When Do We Commit Sin? What is Sin?

What was the Greatest Sin ever done to you?

What are the common qualities of the ‘greatest sins’ ever done

to you by others?

WHAT IS SIN?

Sin is the single greatest obstacle to our true freedom

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

Sin is a transgression of God’s moral laws

Sin is a broken relationship with God, with others, and with oneself

TWO INADEQUATE NOTIONS ON OUR HUMAN SINFULNESS

1. Thinking about sin too little: Pope Pius XII “the greatest sin of the century is the loss of a sense of sin”

2. Thinking about sin too much: Sin is an overwhelming force in our world at present

Conclusion“The primary reality for Christians is not human

suffering and sin but God’s healing and forgiveness of sin” CFC 1761