Sin of presumption; how different from Faith?

[upbeatjonm]

How is presumtion (ie: I presume that God will save me), different from having faith, hope and trust that God will save me? What makes it a sin?

 

[davidv]

As a sin, presumption is the opposite of faith, which is a virtue.

Presumption also assumes that you have committed some other sin that you committed under the presumption that you would be forgiven, even if you were not contrite. In other words you assume God’s mercy, while conveniently forgetting about His justice.

 

[judechild]

Presumption is trust in the self.

Hope is trust in God.

 

[Carlan]

As a sin, presumption is the opposite of faith, which is a virtue.

Presumption also assumes that you have committed some other sin that you committed under the presumption that you would be forgiven, even if you were not contrite. In other words you assume God’s mercy, while conveniently forgetting about His justice.

Yes David, you know when I run across all the debates about ‘Once saved always saved’ I alway think of the sin of pre sumption, It is a very dangerous one. I look at it as tool of the evil one. Carlan

 

[Joe_5859]

According to the Catechism, despair and presumption are the twin sins that contradict the virtue of hope:

CCC 2092 There are two kinds of presumption. Either man presumes upon his own capacities, (hoping to be able to save himself without help from on high), or he presumes upon God’s almighty power or his mercy (hoping to obtain his forgiveness without conversion and glory without merit).

Thus, the key distinction between hope and presumption is that presumption lacks conversion. One is presuming that God will be merciful on one’s self without one having to do anything.