What is sin?

Sin is simply disobedience to

God.
An offense against God.
Saying NO to God.
But why do we disobey God?
Because of our Selfish Pride
What is Selfish Pride?
What is PRIDE?
• The quality or state of being proud
• a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from
one's own achievements, the achievements of those
with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities
or possessions that are widely admired.
• consciousness of one's own dignity.
• confidence and self-respect as expressed by members
of a group, typically one that has been socially
marginalized, on the basis of their shared identity,
culture, and experience.
• the best state or condition of something; the prime.
• a group of lions forming a social unit.
But….

• Pride can also mean conceit, arrogance, or superiority.

So what is Selfish Pride?

 What is Selfish Pride?
This kind of pride is based on self-centeredness
In Other words...

THINKING ONLY OF OURSELVES.

 Sin, therefore, is
SELFISH PRIDE.
What is the opposite of
PRIDE?
People who DID not humble
themselves.
Cain, son of Adam
The Prodigal Son
King Herod
Judas
 VEGETA
of Dragon ball Z
Natsu of Fairy Tail
SAKURAGI
of Slam Dunk
What are the effects of Sin?
 Serious sins break our
relationship with God. It
separates us from God.

What are the

effects of
Sin?
 Serious sins break our
relationship with God. It
separates us from God.

What are the It breaks the trust and

effects of our relationship with
Sin? others.
 Serious sins break our
relationship with God. It
separates us from God.

What are the It breaks the trust and

effects of our relationship with
Sin? others.

We hurt ourselves
and others
Gravity of Sin
Three conditions are necessary for mortal
sin to exist:
• Grave Matter: The act itself is intrinsically evil
and immoral. ...
• Full Knowledge: The person must know that
what they're doing or planning to do is evil and
immoral. ...
• Deliberate Consent: The Intention. The person
must freely choose to commit the act or plan to
do it.
Review
• What is sin?
• Disobedience against God.
• Selfish Pride
• What is selfish pride?
• Self-centeredness
• Thinking only of oneself
• What is the opposite of Pride?
• Humility
• How does the catholic church speak of the Gravity of sins?
• Venial and Mortal Sins
Review
• What are the conditions necessary for mortal sins to exist?
• Grave Matter
• Full Knowledge
• Deliberate Consent
• What are the effects of sins?
• Breaks our relationship with God. It separates us from God.
• Breaks our relationship with others
• Hurt others and ourselves.
The Good News