Sin Doesn't Exist

[JRKH]

I want to feel loved by God, I want to feel His presence in my life (whilst living in a world which appears to be falling apart), and I want to be a happy, godly person, full of joy, and reaping the fruitfulness of life (e.g. loving wife, children, etc).

When I pray, I feel like it goes on deaf ears. When I go to Mass, I feel like a good person, but I don’t feel like I’m connecting with God. When I go to Eucharistic Adoration, I feel like I’m staring at a cracker. When I pray to Mary, I feel as though I might as well be praying to Kermit the Frog.

I believe I’m lacking a lot of love in my life, and as such, I’m becoming that terrible, horrific kind of person I discussed earlier. I’m bitter, angry, and confused. I’m sad, disappointed, and feel hopeless. I’m judgmental, argumentative, and ungrateful.

I’m sure that probably explains this entire post, haha.

This is surely your best post so far.
It demonstrates the greatest humility and longing.
Now we have something to really work with.
I was recently in conversation with another person who, like yourself, felt out of touch with God’s Love. He was not given much love by his parents and so felt diconnected because, as he said he, “really doesn’t know what Love feels like”.

I felt very lost in trying to explain this to him.

May I ask, whether you EVER felt the presence of God’s Love in your life?
Have you always felt the lacks that you express above?

Spiritual Dryness is something that most people experience. Some saints write of dryness that lasted for years. Mother Theresa of Calcutta endured a dry period that lasted, I believe, about seven years. Other people can become frustrated and angry at feeling God is too distant. Hundreds of details can interfere with our journey.
I believe that is why Jesus told us that the Greatest commandments are to Love God and Love each other. That no matter what else we read or do, it must all be based in Love.

I may have a book to suggest if you are interested in cutting through a lot of the clutter and trying to get to the core of the spiritual life.

Peace
James

 

[GrahamAPhone]

Jasphair, I don’t know you, I don’t know anything about you,
but i know I love you.
As God is my witness, “I love you”
This is your sign, this is God, for God is love, I know this. I know this because I forgot how to love once, I forgot what love was, but I know now because God sent his people to me personally, and now he has sent me to you.
Everyday I ask God to take my hands and use them to mold his people,
Everyday I ask Him to take my lips and comfort his flock
Everyday I ask Him to take my feet and lead his people to the promise land.
And everyday I receive what I ask for.
His love comes apon me and I know what I am to do.
I am to Love.

 

[jpk1313]

Greetings,

I don’t believe sin exists. Of course, many would say I’m a sinner in denial, or that satan is tricking me into feeling more comfortable with my sins. I disagree.

I’ve been told that sin, by definition, is a act performed against the known will of God. It is a clear decision to disobey.

If, for example, someone kills someone. The Church would say, “that person committed a sin, they chose to disobey against the known will of God”. Do sane people kill people, however? I’m not talking about military troops or anything like that, but when the average person kills someone, are they choosing to do so? Are they sinning? I would side more with the idea that they likely have some sort of psychological issue. If this is the case, they did not knowingly choose to sin, but rather, their issue caused them to sin. It’s not as if some fallen angel whispered into their ear, and said “ssssssinnner, kill himmmmmmm”. That’s cute, but unrealistic.

If, for example, I fornicate with someone, it’s probably out of love for them that I do so. It’s not a decision of disobeying, it’s acting on feelings, emotion, and human nature. We are sexual creatures by design, much like every other mammal on the planet. When we act on our sexual instincts, we’re acting like animals - which we are, albeit a bit higher up the chain. When I engage in this activity, I’m not saying “well God thinks this, and I don’t care, I do what I want!”, it’s more of “I care for this person, and I want to share myself with them.” Unfortunately, the Church makes me feel like a real Hitler for doing so, but given that the church pre-dates the Scarlet Letter and times when fornicators were killed, cast out, etc, I’m not surprised. In time, the old world will die off, and the new will take over.

It would seem as though “sins” have been more or less things looked down upon by the societies of old. If you do , you are a bad person, and need redemption! Shame on you!

Oh, and even if sin does exist, whose fault is it? Surely it is not Adam and Eve’s fault. It’s God’s fault for letting the ssssssnake down here! So you mean to tell me, God’s going to punish sinners, whom He indirectly caused to fall into sin?

I don’t know about all this.

Sin means to miss the mark (like an archer aiming for rhe bulls eye but missing) with regards to love. If you do something (in thought word or deed) that is contrary to loving God with all your heart mind and soul and loving your neighbor as your self you you commit a sin.