What you believe sounds wonderful.
However, the Catholic is very aware of the sins they may have committed within a week. Did I look upon a woman with lust? Did I envy the man who has a wife who loves and supports him?
Do I envy those who have more than I do?
Am I ungrateful for what the Lord has allowed to disrupt confuse and cause disruption in my life?
Do I honestly believe?
The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I will fear....
Oh really?
I've heard plenty of Catholics talk about not sinning as if they can actually accomplish that.
So is ANYONE ever really aware of all the sins they have committed in a week?
I highly doubt it. Anyone who can count up every sin he's done is not being very discerning about the sin in their lives.
That comes from having a laundry list and checking off boxes. It leaves you thinking that you can actually go without sinning because it's not on the *don't* list.
Christianity is indeed wonderful.
Think about the requirement for the catholic. It is a practical impossibility to keep a track record of every little sin you commit. You would need a notebook to write down everyone you commit. You must remember EVERY SIN YOU COMMIT. EVERY ONE. You can't forget one else it isn't forgiven by the priest at your confession.
What happens if on your way out of confession you see a woman wearing a low cut dress that shows off her curves? You have a passing thought of lust. Do you run back to the priest and say, "hey, let me get one more sin forgiven?" Because if you don't it is not "covered".
What happens if you're on your way to confession and you are killed in a car wreck with un-confessed mortal sins?
Heaven or Hell?
Catholic teaching says hell as the mortal sin separates you from God.....forever.
Mortal sin is called mortal because it is the "spiritual" death of the soul (separation from God). If we are in the state of grace it loses this supernatural life for us. If we die without repenting we will lose Him for eternity.https://www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/mortal_versus_venial.htm
Are you sure you are willing to run that risk? If I were catholic, I'd be camping out at the doorstep of the priest. I'd never leaves his sight so I could constantly be confessing any and all sins.
That kind of fear and dread is not what Christianity is about.
Paul writes in Romans 4:7-8
Blessed are those whose lawless deeds have been forgiven, and whose sins have been covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will not take into account.
That is the message of the cross as Paul noted in Colossians 2:13-14.
13When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions, 14having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.
For the Christian the certificate of debts against us remain there...on the cross. They've been cancelled. Jesus has taken out guilt away and has paid our sin debt.
Do we still sin as Christians? Yes we do.
Are they forgiven by Christ? Yes they are based on His Word.
The Christian can approach Christ any day of the week, anytime to ask for forgiveness. In fact, the Holy Spirit who resides in you will be the first to tell you that you have sinned.
But what happens to the Christian who dies without confessing the sins of the day to Christ?
He or she goes to Heaven. All of those sins are forgiven. Forever.
They have been nailed to the cross which is where they remain. The sin debt has been paid by Christ.
Jesus said in John 10:9: I am the door, if anyone enters through Me, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out and find pasture.
The forgiveness He offers is permanent. Jesus said in John 10:28..and I give eternal life to them, and they shall never perish; and no one shall snatch them out of My hand.
If you haven't placed your faith in Christ it is my sincere hope you, and anyone else reading this blog, do so today. Your eternal destination is in the balance.
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