No Body is Perfect

[PelagiathePenit]

I would love to believe in still possible for anyone to become a saint. Most people in person or online, seem to think otherwise. Although, yes we are still sinners and in the flesh. I think it is possible to follow Christ to the very end. I think, yes, people do fail often. The whole “no body’s perfect” seems like a cop-out. Yes it is true, no one is perfect. I love reading saint’s biographies and I want to believe it is still possible for find God amidst darkness. Most people do not have that kind of faith anymore. People are always focusing on shortcomings, imperfections or how God’s love covers all our sins. Everyone is so caught up in being average or mediocrity. I think it is possible to conquer sin in this lifetime. People do stop being drug-addicts. People do stop being alcoholics, eventually. I think the lukewarm, mediocre are the most self-righteous. They just accept their imperfections because they are not as “mortal.” Sins that are not seriously detrimental to one’s self, others or society, are now “ok.” I may sound rigid and I may be wrong. I just want to believe it is possible for one to become a saint in today’s society. I would love to meet one person who follows the bible and loves God and others to a very deep level. I understand we will always sin. But it is still always a choice. People make it seem just so inevitable. I think repentance is very important. I think it is important to grow as a Christian.

 

[josh987654321]

I would love to believe in still possible for anyone to become a saint. Most people in person or online, seem to think otherwise. Although, yes we are still sinners and in the flesh. I think it is possible to follow Christ to the very end. I think, yes, people do fail often. The whole “no body’s perfect” seems like a cop-out. Yes it is true, no one is perfect. I love reading saint’s biographies and I want to believe it is still possible for find God amidst darkness. Most people do not have that kind of faith anymore. People are always focusing on shortcomings, imperfections or how God’s love covers all our sins. Everyone is so caught up in being average or mediocrity. I think it is possible to conquer sin in this lifetime. People do stop being drug-addicts. People do stop being alcoholics, eventually. I think the lukewarm, mediocre are the most self-righteous. They just accept their imperfections because they are not as “mortal.” Sins that are not seriously detrimental to one’s self, others or society, are now “ok.” I may sound rigid and I may be wrong. I just want to believe it is possible for one to become a saint in today’s society. I would love to meet one person who follows the bible and loves God and others to a very deep level. I understand we will always sin. But it is still always a choice. People make it seem just so inevitable. I think repentance is very important. I think it is important to grow as a Christian.

Mary to Catalina:

The Holy Mass - loveandmercy.org/Eng-HM-Reg.pdf

1. A moment later came the Offertory, and the Holy Virgin said: “Pray like this: (and I followed) **Lord, I offer all that I am, all that I have, all that I can. I put everything into Your Hands. Build up Lord, with the little that I am. Transform me, God Almighty, through the merits of Your Son. I ask for my family, for my benefactors, for each member of our Apostolate, for all the people who persecute us, for those who commend themselves to my poor prayers… Teach me to lay my heart down on the ground before them, so that their walk may be less hard… This is how the saints prayed; this is how I want all of you to pray.” **

God Bless

Thank you for reading
Josh

 

[odhiambo]

It is true that no one is perfect. Saint Paul himself Romans 3:23
said: “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”
Despite this, there are “saints” in this day and age. Did we not witness the canonization of two of them just the other day?. Strictly speaking, a saint is a person who has died and gone to heaven. The good thief is now a saint, bless him. In this sense, it is the state of one’s soul at the instant of death which renders one a saint.
But I understand your point of one leaving a near blameless life and at the end of that life, being admitted in heaven. Such people are there, believe it; they are there. Even if you have come across such a person, how would you know; only their close associates would have some idea of the kind of life they are living.
We have a priest in our parish, I have always thought of him as “holy.” I prefer to go to him for confession.

 

[fhansen]

I would love to believe in still possible for anyone to become a saint. Most people in person or online, seem to think otherwise. Although, yes we are still sinners and in the flesh. I think it is possible to follow Christ to the very end. I think, yes, people do fail often. The whole “no body’s perfect” seems like a cop-out. Yes it is true, no one is perfect. I love reading saint’s biographies and I want to believe it is still possible for find God amidst darkness. Most people do not have that kind of faith anymore. People are always focusing on shortcomings, imperfections or how God’s love covers all our sins. Everyone is so caught up in being average or mediocrity. I think it is possible to conquer sin in this lifetime. People do stop being drug-addicts. People do stop being alcoholics, eventually. I think the lukewarm, mediocre are the most self-righteous. They just accept their imperfections because they are not as “mortal.” Sins that are not seriously detrimental to one’s self, others or society, are now “ok.” I may sound rigid and I may be wrong. I just want to believe it is possible for one to become a saint in today’s society. I would love to meet one person who follows the bible and loves God and others to a very deep level. I understand we will always sin. But it is still always a choice. People make it seem just so inevitable. I think repentance is very important. I think it is important to grow as a Christian.

I agree. Those who mock the church or believers already think they’re holier or more righteous to begin with, in no need of further perfecting. And theologies that teach that God no longer cares about sin, so long as we believe, mock Him. But from birth through purgatory, if necessary, to heaven, our purpose here is to come to reject evil and embrace the good alone, to come to love God with our whole heart, soul, mind, and strength and our neighbor as ourselves IOW, by cooperating with Him in changing/perfecting us. And in this, sin is conquered. The following is from the Catechism:
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310 But why did God not create a world so perfect that no evil could exist in it? With infinite power God could always create something better. But with infinite wisdom and goodness God freely willed to create a world “in a state of journeying” towards its ultimate perfection. In God’s plan this process of becoming involves the appearance of certain beings and the disappearance of others, the existence of the more perfect alongside the less perfect, both constructive and destructive forces of nature. With physical good there exists also physical evil as long as creation has not reached perfection.**

From the Council of Trent, session 6:
**THE OBSERVANCE OF THE COMMANDMENTS AND THE NECESSITY AND POSSIBILITY THEREOF

But no one, however much justified, should consider himself exempt from the observance of the commandments; no one should use that rash statement, once forbidden by the Fathers under anathema, that the observance of the commandments of God is impossible for one that is justified.

For God does not command impossibilities, but by commanding admonishes thee to do what thou canst and to pray for what thou canst not, and aids thee that thou mayest be able.[58]

His commandments are not heavy,[59] and his yoke is sweet and burden light.[60]

For they who are the sons of God love Christ, but they who love Him, keep His commandments, as He Himself testifies;[61] which, indeed, with the divine help they can do.

For though during this mortal life, men, however holy and just, fall at times into at least light and daily sins, which are also called venial, they do not on that account cease to be just, for that petition of the just, forgive us our trespasses,[62] is both humble and true; for which reason the just ought to feel themselves the more obliged to walk in the way of justice, for being now freed from sin and made servants of God,[63] they are able, living soberly, justly and godly,[64] to proceed onward through Jesus Christ, by whom they have access unto this grace.[65]

For God does not forsake those who have been once justified by His grace, unless He be first forsaken by them.

Wherefore, no one ought to flatter himself with faith alone, thinking that by faith alone he is made an heir and will obtain the inheritance, even though he suffer not with christ, that he may be also glorified with him.[66]**

 

[ready]

We can become saints in this life with the help of God’s grace if we deny ourselves, take up our cross daily and follow Christ. No sin is ever truly little or not so bad – even a venial sin is an infinite offense against an infinitely good God who is worthy of all our love. If we take our venial sins lightly, we are lukewarm and will be vomited out of God’s mouth.

God bless you.

 

[drforjc]

We can become saints in this life with the help of God’s grace if we deny ourselves, take up our cross daily and follow Christ. No sin is ever truly little or not so bad – even a venial sin is an infinite offense against an infinitely good God who is worthy of all our love. **If we take our venial sins lightly, we are lukewarm and will be vomited out of God’s mouth. **

God bless you.

That is not Church teaching. Venial sin, no matter how much, does not extinguish sanctifying grace in the soul. If one dies with sanctifying grace in the soul, he will be saved (though may have much to be cleansed of in purgatory).

The problem with treating venial sins lightly is that it can cause us to become lax,which can lead to mortal sin, which does kill the life of grace in the soul. Again, even if it somehow doesn’t lead one into mortal sin, it definitely would need much purgation.

You’ve taken a verse from Revelation and applied to to church moral teachings out of context.

 

[ready]

That is not Church teaching. Venial sin, no matter how much, does not extinguish sanctifying grace in the soul. If one dies with sanctifying grace in the soul, he will be saved (though may have much to be cleansed of in purgatory).

The problem with treating venial sins lightly is that it can cause us to become lax,which can lead to mortal sin, which does kill the life of grace in the soul. Again, even if it somehow doesn’t lead one into mortal sin, it definitely would need much purgation.

You’ve taken a verse from Revelation and applied to to church moral teachings out of context.

Yes it is Church teaching; read the Scriptures and a good book on lukewarmness, if you do not believe me.The Scriptures itself states that God will vomit the lukewarm out of his mouth – and the lukewarm are not souls who exist in mortal sin, but souls who only care to be out of mortal sin and are mediocre and do not concern themselves with their venial sins. God bless you.