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	SUMMA THEOLOGICA: The debt of punishment (Prima Secundae Partis, Q. 87)
		Because some sins consist in turning away from the last end, and some in a disorder affecting things referable to the end: and the last end differs infinitely from the things that are referred to it.
		And since such like are not punishments properly speaking, they are not referred to sin as their cause, except in a restricted sense: because the very fact that human nature needs a treatment of penal medicines, is due to the corruption of nature which is itself the punishment of original sin.
		Further, if it be replied that the son is punished, not for the father's sin, but for his own, inasmuch as he imitates his father's wickedness; this would not be said of the children rather than of outsiders, who are punished in like manner as those whose crimes they imitate.
	www.newadvent.org /summa/2087.htm (4853 words)

	Sin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sin is a term used mainly in a religious context to describe an act that violates a moral code of conduct or the state of having committed such a violation.
		Mortal sins are sins of grave (serious) matter, where the sinner is aware that the act (or omission) is both a sin and a grave matter, and performs the act (or omission) with deliberate consent.
		Eternal sin -- Commonly called the Unforgivable sin (mentioned in Matthew 12:31), this is perhaps the most controversial sin, whereby someone has become an apostate, forever denying himself a life of faith and experience of salvation; the precise nature of this sin is often disputed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sin (4874 words)

	Eternal sin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The eternal sin (often called the "unforgivable sin" or "unpardonable sin") is a concept of sin in Christian theology, whereby salvation or eternal life with God becomes impossible.
		Note that there is some difference between the concept of a single "eternal sin" and one of many "eternal sins," as suggested by Jesus' quote of "...
		Many Christian denominations such as Catholicism view the issue of eternal sin as a grave importance— to deny the Holy Spirit entry into your life is to deny God's truth, and hence commit oneself to a life of serving Satan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eternal_sin (926 words)

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		Internal Sins That sin may be committed not only by outward deeds but also by the inner activity of the mind apart from any external manifestation, is plain from the precept of the Decalogue: "Thou shalt not covet", and from Christ's rebuke of the scribes and pharisees whom he likens to "whited sepulchres...
		The Capital Sins or Vices According to St. Thomas (II-II:153:4) "a capital vice is that which has an exceedingly desirable end so that in his desire for it a man goes on to the commission of many sins all of which are said to originate in that vice as their chief source".
		The punishments of the future life are proportioned to the sin committed, and it is the obligation of undergoing this punishment for unrepented sin that is signified by the "reatus poena" of the theologians.
	www.ewtn.com /library/DOCTRINE/CESIN.TXT (8196 words)

	Is eternal security a license to sin?
		Any denial of eternal security is, in its essence, a belief that we must maintain our own salvation by our own good works.
		Eternal security is not a "license" to sin.
		Such a person is demonstrating not that eternal security has given them a license to sin, but rather that he or she has not truly experienced salvation through Jesus Christ.
	www.gotquestions.org /license-sin.html (677 words)

	Does the Bible teach mortal and venial sin?
		In summary, mortal sin is an intentional violation of the Ten Commandments (in thought, word or deed) committed in full knowledge of the gravity of the matter and it results in the loss of salvation.
		Whereas the concepts of mortal and venial sin place responsibility to gain God’s forgiveness for a given transgression in the hand’s of the offender, the Bible teaches that all sins of the believer are forgiven at the cross of Christ.
		If one follows the concepts of mortal and venial sin, he or she may be deceived into viewing sin with a flippant attitude, thinking that he or she can sin at will and simply seek God’s forgiveness at a point of personal desire.
	www.gotquestions.org /mortal-sin-venial.html (2362 words)

	The Abominable nature of Sin!
		This being the nature of sin, it is manifestly the enemy of public order and happiness, and therefore infinitely offensive to the God of love, and contrary to all that he has prescribed for the happiness of his kingdom, and to all the wishes and designs of his benevolence.
		Sin not only disturbs the public peace by being itself the death of happiness,—not only by rebelling against God in the character of a Lawgiver,—but it opposes him in all the relations in which he acts for the good of his creatures.
		Sins which were long forgotten by them, will be found to have been laid up in the repositories of his memory; and what they thought was overlooked, will be seen to have been uniformly regarded with infinite abhorrence.
	members.aol.com /twarren13/abomin.html (3055 words)

	Eternal Church of God - Statement of Beliefs
		We believe that sin is the transgression of God’s immutable law and that the consequence of sin is eternal death.
		Furthermore, we believe that sin separates us from God and that the ultimate result of sin is eternal death.
		We believe the consequence for the unpardonable sin is eternal death.
	www.eternalcog.org /MainPages/beliefs.html (3667 words)

	Sin Unto Death by Doy Moyer
		"Sins," in the present tense, indicates that one who is born of God does not continue in sin (not that the child of God is flawlessly perfect).
		It is a sin persisted in, with a refusal to repent or confess it.
		In 5:17 he says that "all unrighteousness is sin." In saying this, he seems to be getting away from the idea that there is one specific sin in mind, for all unrighteousness is sin.
	www.focusmagazine.org /Articles/sinuntodeath.htm (1695 words)

	NoEternalSecurity.org
		Sin can never bring a Christian to his spiritual death, regardless what sin is committed or false doctrine is believed.
		Eternal life is a gift that can’t be lost or returned and a present tense possession for the Christian, guaranteeing an entrance into God’s kingdom.
		Eternal security is a dangerous myth, which has many on the road to hell thinking they are on the road to heaven because they once had a moment of true faith which brought regeneration.
	www.noeternalsecurity.org (674 words)

	ETERNAL SECURITY
		Eternal Security literature makes appeals to our logic for one main reason: its doctrine is unbiblical, and must seek its proof from an external source.
		For a "holy" God to make a way of salvation that provides for continued sin in the believer while they are living, and to withhold the power to deliver them from sin to a time where only the dead can witness it, is to defy common sense and logic.
		When we look at all of the Scriptures that deny Eternal Security, and the lack of proof that such a doctrine is asserted by the Bible, it is illogical to believe that it could be true.
	www.eternalsecurity.us /eternal_security.htm (3938 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Sin
		sin is not a pure privation, but a human act deprived of its due rectitude.
		sin; on the contrary, it is often both necessary and useful.
		sin in this case is irreparable, and is punished in hell.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14004b.htm (5128 words)

	Gospel of Mark, 22 - "ETERNAL SIN" (MARK 3:28,29), G.A. Chadwick
		It is idle to suppose that, in the case of this sin unto death, the Apostle only meant to leave his disciples free to pray or not to pray.
		But the sin is so vaguely and even mysteriously referred to, that we learn little more from that passage than that it was an overt public act, of which other men could so distinctly judge the flagrancy that from it they should withhold their prayers.
		The sin is rather indomitable than unpardonable: it has become part of the sinner's personality; it is incurable, an eternal sin.
	articles.christiansunite.com /article11631.shtml (1071 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Sin
		Note that Judaism's views on sin and atonement are not identical to those in the Hebrew Bible alone, but rather are based on the laws of the Bible as seen through the Jewish oral law.
		Eternal sin -- Commonly called the Unforgivable sin (mentioned in), this is perhaps the most controversial sin, whereby someone has become an apostate, forever denying himself a life of faith and experience of salvation; the precise nature of this sin is often disputed.
		Thus, the Islamic theology identifies and warns of an external enemy of humankind who leads humankind towards sin (, etc.) The Qur'an in several verses (,) states the details of the Satan’s temptation of Adam and in (Qur'an) states that the Satan’s pattern of temptation of Man is the same as that of Adam, i.e.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Sin (4842 words)

	Are You Really Sure Of Your Eternal Salvation?
		Any person who is interested in his soul’s salvation can not afford to follow any of the many false doctrines that are being taught, but will have a genuine interest to know the truth which is found only in the Bible.
		On Judgment Day we will not have to be lost in the eternal punishment of torment along with Satan, the Devil.
		This I have tried to do, because our eternal salvation is a very serious matter.
	www.netbiblestudy.net (582 words)

	The Wages of Sin Is Death
		To the annihilationist the wages of sin is ETERNAL DEATH.
		God's wrath against sin is manifested in the death of the sinner, a Christless death in which he is dead to God, dead to Christ, dead to virtue, dead to truth, dead to purity, dead to righteousness, dead to peace, dead to joy, dead to reality, dead to promise, dead to hope.
		The corruption of sin and death can reach to such a marked degree that it is seen in the person, in his acts, his words, his dress, his face, and he becomes an outcast, the dregs of society.
	www.tentmaker.org /articles/savior-of-the-world/wagesofsin.htm (5436 words)

	Apologetics Press - Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit—The “Unpardonable Sin”
		Therefore, since the unpardonable sin falls into a category of its own, and cannot be murder, adultery, general blasphemy, etc., some scholars have set forth the idea that the unpardonable sin is not a single sin at all, but is instead the stubborn condition of a person who persists in unbelief.
		Second, Mark’s account of the unpardonable sin describes the sin as an “eternal sin.” The translators of the New King James Version recorded that the person who commits the sin “never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation” (Mark 3:29).
		Apparently, the “sin unto death” in 1 John is not a specific sin for which it is impossible to receive forgiveness, but rather, is any sin for which a person will not take the proper steps demanded by God to receive the forgiveness available.
	www.apologeticspress.org /articles/2272 (2943 words)

	Christian Doctrines of Hell - ReligionFacts
		Hell is generally thought to be eternal, and to include both punishment (poena sensus) and separation from God (poena damni).
		Many modern Christians also question hell's eternality in favor of some form of universalism (all are saved in the end) or annihilationism (wicked souls are destroyed).
		This hope for the final salvation of humanity and the eternal universal restitution of all things in heaven and on earth...
	www.religionfacts.com /christianity/beliefs/hell.htm (2515 words)

	Daily Bible Study - What Is Sin?
		Today, there are many opinions regarding the meaning of "sin." Behavior that may seem very harmless and good to one person, may be viewed as very sinful and wicked to someone else.
		The Lord outlaws sin because sinful behavior always, sooner or later, results in misery, grief and death.
		"Sin is the transgression of The Law." (1 John 3:4 KJV).
	www.keyway.ca /htm2002/whatsin.htm (479 words)

	What Is the “Eternal” Sin? : ChristianCourier.com
		“Verily I say unto you, All their sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they shall have blasphemed: but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin: because they say, ‘He has an unclean spirit’” (Mark 3:28-29).
		The sin under consideration was not a mere impulsive exclamation that denigrated the Holy Spirit, i.e., blasphemous words uttered rashly that, once they leave the lips, condemn a person forever—no matter what his disposition in the future.
		The “eternal sin,” therefore, was a wicked mindset that followed these hardened rebels into eternity, where an “eternal judgment” (Hebrews 6:2) would be pronounced.
	www.christiancourier.com /articles/read/what_is_the_eternal_sin (1492 words)

	Backslider: God Wants You Back!
		Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me. Surely you desire truth in the inner parts; you teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
		We have noticed that eternal security proponents don’t usually repent of their sins until they first learn that there is no such thing as eternal security, once saved always saved or the perseverance of the saints, that is, there is no such thing as security in sin.
		Another sin that can’t be forgiven is the mark of the beast, Rev.
	www.noeternalsecurity.org /backslider.html (2399 words)

	BEYOND FORGIVENESS: BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE SPIRIT - (Mark 3:20-35) - John Piper
		Third, therefore the person who commits this sin is guilty forever before God and under his wrath without end: "Whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness; but is guilty of an eternal sin." If forgiveness is withheld for eternity, guilt is sealed for eternity.
		If a sin makes it impossible for you to repent, then that is an unforgivable sin, because forgiveness is promised only to those sins from which we genuinely repent (cf.
		The unforgivable sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is an act of resistance which belittles the Holy Spirit so grievously that he withdraws for ever with his convicting power so that we are never able to repent and be forgiven.
	www.soundofgrace.com /piper84/040184m.htm (1891 words)

	Mortal and Venial Sin James McCarthy
		He taught that the sin of anger brings the same punishment as the sin of murder (Matthew 5:21-22), and the sin of lust the same penalty as the sin of adultery (Matthew 5:27-30).
		Those who through sin have forfeited the received grace of justification, can again be justified when, moved by God, they exert themselves to obtain through the sacrament of penance the recovery, by the merits of Christ, of the grace lost.
		When a person commits a mortal sin, though he loses justifying grace in his soul, original sin does not return and the imprint of baptism is not removed.
	www.reachingcatholics.org /mortal.html (2110 words)

	Frequently Asked Questions about defining Mortal and Venial Sins in the Catholic Church
		Sin is thus 'love of oneself even to contempt of God.' In this proud self- exaltation, sin is diametrically opposed to the obedience of Jesus, which achieves our salvation.
		"Sins can be distinguished according to their objects, as can every human act; or according to the virtues they oppose, by excess or defect; or according to the commandments they violate.
		The root of sin is in the heart of man, in his free will, according to the teaching of the Lord: "For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false witness, slander.
	www.catholicdoors.com /faq/qu06.htm (1637 words)

	The unforgivable, eternal, unpardonable sin
		If an unsaved person committed this sin, the texts seem to imply that she/he could never attain salvation.
		If a saved person committed this sin, the texts seem to imply that their existing salvation would be terminated and could never be reestablished in the future.
		Panic caused by belief in the existence of the unforgivable sin
	www.religioustolerance.org /unfsin.htm (211 words)

	HEBREWS CHAPTERS 6 AND 10 (ETERNAL SIN, BLASPHEMY)
		If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God (NIV).
		If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.
		This could possibly explain why the ones referred to in 6:6 could not be renewed unto salvation, that is, they committed eternal sin.
	www.evangelicaloutreach.org /hebrews.htm (2905 words)

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