SINS OF THE CHILDREN OF THE CHURCH
And the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. (Matthew 16, 18)
1 .- The Church is holy
I believe in the Church, which is one, holy, catholic and apostolic.
So we Catholics as a profession of faith in the Creed. But why is Santa? The Church was instituted by Christ:
766 But the Church is born primarily of the total gift of Christ for our salvation, anticipated in the institution of the Eucharist and held at the Cross . "The water and blood that flow from the side of the crucified Jesus are signs of this beginning and growth" (LG 3. "For the side of Christ asleep on the cross was born the sacrament admirable of the whole Church "(SC 5). Just as Eve was formed from the sleeping Adam's side, and the Church was born from the pierced heart of Christ's death on the Cross (cf. San Ambrosio, Luc 2, 85-89).
Christ instituted his Church with Peter as the rock upon which states:
And I in turn tell you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church , and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Matthew 16, 18-19.
This passage also shows that Christ abides with the Church, nothing would break down, nor cease to be immaculate:
Husbands love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave Himself for her to sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water under the floor, and present it to himself in splendor, without having spot or wrinkle or anything like that, but is holy and immaculate . Ephesians 5, 25-27.
The Church is Holy because together with Christ, form one body. The Church is one with Christ, and nothing that is defiled can be one with Him is by belonging to it, tells us the likeness of the vine and the branches (John 15: 4-5) and administration and participation sacraments (in them, God communicates his own Holiness):
For my flesh is real food and my blood real drink. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. John 6, 55-56.
and also tell the Catechism:
823 "Faith confesses that the Church ... can not but be holy . Indeed, Christ, the Son of God, who with the Father and the Spirit is hailed as 'alone holy,' loved the Church and his wife. He gave her holy, the other joined same as his own body and filled with the gift of the Holy Spirit to the glory of God "(LG 39). The Church is therefore " the holy People God "(LG 12) and its members are called" saints "(cf. Acts 9, 13, 1 Cor 6, 1, 16, 1).
addition, the Church is sanctified by the Holy Spirit, sent by the Son:
"When the Son completed the work the Father gave him to do on earth, Holy Spirit was sent on Pentecost to continually sanctify the Church. " Lumen Gentium 4.
And she, as mother of the members of the Church, the holy.
2 .- Sin
791 unit body has not abolished diversity of members : "In building the body of Christ there a diverse membership and functions. It is the same Spirit who, according to their wealth and needs of the Ministries, distributes his different gifts for the good of the Church ". The unity of the Mystical Body produces and urges love among the faithful:" If one member suffers, all members suffer with it, if one member is honored, all members rejoice with it "(LG 7). Finally, the unity of the Mystical Body is victorious in all human divisions "Indeed, all baptized into Christ have put on Christ there is neither Jew nor Greek, neither slave nor free, neither male nor female, for all you are one in Christ Jesus "(Gal 3, 27-28).
Many are members of the Church. This can be divided into three groups:
- The Church Militant . who lives on earth, waiting for salvation.
- The purgative Church . It is purified in purgatory.
- The Church triumphant . Triumphant and reigning in heavenly glory.
The first are the members of the Church found in State Route : in this life are already participating Life Divine Christ through the Sacraments, and especially in the Eucharist. This state of wayfarers, however, is often marked by sin, for not participating yet the glory of heaven, we are still victims of sin and its consequences.
What is sin? is the esteem that comes to contempt for God , as we say San Agust ín . It is a selfish act in which the creature (angel or man) in which it puts itself first, removing God from his c orazón as most important, the Supreme Good, to whom it owes its existence .
As a consequence of mortal sin, the person loses Sanctifying Grace who communicates divine life, and thereby wins Hell.
What is wrong is to say " The sins of the Church ." The correct statement is " sins of some members of the Church ."
3 .- The original sin
consequence of sin, at the beginning of human history, all denied born with grace and with an injury called lust. This sin affects human nature, and death makes its appearance in human history. Why is the sin of one affects us all?
404 All mankind is in Adam "sicut unum corpus unius hominis "(" As one body of one man ") (S. Thomas A., wrong. 4.1)
Thus the life of the children of the Church is marked by sin, and therefore, a willful disregard of God: and yet the Divine Mercy always forgives. The Church has the means of forgiveness and sanctification through Christ.
forgive the sins, they are forgiven , who shall retain they are retained. John 20, 23.
4 .- sins
These are bad habits or tendencies that lead to all sorts of vices and disorders. They are called " Capital " because it comes from " Caput " " Head " or " Source ." They are head and source of all other sins. These, in turn, have a common root: selfishness. Same puts own tastes and whims to the Law of God.
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- Pride . What is love disordered self, leading someone to believe more than what it is. Some sins derived from it are the pride, conceit, vanity, disobedience, boasting, ostentation and arrogance.
- Greed . That is the inordinate desire to own property or wealth. Some sins derived from it are the hardness of heart (not worrying about the needs of others), violent theft, fraud, betrayal and greed.
- Lust . That is the inclination disorderly sexual pleasures. Some derivatives of it are sins of fornication, adultery, incest, prostitution, bestiality, masturbation, and rape.
- Ira . That is the inordinate desire for revenge. Some sins are derived from it, hatred, revenge, anger, insult, blasphemy, resentment and impatience.
- Gula . What is greed for food and drink. Derived from it some sins are gluttony, greed, the pursuit of pleasure from food, without acknowledging that they are living for life, has to fall into alcoholism, which in turn leads to other sins.
- Envy . That is the sad tendency to the good of others. Some sins are derived from her sadness, hatred, segregation or denigration of the reputation of others.
- Pereza . That is the tendency to idleness and neglect of one's duties and a weakening of will. Some sins are derived from it laziness, sluggishness in performance, negligence, cowardice, boredom, inconstancy, boredom and the wandering of the mind.
To counteract this, we must practice the following virtues:
- Humility against pride .
- Generosity against greed.
- Chastity against lust .
- patience against anger .
- Temperance against gluttony.
- Charity against envy.
- Diligence against laziness.
addition, we have the following remedies:
- Life of Prayer. Including Rosario stressed, especially if they pray daily.
- Mortification.
- Sacramental life, especially Reconciliation and Eucharist.
- Acts of Mercy.
- Make acts of contrition.
- Meditating on the Passion and Death of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Consider and meditate on virtues of Christ and Mary.
- Give and go with love our Blessed Mother.
4 .- Conclusion
In the state-of-way, no one can claim to be "immune" to sin. Is a constant struggle to overcome by help of grace, without which nobody can do anything. The man with his own forces, nothing accomplished. The Graces obtained by prayer and sacramental life is the Christian's impenetrable shield against stalking the world's temptations of the flesh and the devil.
should be noted that the Church is accused of many sins, many of them are exaggerations or lies. I would recommend the book " Legends Black Church " of Vitorio Mesori , in order to find some of them and avoid being negañados.
Developed: Abraham Eliseo Cruz Herrera
Sources:
- Catechism of the Catholic Church.
- The Holy Bible.
- " The Sins " Badui Dergal July.
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