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Lesson 8

We Sin When We Fail to Love God and Each Other

Sin is a deliberate offense against God. It is something we say, think, do, or fail to do that is against the eternal law of God.

Lesson Vocabulary

  • Grace
    :
    Grace is the free gift of God’s love and life in our souls that is given to us by the Holy Spirit.
  • Mortal Sin
    :
    A very serious sin that we choose to commit even though we know it is wrong. It destroys completely our friendship with God. It completely removes God’s grace from us.
  • Sin
    :
    A sin is something that we say, do, think, or fail to do that does not love God, our neighbor, or ourselves, as God has taught us.
  • Venial Sin
    :
    A less serious sin that hurts our relationship with God but does not destroy it.
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