Sin and contrition

[Vera_Ljuba]

If it about some grave matter that society is confused about and thinks it just natural to engage in - well that would be something to tell him is grave (like fornication etc).

Society is not confused, it just has a different opinion.

Again I will say - this is simply not the kind of question to ask others. Curiosity is not a good reason to ask it. Period.

Why don’t you let the moderators decide it, and in the meantime let people decide if they wish to participate or nor.

 

[Bookcat]

Society is not confused, it just has a different opinion.

Option does not change truth.

Ok some of society is confused, some is simply in error, some is malicious, some is held captive by their disordered desires etc.

 

[Bookcat]

people decide if they wish to participate or nor.

For what reason? Why are you asking? Why are you here?

Curiosity is not really a just reason to ask people to tell their sins in a public forum nor is simply telling ones sins part fitting for the moral theology forum here at CA.

The theological question I believe was answered already.

 

[Roseeurekacross]

I am not sure which forum is best suited for this question, so if it does not belong here, please move it to the proper place.

The question is about sin and contrition. I would like to know just what sins do you (or others) commit that need to be confessed and which need absolution. Being an atheist I don’t have to worry about sins. All I have to worry about crimes and misdemeanors. But or course I do not commit any serious crimes. Minor infractions, sure, like driving somewhat faster than the stipulated speed limits. But I never committed anything that would be considered as a serious crime. And never intend to.

But if I am not mistaken, you (in general) keep on committing sins, sometimes even “mortal” sins. What are those and why do you commit them? I would think that if you know that you should not commit a sinful act, and you believe that God constantly “monitors” all your thoughts and actions (Big Brother is watching you!), you would not commit serious sins. Just like I would not do anything unlawful if I knew that I am being monitored by the police, no matter what the temptation might be.

This question is linked to the idea of free will. If you have a strong temptation to do something “sinful”, then you should be able to resist, IF your will is “free” enough. But if you are unable to resist some temptation, you should not be judged harshly. After all you should not be judged if you fail to lift a stone because you are physically too weak to lift it.

So what are those sins you keep committing? And why?

You are commiting crime speeding. Dont kid yourself, even a little bit over kills.
Best you get your ‘spotless’ house in order before telling an honest Catholic , answering your question, in good charity, their idea of sin is OCD or scruples.

Society thinks people who speed are recklessly selfish.

1. Who’s more dangerous? The high number of people who speed by a small margin - or the small number of dangerous drivers who sometimes speed excessively? High level speeding places that driver and other road users or passengers at great danger, however low level speeding is an extremely dangerous community wide issue due to the large number of drivers who speed by a small margin. In urban areas, exceeding the speed limit by 5 km/h doubles the likelihood of a casualty crash and each additional increase in speed by 5 km/h further doubles the risk (Kloeden et al)vi. Low level speeding is such a large issue because the cumulative effect of the additional risk associated with low level speeding multiplied by a high number of drivers speeding at these low levels, results in more casualty crashes than high level speeding (Gavin et al)vii.

 

[Vera_Ljuba]

You are commiting crime speeding. Dont kid yourself, even a little bit over kills.

Nonsense. Most moving violations are “infractions”, NOT “crimes” or “misdemeanors”. Of course if I see a cop, I will make sure that I am under the posted speed limit.

But this is not the question. I was asking: “why would you commit a sin, knowing that God is watching you?” You cannot hope that God will not see your sin.

By the way, this is my final post in this forum.

 

[Catherinabird]

I was asking: “why would you commit a sin, knowing that God is watching you?” You cannot hope that God will not see your sin.

Because in that moment you don’t care, and you want whatever it is you are going to do. And perhaps you also expect God will forgive you even if you do it. So you just do.

 

[fred_conty]

Originally Posted by Vera_Ljuba
I was asking: “why would you commit a sin, knowing that God is watching you?” You cannot hope that God will not see your sin.

Because what is before the eye or what is being experienced is real, and everything else is somehow not real for the moment.

I’ve heard it said that the passions of anger and sex are the most common problems. And it would make sense since these are very strong. Which would explain why marriages end in divorce 50% of the time. And also why this past presidential election is so contested by so much by anger.

It takes a humble man to admit to his/her mistakes, but the proud person only sees the mistakes of others but not their own. And the mistakes that are made cannot be corrected until they are recognized as mistakes.

This is the main reason why we have so much rottenness since noone wants to correct themselves, but rather correct the other person. A pshchiatrist one asked a gathing of people how they would define a mature person. The answer was that a mature person assumed responsibility for his own mistakes and actions and didn’t put the blame on others. So that would mean that this person would first need to see their own faults first in order to do this.

In the Bible it says that the just man sins seven times a day.

And there are many other things in the Bible that only a Christian understands, and in understanding comes responsibility.