Being sorry for sins

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This might seem like a dumb question to ask but…

How do you know that you’re truly sorry for your sins? There are definitely sins I commit that I feel bad about but others I don’t really think are immoral but I’ll stop doing only because God says it’s wrong. I know in order to have a valid confession, you have to be sorry for your sins but what if your attitude is “I don’t get why it’s wrong and I don’t feel bad about it but I’ll confess, do my penance, and stop doing it because I know it’s against God.”?
 
Jesus,our Lords peace be whit You.
As the old saying goes,“all that is not forbidden is not allowed”. There are many sins that are not against God,not even against our nearest. You know the mortal sins,so You cant realy do one whitout knowing. I handle the thing of sins like this: first I think how I would feel if someone would do what ever is the case,to me. If I end up whit the ansver “bad” I keep it as sin,if not,I try to not do it anyway because I wos thinking is this a sin. And if I would think I would not mind,I think do I realy need to do/say it. It takes time,but thats good because the situation are probably over before I end up whit a ansver. Thats how I avoid sins,and of course I keep in mind what the Church teaches,and what is written in The Holy Bible.
And should You feel sorry for sins? Yes,You should. If You don’t fell sorry,why bother to try to avoid them. I hope theese few short lines give You something that You can use,blessings,Totterman
 
You must love God first in order to feel sorrow. Alot of what avoid as sin is due to fear of consequences but ultimately should be out of love and reverence for God.
 
I’d like to add that it would help you to study WHY the things you choose to do are sins.

I always found it easy to tell myself that my sins against chastity were probably OK because no one else knew what I was thinking or doing in private.

It turns out that sins are indicative of the moral foundation. Of course, a weak moral foundation undermines every aspect of daily life. It influences your relationships with others, and most importantly, God.

Pray to God and ask him to help you view your sins in the same light he does.
 
you don’t exactly need to understand why something is a sin. simply knowing that it is one and that sin offends God and comes between Him and yourself is sufficient. this is because out of love for God you will feel remorse for offending him and that is contrition. However i would recommend that you try to figure out why these particular things are sins in the first place, because it can help you to develop a better conscience and make it easier not to give in to them.
 
thirdworld said:
This might seem like a dumb question to ask but…

How do you know that you’re truly sorry for your sins? There are definitely sins I commit that I feel bad about but others I don’t really think are immoral but I’ll stop doing only because God says it’s wrong. I know in order to have a valid confession, you have to be sorry for your sins but what if your attitude is “I don’t get why it’s wrong and I don’t feel bad about it but I’ll confess, do my penance, and stop doing it because I know it’s against God.”?
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Honestly? If you love the Lord with all your heart, mind and soul and know that God detests sin there shouldn’t be an issue.
As Christians we detest our own sin because the Lord does and because we love the Lord. Why would I want to do anything that insults the Lord, whom I love? I know that I do it anyways, but that is when I repent and confess my sins to Him.
 
Well I’m saying I want to be sorry for my sins but I can’t control my own remorse. The quick questions thing on this site said that repentance is necessary for valid confession but that remorse is an emotion/feeling we can’t control, so I guess I am in the “clear” on that. I do want to develop a deep remorse for my sins but right now I’m still in the development stage that’s all…I just want to make sure I should still go to confession and stuff despite still being a beginning Catholic with limited understanding of the truth and why sins are sins and whatnot. Thank you for you replies.
 
Ask questions. Ask God. Why is this immoral? Ask the questions here. Find out the reason behind it. Go to God in prayer and reflect on a sin in question ask God to help show you why it’s wrong.

Keep trusting God and the Church. When in doubt about something, trust God and His Church. Satan hides in uncertainty and will try to convince you that it’s ok. Look at how he tricked Eve into eating the forbidden fruit.

When you go to confession, it’s ok to ask the Priest. Is this a sin? Why is it a sin? See which answers he gives you. If you leave confused, come here and ask.

Lastly God knows why you are going to confession. It’s because you know something is wrong or have been told that something is wrong. And even if you are confessing because you are afraid of going to hell, that will work. It’s not ideal, but it will work. 👍 God is happy that you are trying and loves you.
 
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