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1849 Sin is an offense against reason, truth, and right conscience; it is failure in genuine love for God and neighbor caused by a perverse attachment to certain goods. It wounds the nature of man and injures human solidarity.
(C.C.C. # 1849) "Sin is an offense against God: 'Against you, you alone, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight.' Sin sets itself against God's love for us and turns our hearts away from it. Like the first sin, it is disobedience, a revolt against God through the will to become 'like gods,' knowing and determining good and evil.
1849 Sin is an offense against reason, truth, and right conscience; it is failure in genuine love for God and neighbor caused by a perverse attachment to certain goods. It wounds the nature of man ...
The two definitions of sin by St Augustine are merged in CCC 1849, which defines sin as: “Sin is an offence against reason, truth and right conscience, it is a failure in genuine love for God and neighbour caused by a perverse attachment to certain goods. It wounds the nature of man and injures human solidarity.
II. THE DEFINITION OF SIN 1849 Sin is an offense against reason, truth, and right conscience; it is failure in genuine love for God and neighbor caused by a perverse attachment to certain goods. It wounds the nature of man and injures human solidarity. It has been defined as "an utterance, a deed, or a desire contrary to the eternal law."
Mar 31, 2022 · The Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 1849 to 1851, clearly explains what sin is, as indicated in the following text: Sin is an offense against reason, truth, and right conscience; it is failure in genuine love for God and neighbor caused by a perverse attachment to certain goods.
(CCC 1849) St Augustine († 430) gives the following definition of sin: [sin is] an utterance, a deed or a desire contrary to the eternal law. 1885. To what is the self-exaltation of sin diametrically opposed?
