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Lesson 12

The Reality of Sin

Sin leads us away from God and the plan of happiness He has for us and leads us closer to eternal separation from Him in Hell.

Lesson Vocabulary

  • Venial Sin
    :
    (n.): Less serious sin that hurts our relationship with God, but does not destroy it.
  • Mortal Sin
    :
    (n.): Serious sin we choose to commit even though we know it is wrong. Mortal sin completely separates us from God, destroys His divine life within us, and rejects His love for us.
  • Sins of Commissions
    :
    (n.): Sins that offend God through freely chosen actions of thought, word, or deed.
  • Sins of Omission
    :
    (n.): Sins that offend God through our choice not to act virtuously or failure to do something we should have done.
  • Capital Sins
    :
    (n.): Title given to the vices which are the source of all other sins, and called deadly because their repetition corrupts the soul. The alternate title capital sin comes from the Latin caput, meaning head. They are pride, avarice, lust, envy, gluttony, anger, and sloth.
  • Pride
    :
    (n.): The undue self-esteem or self-love which seeks attention and honor and sets oneself in competition with God. It is the capital sin that is traditionally considered the source of all other sins.
  • Avarice
    :
    (n.): Also called greed; the capital sin of inordinate love of riches or of desiring to amass earthly goods without limit.
  • Wrath
    :
    (n.): The capital sin of anger directed at an innocent person, anger that is overly strong or long-lasting, or anger that desires revenge.
  • Gluttony
    :
    (n.): The capital sin of intemperate eating and drinking; eating and drinking only for the pleasure of the experience.
  • Sloth
    :
    (n.): The capital sin that is a sadness or carelessness experienced when one encounters a spiritual good that requires work to achieve, as in the practice of virtue, for example. Also called acedia.
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