Are you doomed if you commit a Mortal Sin?

[TiggerS]

Hey HoneyBea,

The sin of Blaspheming the Holy Spirit does not mean saying or thinking something Blasphemous toward the Holy Spirit. It basically means that if someone is unrepentant of mortal sin and refuses God’s grace and forgiveness than they will not be saved. If you are sorry and repentant then you have not committed this sin. The only sin that is unforgivable is a sin that we are not sorry for. Here is an article by Jimmy Akin that should give you some clarification: ewtn.com/library/ANSWERS/UNFORGIV.HTM

Spot on! Well said.
And the EWTN link and article is well worth reading to get clear in one’s mind what The Church Teaches about what is the Unforgivable Sin.

 

[JRKH]

One more question.

What about devil worshipers? Can they also repent, accept Jesus as their savior and be saved?

Sure - but then they would no longer be devil worshipers.

One of the things about the matter of the “unforgivable sin” is that it is less about what is said than it is about what is in one’s heart.

The thing that cannot be forgiven is an unrepentant heart…for the simple reason that such a heart does not seek forgiveness.

Peace
James

 

[HeadingBackHome]

I think it is important to distinguish between what we are bound by and what God is bound by. We are bound by the sacraments and church decrees.
The sacraments, Jesus himself instituted So these are the core of what we have to deal with. as well as the commandments.
The important thing to remember is that these rules apply to humans, not God.
God is beyond all rules.
So even though we have our clear guidelines, God is beyond all rules and are free to make exemptions.

So we must be very careful not to judge each other. We have the guidelines of Our faith, but we cant tell how Gods look at it at judgementday.

I believe The Lord is truely The Good Shepherd and if there is any reasonable doubt about anyones life I think he will be soon to save us or at least we will end up in purgatory (which is a good thing).

Strive to know and serve the Lord and go confess Your sins mortal and venial and God in his endless wisdom will be aware of Your desire to walk on the narrow path.

God has endless mercy for the repentant sinner. The Lord is truely a good Shepherd !

God Bless!*

 

[tstrong728]

No.

You are only doomed if you haven’t accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior.

Sinners, even those who sin mortally, may be saved by God’s grace

This is not only an incomplete and very fundamentalist protestant explanation of salvation, it is also unbiblical. These statements only developed in the last century and are not supported by scripture.

 

[JRKH]

This is not only an incomplete and very fundamentalist protestant explanation of salvation, it is also unbiblical. These statements only developed in the last century and are not supported by scripture.

If I may suggest…the statements you are referencing are fundamentally correct. There is simply a lot more to it…

Peace
James

 

[PRmerger]

So is this guy going to hell?

It is outside our paygrade to determine who is going to hell or not, HoneyBea.

If any Catholic ever tells you that a particular person is going to hell you can tell her, “It is actually against Church teaching to declare that someone is in hell. In fact, the Church, in all of her wisdom, has never proclaimed a single person is definitively in hell.”

 

[FreakyLocz14]

This is not only an incomplete and very fundamentalist protestant explanation of salvation, it is also unbiblical. These statements only developed in the last century and are not supported by scripture.

Perhaps you misunderstood me. It is true that accepting Christ is necessary for salvation. Even us Catholics believe that. It is also true that mortal sins can be forgiven if the pertinent sinner accepts God’s grace by repenting and coming back to Christ.

While the Church does teach that mortal sin is a rejection of God’s grace, it does not teach that mortal sin cannot be forgiven.

 

[Joe_5859]

One more question.

What about devil worshipers? Can they also repent, accept Jesus as their savior and be saved?

Contrary to the wisdom of the Charlie Daniels Band, you cannot “sell” your soul to the devil. As long as we are alive, we can always repent and turn to God. But God doesn’t force Himself on us. If we do not turn to Him and accept His forgiveness, He’ll respect that decision.

 

[ccmcmg]

For some reason, when I was growing up, I ‘understood’ that if I ever committed a mortal sin, it was unforgivable and I would not go to Heaven. That definitely led me on the path to many years of destruction by that misunderstanding. (Our CCD wasn’t the usual, and I didn’t have any Catholic friends.)

What a relief to learn that if I am contrite, I am forgiven when I go to Confession! I wish I’d known that many years ago. It’s better NOT to sin, obviously!!