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- The First Commandment, “You shall Worship the Lord Your God and Him only Shall You Serve” Idolatry—Idolatry is the worship, veneration or belief in false gods.
- The Second Commandment, “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain” Blasphemy—This grave sin is the uttering of hatred, reproach, defiance or speaking ill of God.
- The Third Commandment, “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy” Deliberate failure of the Sunday obligation—The Christian Sunday (the Lord’s Day) celebrates the new life of the world born in Christ’s Resurrection.
- The Fourth Commandment, “Honor thy father and mother.” This commandment obliges the faithful to show respect for their parents — as children and adults.
Mortal sin. A mortal sin ( Latin: peccātum mortāle ), in Christian theology, is a gravely sinful act which can lead to damnation if a person does not repent of the sin before death. It is alternatively called deadly, grave, and serious; the concept of mortal sin is found in both Catholicism and Lutheranism.
- Contraception, IVF and Abortion. Most readers here know that abortion is murder. But many Catholics do not know that contraception (in marriage or out of marriage) is a mortal sin.
- Masturbation and/or Pornography, before marriage or within marriage. Some saints have pointed out that sins which exacted physical death in the Old Covenant (Judaism) are frequently the sins that cause spiritual death in the New Testament (Catholicism.)
- Immodesty, Including Wearing Leggings and Short Shorts. I could quote countless saints here, but the most succinct description is what the Mother of God said at Fatima: “Certain fashions will be introduced that will offend Our Lord very much.”—
- Before marriage, making-out or anything more passionate than that. St. Thomas Aquinas writes: “I answer that a thing is said to be a mortal works. One may sin in two ways.
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Oct 10, 2022 · A mortal sin is one that “destroys in us the charity without which eternal beatitude is impossible. Unrepented, it brings eternal death” (CCC 1874). That’s what makes it “mortal,” or deadly: it cuts us off from God forever, unless it is “redeemed by repentance and God’s forgiveness” (CCC 1861). Thanks be to God, not every evil ...
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Feb 25, 2022 · Mortal sins are part of the doctrine of Catholicism. Religions outside of Catholicism do not hold to the belief of mortal sins as the concept of mortal sins is not found in the Bible. Mortal sins are described as sins that lead to the death of one’s soul (“Mortal Sins,” About Catholics ). This concept can be difficult to understand for ...
Apr 19, 2024 · Mortal sin, in Roman Catholic theology, the most serious of sins, representing a deliberate turning away from God. A mortal sin is defined as a grave action that is committed in full knowledge of its gravity and with the full consent of the sinner’s will. Mortal sins fully cut off God’s sanctifying grace from the sinner.
1861 Mortal sin is a radical possibility of human freedom, as is love itself. It results in the loss of charity and the privation of sanctifying grace, that is, of the state of grace. If it is not redeemed by repentance and God's forgiveness, it causes exclusion from Christ's kingdom and the eternal death of hell, for our freedom has the power ...
