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• Sin


  are occasions when we fail to love others because we think only of ourselves
• sin


  seperates us from God
• "The sad irony about the reality of sin is this: by being self-centered, we ultimately deceive and destroy ourselves

  CFC 762
• "The wages of sin is death"

  St. Paul
• 3 common qualities of the sins ever done to you by others

  caused deep hurt, regrets, and ruined relationships
• RELATIONSHIP OF SIN TO OUR

  freedom, conscience, law
• Sin is the single greatest obstacle to our true freedom

  freedom
• Sin is a rejection of the good to which our conscience directs us

  conscience
• Sin is a transgression of God’s moral laws

  Law
• Type of sin

  personal sin, social sin
• personal sin


  results when we give in to our self-centered tendencies and freely choose to do what is evil
• social sin


  is any situation or structure that causes or supports evil, or that fails, because of apathy or involvement in it, to correct a moral evil when it is possible
• examples of personal sin

  impure thoughts, false or hurtful words, evil deed
• examples of social sin

  consumerism, bribery, corruption, discrimination
• seven deadly sins

  Pride, Envy, Anger / Wrath, Gluttony, Avarice / Greed ,Sloth, Lust
• Pride


  — exalting oneself beyond what is due and true
• pride 


  humble
• envy


  begrudging others’ talents or success and wishing them evil
• envy


  thankful
• anger/ wrath


  destructive aggressiveness
• anger/wrath


  patience
• gluttony


  excessive indulgence of food and drink
• gluttony


  be in moderate
• avarice/greed


  desiring what belongs to others which leads to dishonesty and injustice
• avarice/greed


  generous
• sloth


  laziness and escape from exerting due effort
• sloth


  diligent
• Lust


  disordered desire for sexual pleasure
• Lust


  Be pure
• Pride


  Not able to say sorry ➢ Lack of humility ➢ Boastfulness ➢ Self-righteous ➢ Egotism (exaggerated sense of self worth)
• Envy


  Jealousy ➢ Attention getter ➢ Hatred ➢ Feel sorrow when others are praised
• Anger/Wrath


  Impatience ➢ Desire for revenge ➢ Quarrels ➢ Temperamental with the shortcomings of others
• Gluttony


  Alcoholism ➢ Lack of temperance in food ➢ Lack of mortification ➢ Substance addiction
• Avarice/Greed


  Harness of the heart ➢ Attachment to the worldly things
• Sloth


  Mediocrity ➢ Imperfection of duties ➢ Unfulfilled resolutions
• Lust


  Impure thoughts ➢ Immodesty in looks, words, and action ➢ Pornography (watching) ➢ Listening or cracking lustful jokes
• “But if I keep doing wrong little by and by, it doesn’t hurt anymore.”

  Fr. Frank, SVD
• . CONSCIENCE IS INDIVIDUALISTIC


  Following one’s conscience is doing things “my way” without considering the good of others ● “Malinis ang konsensya ko. Wala akong pakialam sa iba.” ● “It’s between me and my conscience.”
• CONSCIENCE IS GOD’S VOICE WITHIN US


  Sometimes our conscience be in serious error — erroneous judgment
• . CONSCIENCE IS OUR FEELING OF GUILT


  Guilt is a sign that our conscience is at work ● By habitually repeating an evil act, we can silence this feeling of guilt