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Excerpt from “Understanding Sin Today” by Richard M. Gula, SS

Excerpt from “Understanding Sin Today” by Richard M. Gula, SS. Sin: to be disconnected from God through the failure to love. In the Past: SIN. understood for centuries as being a crime, a transgression of the law and the breaking of a rule. (legal model of sin). In the Past: SIN.

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Excerpt from “Understanding Sin Today” by Richard M. Gula, SS

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  1. Excerpt from “Understanding Sin Today” by Richard M. Gula, SS • Sin: to be disconnected from God through the failure to love.

  2. In the Past: SIN • understood for centuries as being a crime, a transgression of the law and the breaking of a rule. (legal model of sin)

  3. In the Past: SIN • But laws cannot cover all the decisions we have to make - it doesn’t address our attitudes, intentions, and ways of seeing things.

  4. Centered on one’s self. Sin affects me and my salvation. Leaves out conversion: a change of heart with the intention of following God more faithfully. In the Past: SIN

  5. Responsibility replaces obligation Dignity of person emphasized Relational Model: Value of sharing life in society Sin’s “New Look”

  6. To be disconnected from God by a failure to love An omission: a failure to do what ought to be done. Sin’s Root Sense

  7. Sin’s Root Sense • Loving choices are selfless and based on the needs of others

  8. Sin’s Root Sense • Because loving God & loving neighbor are “all tied together” sin will always be expressed in & through relationships.

  9. “Types of Sin” • Original Sin • Social Sin • Actual Sin • Mortal • Venial

  10. Doctrine of Original Sin • There is more evil in the world than that which we cause ourselves. • The face of sin which we recognize as the condition of evil into which we are born.

  11. Doctrine of Original Sin • A condition of being human that makes us feel as if our freedom were bound by chains from the very beginning • We feel the effects of this evil in the pull towards selfishness which alienates us from our deepest selves, from others, from God.

  12. Doctrine of Original Sin • Because of original sin, we will always know struggle & tragedy as part of our lives.

  13. Social Sin: A Life of Its Own • Human-made structures that offend human dignity by causing people to suffer oppression, exploitation or marginalization

  14. Once established, social structures & systems seem to take on a life of their own. We learn to live in a world with social structures & presume that the social customs which they hold in place are good, traditional customs. A Life of Their Own

  15. This is What Makes Social Sin So Difficult to Recognize & Change • Conversion from social sin: • change own lifestyle, in word & action • examining regulations that affect human dignity

  16. Actual SinWe All Know It - Personal Sin • An expression of the person in relationship, not simply as disobedience to the law • 2 Kinds: Mortal & Venial

  17. Mortal sin: Radical NO to God & Others • Serious break in a relationship of love with God, neighbor, world, & self • Refusal to live in positive, life-giving way

  18. 3 Conditions of Mortal Sin • 1 pertains to the action • Serious matter • 2 pertain to the person • Sufficient reflection • Full consent of the will

  19. Venial sin: Failing to Show Care for Others • Immoral acts of less importance than mortal sins • Can weigh us down with “the anchor of bad habits” • Submerged in self-interest • Inconsistent with value to be for life & love

  20. God is Merciful • God does not want us to be weighed down with a distorted sense of guilt & responsibility. • We are called to participate more fully in the creative power of God calling us to reconciliation, to reconnect with our best selves, with others, with the world & with God.

  21. Sacrament of Penance & Reconciliation • opportunity & invitation to heal the brokenness in our lives & set our relationships right

  22. DEFINITIONS • Obligation: a duty • Vocation: a calling to serve God; purpose in life • Church: the people of God; followers of Jesus across time & space • Decalogue: “10 Words” – 10 Commandments

  23. DEFINITIONS • Covenant: a formal agreement between God & the people, with mutual responsibilities • Conversion: a change of heart with the intention of following God more faithfully

  24. SPELLING actual conversion covenant Decalogue dialogue merciful mortal

  25. SPELLING obligation omission original penance pilgrimage reconciliation relativism sacrament sin social venial vocation

  26. Ch. 2 Test - Morality Matching T/F Multiple Choice 1. 6. 11. 15. 21. 2. 7. 12. 16. 22. 3. 8. 13. 17. 23. 4. 9. 14. 18. 24. 5. 10. 19. 25. 20.

  27. Sentence Structure • Always being there for them.

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