1850. Sin is an offense against God: “Against you, you alone, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight.”122 Sin sets itself against God’s love for us and turns our hearts away from it. Like the first sin, it is disobedience, a revolt against God through the will to become “like gods,”123 knowing and determining good and evil. Sin is thus “love of oneself even to contempt of God.”124 In this proud self-exaltation, sin is diametrically opposed to the obedience of Jesus, which achieves our salvation.125
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
24. What role does Sacred Scripture play in the life of the Church?
395. When does one commit a mortal sin?
450. Why did God “bless the Sabbath day and declare it sacred” (Exodus 20:11)?
249. Is everything immutable in the liturgy?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
Christ’s Return: What Do We Know and What Do We Hope (2 Thessalonians 2:1-12)?
How is prayer seen in the Psalms as an expression of dependence on God?
Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Lessons from the Meeting of Jacob and Esau (Genesis 33:1-20)
What is the importance of faithfulness to God, according to the book of Tobias?
What does it mean to be a new creature in Christ, as described in 2 Corinthians 5:17?
