Sin

[reteeks21]

Can someone help me understand two things:

1.) What sins are mortal sins?

2.) What is the scriptural basis for saying so?

Thanks a lot for the help!

 

[Thing]

Baltimore CCC

 

[Lampo]

Can someone help me understand two things:

1.) What sins are mortal sins?

2.) What is the scriptural basis for saying so?

Thanks a lot for the help!

Grace
Mortal Sin
Why Mortal and Venial Sins
Catechism of the Catholic Church

1 John 5:16-17 - Pius, the sin Saint John is referring to is any kind of mortal sin. This passage shows that there are two types of sin: venial and mortal. If you are Catholic, mortal sin must be confessed and absolved in the sacrament of reconciliation. Venial sins are forgiven when you attend Mass and receive our Lord in the state of grace (which means you are not in mortal sin).

Mortal sin is any sin that is very serious, you are aware of its gravity, and deliberately consent to committing it (murder, adultery, fornication, contraception, etc.).

Remember, no sin is too bad for God to forgive. The Father sent His Son into the world to forgive us our sins. Through the action of the priest, Christ will forgive all of your sins in His sacrament of confession.

 

[holy_wood]

Can someone help me understand two things:

1.) What sins are mortal sins?

2.) What is the scriptural basis for saying so?

Thanks a lot for the help!

1 John 5:16-17

“If you see your brother or sister committing what is not a mortal sin, you will ask, and God will give life to such a one - to those whose sin is not mortal. There is sin that is mortal; I do not say you should pray about that. All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that is not mortal.” (NRSV)

and

Luke 12:47-48

47"That servant who knows his master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what his master wants will be beaten with many blows. 48But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.

Mortal Sins are Sins considered by the Magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church to be grave matter can usually be considered serious violations of the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes, whether directly such as perjury, adultery, lust, masturbation (even without orgasm), murder, contraceptive use, and abortion; or indirectly in the cases of heresy or despair, which contravene the first commandment, or the use of contraceptives or abortion, which violates the 5th and 6th commandments.

All of these, however, are subject both to the conditions above and to mitigating circumstances (like mental illness, emotional or behavioral disturbance, insanity, retardation, young age, affective immaturity, or developmental disorders)of the individual situation.

The Church itself does not provide a precise list of sins, subdivided into the mortal and venial categories. Rather, it is generally considered a matter for a well-formed conscience to decide after a comprehensive, prayer-filled, deliberate examination of conscience.

Venial sin weakens charity; it manifests a disordered affection for created goods; it impedes the soul’s progress in the exercise of the virtues and the practice of the moral good; it merits temporal punishment. Deliberate and unrepented venial sin disposes us little by little to commit mortal sin. However venial sin does not break the covenant with God. With God’s grace it is humanly reparable. “Venial sin does not deprive the sinner of sanctifying grace, friendship with God, charity, and consequently eternal
happiness” (John Paul II, RP17 § 9).