401. After that first sin, the world is virtually inundated by sin There is Cain’s murder of his brother Abel and the universal corruption which follows in the wake of sin. Likewise, sin frequently manifests itself in the history of Israel, especially as infidelity to the God of the Covenant and as transgression of the Law of Moses. and even after Christ’s atonement, sin raises its head in countless ways among Christians.287 Scripture and the Church’s Tradition continually recall the presence and universality of sin in man’s history:
What Revelation makes known to us is confirmed by our own experience. For when man looks into his own heart he finds that he is drawn towards what is wrong and sunk in many evils which cannot come from his good creator. Often refusing to acknowledge God as his source, man has also upset the relationship which should link him to his last end, and at the same time he has broken the right order that should reign within himself as well as between himself and other men and all creatures.
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
438. What importance does the Church give to the Decalogue?
2. Why does man have a desire for God?
249. Is everything immutable in the liturgy?
355. What do funeral rites express?
364. What is the relationship between freedom and responsibility?
263. What are the effects of Baptism?
573. Are there objections to prayer?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is Jeremiah’s message about God’s unconditional love?
What does God’s sovereignty over human history mean, as described in Zephaniah 1:15?
What do Daniel’s visions of the ram and the goat in Daniel 8 mean?
Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Lessons from the Meeting of Jacob and Esau (Genesis 33:1-20)
What is the story of Abimelech and forgiveness in Judges 9:22-57?
What does the image of the river of life in Ezekiel (Ezekiel 47) represent?
