To sin no more, and still have confession?

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In the Act Of Contrition, after confession we say “I firmly resolve, with the help of Your grace to sin no more and to avoid near occasions of sin” why is it that it says to “sin no more” ? I mean, yes it is important to try and become saints and to not sin but what would be the importance of confession if we sinned no more?? Thank you.
 
The importance of confession is for the instance when we do sin. A goal of our faith is sinlessness , whereupon confession would no longer be necessary. God is very patient and kind IOW, wanting none to perish, forgiving for as long as we’re willing to repent. Perfection is very difficult in this life, but Purgatory has the purpose of final purification if need be.
 
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So, to sin no more would be in the case of when we are sinning but we have to be willing to go back and repent when we do sin again?
 
Even though the point of confession, is to go to confession… how do we avoid or try not to do that sin that we’ve confessed before?
 
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I mean, yes it is important to try and become saints and to not sin but what would be the importance of confession if we sinned no more??
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I imagine it would not be necessary for someone who did not sin to go to confession, but it would definitely be important for confession to exist in the case that they did.
 
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So, to sin no more would be in the case of when we are sinning but we have to be willing to go back and repent when we do sin again?
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Yes, a contrite heart, true sorrow for sin, is a necessary part of our being forgiven. Otherwise, it doesn’t mean much if we really don’t care, right? Nothing would be changed-we’d remain the same as we were before forgiveness, still willing to commit the same sin presumably.
 
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Well, we have to want it, for one thing, to want to do God’s will and then the way is provided as others have mentioned. Pray: ask, seek, knock.
 
In the unlikely case that you are able to eradicate all your venial sins, I think you are still allowed to use Confession to confess your imperfections and weaknesses that don’t rise to the level of sin and therefore still get grace from the sacrament. For most of us that probably won’t happen though.
 
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In the Act Of Contrition, after confession we say “I firmly resolve, with the help of Your grace to sin no more and to avoid near occasions of sin” why is it that it says to “sin no more” ? I mean, yes it is important to try and become saints and to not sin but what would be the importance of confession if we sinned no more?? Thank you.
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Proper disposition includes the resolution to commit no mortal sins. A person regrets it and will not to repeat it.
 
An example: if a person has confessed to going out and drinking until they lose their reason, this would mean, '“I am determined that with the help of Your grace I will never get drunk again, and I will stay out of bars, away from people who urge me to drink, and avoid anything else that has led me into this sin in the past or might in the future.” And your intention to avoid that sin would also include all other sins.

Any sin a person confesses while intending to commit it again is not forgiven and has made a bad Confession.

That word “resolved” in there acknowledges the fact that while you are bound and determined not to do it, with God’s help, you are human and still might fall in the future. And then back to Confession you will go!
 
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Then you would be assumed directly into heaven after your particular judgment.
However, look up concupiscence. That is why, despite God’s grace, and despite our firm resolve, we still fall into sin. Thus, we still need to be reconciled with God.
 
Greetings in Jesus Christ Our Lord and Savior,
According to Catholic theology, part of being sorry for our sins involves a firm resolution to sin no more. Even after Confession, we are not perfect and sinning (mortally or venially) is still a concern and a possibility.

However, when we say that we firmly resolve to sin no more we mean that we will try our hardest to not sin. We do not want to offend Our Holy God and so we are saying that we intend not to sin again. We shouldn’t be scrupulous and hold ourselves to a standard that we cannot meet and that God does not hold us to. However, it isn’t scrupulous to make a firm and concussion effort to not sin.

Holy Mother Church recommends going to the Sacrament of Reconciliation frequently. Don’t worry about venial sin. Do try to avoid it, but do not get discouraged when you sin. When I came back to the Church, I thought that I could be almost perfect right away. My mentality was bad and I had become scrupulous. Now I still always try to avoid sin, but I recognize that it is by humbly receiving God’s grace over time that we become holier. I hope that this answer helped you.

God bless and Mary keep you.
 
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