Radical Rant Of The Day

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• So, let’s get started with Catholic Alpha’s Radical Rant Of the Day...Understanding mortal sin and why it helps you defend yourhome against the demonic.
• First off this show is not about judging you or myself as sinners or what we are or are not doing to damage our relationship with God.
• This show is about us understanding our responsibility as men to protect and defend our homes from the world, from Satan...
• And to understand our duty and responsibility and authority to do right by God and our wife and family.
• And this comes with knowledge of what we are up against.
• How can we truly as men protect and defend our home if we don’t know the rules of the game?
• What is a mortal sin?❖  An offense against God that constitutes grave matter (extremely serious) Mortally sinful (death)
  
  ❖  What kinds of offenses against God constitute “grave matter”?➢  In the Bible, St. Paul gives us a list of grave sins. He states that anyone who commits these sins shall not enter the kingdom of God. “Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God” (Galatians 5:19- 20)➢  Paul also tells the Corinthians, “know you no that the unjust shall not possess the kingdom of God? Do not err: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor liers with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards nor railers, nor extortioners shall possess the kingdom of God” (1 Corinthians 6:9-10).

  ➢ These sins constitute grave matter, and if they are committed willingly and with full consent, constitute mortal sin.

  ❖  The Church also tells us that the sins of anger, blasphemy, envy, hatred, malice, murder, neglect of Sunday obligation, sins against faith (incredulity against God or heresy), sins against hope (obstinate despair in the hope for salvation and/or presumption that oneself can live without God or be saved by one’s own power) and sins against love (indifference towards charity, ingratitude, and/or hatred of God) also constitute grave matter.

  ❖  This list of grave sins, is based on Jesus Christ’s interpretation of the gravity of the Ten Commandments.

  ❖  Grave sins can be classed as sins against God, neighbor and self, and can further be divided into carnal and spiritual sin

  ❖  Four other sins are considered grave also. These sins not only offend God, but men as well.❖  Thus these four sins are called “the sins that cry to heaven for vengeance” and are likewise mortal sins. These grave sins are:

  ➢  The voluntary murder (Genesis 4:10)➢  The sin of impurity against nature –Sodomy and homosexual relations

  (Genesis 18:20)

  ➢  Taking advantage of the poor (Exodus 2:23)

  ➢  Defrauding the workingman of his wages (James 5:4)

  ❖  Mortal sins constitute a rejection of his perfect love and justice for us❖  A commission of a mortal sin immediately removes us from the grace of God

  and invites Satan into our lives

  ❖  Cutting us off from God and turns us away from the Creator❖  If we die with a mortal sin upon our soul the consequence is hell because we have chosen it.

  ❖  In order for a sin to be mortal it must meet three conditions

  ➢ The sin is of Grave matter
  ➢ The sin is committed with full knowledge that it is a sin ➢ The individual fully consents to the sin with his will

  ❖  Finally, the capital sins are also considered grave matter.

After the break we will get into this mysterious concept!

Radical Rant Of The Day

• As a Christian Soldier we must understand the 10 commandments and their effects on us and our family.
• The 10 commandments are the natural law and are written on our hearts.
• This is how we instinctively know that murder, or stealing, rape , is inherently wrong.
• God did not leave us to fend for ourselves.
• The Holy Spirit speaks to us daily to help us know what is wrong or right and what can damage us.
• Unless we repeatedly reject God and His wisdom
  
• and refuse to bend to His will and allow Him to guide, support, and help us in our journey to the reward of Heaven.
• The following are the list of mortal sins separated by each of the 10 commandments.
• Remember this is for information.
• Knowledge is power.
• Knowledge keeps us on top of our game, as it pertains to protecting our marriage, and our family, and our devotion to Him who is our Creator!
• Many of these items you maybe didn’t know were grave matter and damaged your relationship with Our Lord and His Kingdom.
• We will cover each mortals in by it’s commandment category.

• As a reference source I used the article “List Of Mortal Sins Every Catholic Should Know” from StMaryOfTheSevenDolors.com

1. The First Commandment, “You shall Worship the Lord Your God and Him only Shall You Serve”

❖  Idolatry—Idolatry is the worship, veneration (showing great respect; reverence) or belief in false gods. Because it is a direct rejection of God, it is a grave sin (1 Corinthians 6:9-10).

❖  Idolatry includes worship of images (This does not mean that we cannot venerate religious images. Veneration of images such as a crucifix is veneration of the person depicted, and not the actual image in and of itself.)

❖  Divination, magic and sorcery—This is a grave sin which includes attempting to command the powers of the occult, control or speak to demons or spirits (especially Satan), attempting to divine the future, and the use of magic charms (CCC 2116). Deuteronomy 18:10-11 speaks against this grave sin.

❖  Sacrilege—The sin of sacrilege is a grave sin that consists of profaning or treating unworthily the sacraments and liturgical actions of the Church as well as things consecrated to God (CCC 2120).

❖  Atheism—Because atheistic humanism falsely seeks man and human glory and rejects God, atheism is a grave sin (CCC 2125).

❖  It is a sin against the virtue of religion. St. Paul tells us, “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all unholiness and injustice of those men that detain the truth of God in injustice” (Romans 1:18).

2. The Second Commandment, “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain”

❖  Blasphemy—This grave sin is the uttering of hatred, reproach, defiance or speaking ill of God.

❖  Blasphemy against the Church, the saints and sacred things is also a grave sin (CCC 2148). It fails to give love and respect to our Creator.

❖  St. James speaks against sinners who “blaspheme the good name that is invoked upon you” (James 2:7).

❖  Perjury and False Oaths—Those who take an oath in the name of the Lord and fail to keep it, or break the oath at a later date, show a grave lack of respect for the Lord of all speech (CCC 2152).

❖ Pledging oneself to commit an evil deed is also sinful. During his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus speaks against sinners who give false oaths (Matthew 5:33- 34).

3. The Third Commandment, “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy”

❖  Deliberate failure of the Sunday obligation—The Christian Sunday (the Lord’s Day) celebrates the new life of the world born in Christ’s Resurrection.

❖  All humans have a duty, to praise God and give him thanks. Thus all Christians are bound to participate in the Mass, and must partake of the Eucharist at least on holy days of obligation.

❖  Deliberate failure to do this constitutes a grave sin (CCC 2181).

4. The Fourth Commandment, “Honor thy father and mother.”

❖  This commandment obliges the faithful to show respect for their parents — as children and adults.

❖  Children must obey their parents, and adults must respect and see to the care of their parents, when they become old and infirm.

BAM!

TRANSITION

Conclusion

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In conclusion, as we always do, we end with a quote from Pope Benedict XVI

Quote “Society offers you comfort... But you weren’t made for comfort...

You were made for greatness!

So go forth Christian Soldier...

The Spiritual fight is upon you...

Fast-Pray-And Prepare For Battle!