Unforgivable Sin?
Fr. William Most “Have I already gone too far in sin? Am I close to the unforgivable sin?” Some today are wondering. They have read in the Gospel that there is a sin that will never be forgiven either in this world or in the next. After the enemies of Jesus had charged that He […]
The Bible And Sin
1) Sin is a death which affects the individual in his relationships to God and to the whole community. The Bible is not concerned with sin simply from a humanistic or philosophical point of view. It is concerned with sin because it is concerned with man in his relationship to God. Sin is never something […]
Overcoming Sin
The topics which we have treated: sin, punishment, hell, the devil, are not popular topics. They never have been. But they are even more unpopular now than ever. It would be a great tragedy if insanity became the rule and sanity the exception. The sane man would have to prove himself each instant that he […]
Our Sense of Sin
The one who reads this pamphlet is most likely a marked man. It is not a pamphlet which he would want to be seen reading. He will read it (if he reads it at all) in the privacy of his room. The very title suggests that he is a fanatic of some sort, or that maybe […]
Kinds of Sin
In both the Old and the New Testaments there are lists of different kinds of sin. For example, we find a confession of sin in Isaiah which describes various kinds of sin. “And indeed, our faults are present to our minds, and we know our iniquities; rebellion and denial of Yahweh, turning our back on our […]