We Are All Sinners?

[Santa Cruz]

Of course we all sin as we were born with the stain of original sin. However, when we sin, we are surely not following Christ and we either break our relationship with God or injure it depending upon the gravity of the sin. When I sin, really, I am not acting as a Christian. Surely I want to be a Christian, to follow Christ but when I sin, I am being disobedient and am turning from God. I renew my relationship with God by Confession and penance. Yes, Christians do sin, just as all human beings. However, in the act of committing sin, a person is not following Christ and therefore not 'being' Christian. Regardless, we remain children of God but if we are disobedient, not acting as Christians, than we surely cannot be called or recognized as followers of Christ.

So, yes Christians sin and when they do, they are not acting as Christians however because of the infinite love and mercy of God, we are given the grace to turn from our sin back to Christ and to follow Him again and again and again...Do we want to sin? No! But we have a proclivity to sin as a result of the fall in the garden.

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[b]Romans 7:14-25 (Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition)[/b]
[sup]14[/sup]For we know that the law is spiritual; but I am carnal, sold under sin.

[sup]15[/sup]For that which I work, I understand not. For I do not that good which I will; but the evil which I hate, that I do.

[sup]16[/sup]If then I do that which I will not, I consent to the law, that it is good.

[sup]17[/sup]Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

[sup]18[/sup]For I know that there dwelleth not in me, that is to say, in my flesh, that which is good. For to will, is present with me; but to accomplish that which is good, I find not.

[sup]19[/sup]For the good which I will, I do not; but the evil which I will not, that I do.

[sup]20[/sup]Now if I do that which I will not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

[sup]21[/sup]I find then a law, that when I have a will to do good, evil is present with me.

[sup]22[/sup]For I am delighted with the law of God, according to the inward man:

[sup]23[/sup]But I see another law in my members, fighting against the law of my mind, and captivating me in the law of sin, that is in my members.

[sup]24[/sup]Unhappy man that I am, who shall deliver me from the body of this death?

[sup]25[/sup]The grace of God, by Jesus Christ our Lord. Therefore, I myself, with the mind serve the law of God; but with the flesh, the law of sin.



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[infinitelord1]

[quote name='Skinzo' timestamp='1306544406' post='2246930']
Don't play biblical hopskotch with Protestants, that's their game because they believe Scripture is the ultimate authority. One can take plenty of little quotes out of context and try to use them to state something. But it all comes down to interpretation which is why Jesus left us a living Magisterium.
That's why Protestantism consists of so many thousands of distinct sects, it is hard for them to agree on which interpretation is correct. Without a central authority there is no hope of unity. That's the most fundamental lesson they need to learn. Don't let them try to teach you.

S.
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I think what you are saying here is very very important. All Catholics should know not to allow Protestants to teach them. Yet a lot of Protestants consist of Ex-Catholics who were ignorant about why Catholics believe what they believe. So right on! Don't let Protestants teach you or try to pull you into their beliefs!!!!!

38000 different sects to be exact.

Edited May 28, 2011 by infinitelord1