More questions sorry.

[Edial]

Great post.

I was looking for this sometime ago. Interesting how people look at transgressions. And the sequence. Very educational too.
I would have never guessed "secret overeating" .

Thanks,
Ed

 

[Edial]

Just a friendly ModHat.

As we discuss 7 deadly sins, let's assume the CF Rules belong in that graph too.

http://christianforums.com/faq.php?faq=rules#faq_rule_0

Thanks,
Ed

 

[CruciFixed]

Can I just say I did not mean to make anyone uncomfortable? I am trying to find out how to further please God and if I do something unpleasing to Him I want to make sure I scratch it out of my life. I know we all fall short through sin but if there's something I don't realize is sin but partake in it anyhow then how can I better myself? I know that I could ask this elsewhere but I might get a variety of answers that may be garbage or lies or someone's own wishful thinking instead of being backed up with scripture.

I really tried to make use of the cleanest sounding words I could find so that it wouldn't be too harsh or uncomfortable. Since sex is a part of everyone's life I knew I had to ask about what God means specifically by sexual immorality or unclean images etc.

 

[CruciFixed]

Rlunatic, you make me feel sooooo old you are 22 and married and I am a year older then you and do not even have a gf

Don't feel bad. You have more spiritual knowledge than I have and you are only one year older than me. That shows a lot about your character. You also have a lot of wisdom. I do not have a lot of the things you have but I hope that through prayer and study I can have more spiritual knowledge. I never thought of your age before I looked. I thought you might be older. No offense, though. That's a good thing.

I got married young but I love my husband so much so it wasn't just for fun ro to rebel against my parents. I've been with him since I was 17 and I got married at 20.

I do wish our marriage would have been in the church and not in the court. That's somehing I cannot change. :o

 

[Secundulus]

I do wish our marriage would have been in the church and not in the court. That's somehing I cannot change. :o

You can change that. Reaffirm your marriage in a church where you both pledge your vows before God.

I had to do that. I was legally married in the US Embassy in another country. We had to get our marriage legalized in both the American Embassy and in a Government office of that country.

Later, after we returned to the USA, we did it properly in a Church.

 

[Secundulus]

Oooh those 7 deadly sins I've fallen into one of the subdivisions like all the time. Does caressing or heavy petting refer to the type of "petting" a person does with their spouse before sexual intercourse or just throughout the day as a loving reminder...how do I explain that question?

I am pretty sure that that refers to doing it outside of marriage. I think you don't have anything to worry about here.

 

[CruciFixed]

Okay so we can reaffirm our vows in the church? I hope it will not cost too much lol. Our court marriage was like with everything, rings included about 100 bucks. We are ahem---I can't be pc about this--poor.

 

[Secundulus]

Okay so we can reaffirm our vows in the church? I hope it will not cost too much lol. Our court marriage was like with everything, rings included about 100 bucks. We are ahem---I can't be pc about this--poor.

It doesn't need to cost anything, at least in our Church. One couple did this a couple of years ago as part of the normal Sunday service. We call it A SERVICE FOR THE RENEWAL OF
MARRIAGE VOWS.

 

[porterross]

Yes, exactly. It could be a rite within a normal mass and if you play your cards right, there could well be a potluck afterward to celebrate. Most important is the blessing and recognition of Christ at the center of your union and money is of consequence to Him.

 

[MrJim]

Don't feel bad. You have more spiritual knowledge than I have and you are only one year older than me. That shows a lot about your character. You also have a lot of wisdom.

See Rhamiel, I always knew you were a wise guy..

 

[CruciFixed]

Well I should see what we can do.

 

[CruciFixed]

See Rhamiel, I always knew you were a wise guy..

Lol another word came to mind when I read that.

 

[MrJim]

Where did you find this? I tried a google image search

--that didn't work out well...

 

[Secundulus]

Where did you find this? I tried a google image search

--that didn't work out well...

Try the St. Augustine Prayer Book. It contains that information as those things one should consider before confessing one's sins to God.

 

[porterross]

Where did you find this? I tried a google image search

--that didn't work out well...

Did you almost have your eyes gouged out? That's why I use safe search settings.

 

[MrJim]

Did you almost have your eyes gouged out? That's why I use safe search settings.

It was on the moderate setting

 

[Zecryphon]

It was on the moderate setting

Which means you now need a moderate amount of holy water to wash the sin from your eyes.

 

[CruciFixed]

Oh you guys crack me up.

 

[CruciFixed]

Another question:
If you spend a full 24 hours not sinning at all (following the law right down to the t) and then somebody else that you are talking to or is next to you talking takes the lords name in vain and it is automatically in your thoughts because you absorb what they say does that mean you've sinned by proxy?

 

[Secundulus]

Another question:
If you spend a full 24 hours not sinning at all (following the law right down to the t) and then somebody else that you are talking to or is next to you talking takes the lords name in vain and it is automatically in your thoughts because you absorb what they say does that mean you've sinned by proxy?

I don't think so.

Be careful of falling into the trap of scrupulosity.

See this article.

In Catholic moral teaching, scrupulosity defines the spiritual and psychological state of a person who erroneously believes he is guilty of mortal sin and is therefore seldom in a state of grace. A scrupulous person has difficulty making choices and decisions even though he desires above all else to please God and to follow God's law. For a scrupulous person, it isn't that he doesn't "carefully attend to the sacred and certain teaching of the Church" (as the Catechism teaches), but that he becomes overwhelmed with the details and nuances that may be present in the decision.