the absence of good. Caused not by God, but by us.
Evil
They are faulty because they fail to recognize one or more central moral truths especially concerning the nature of the human person and the reality of sin, good and evil.
Faculty moral reasoning
It is the idea that moral principles are a matter of individual preference based on personal experience, socio economic status, education, and particular culture.
Relativism
relativism is letting oneself be tossed here and there, carried about by every wind of doctrine.
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger
It is the notion that the desire for a good outcome can justify evil actions
Consequentialism
We suffer three particular things from the Fall
Darkened intellect
Weakened will
Inclination toward sin
makes it difficult for us to perceive the good, true, and beautiful
darkened intellect
makes us susceptible to temptation.
weakened will
known as concupiscence, which means we are attracted to evil.
inclination toward sin
Eating too much fast food, drinking so much coffee you feel terribly jittery, playing video games excessively
Temptation of the flesh
being wrapped up in buying the newest technology, obsessing over celebrities, coveting your friends’ possessions or successes, focusing too much on worldly things, viewing pornographic material
Temptation of the eyes
Putting your own opinions ahead of God’s truth, seeking to have power over others, seeking excessive praise, putting others down so you feel better about yourself.
Pride of life
