tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500036.post651456281152662744..comments2024-01-02T04:49:16.658-05:00Comments on He Lives: If you could have...Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08688240424047203541noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500036.post-42066724776465818262013-04-09T12:01:35.510-04:002013-04-09T12:01:35.510-04:00here is St. Augustine's take http://www.ccel.o...here is St. Augustine's take http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf107.iv.xv.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500036.post-63073690255958753292013-04-09T06:48:59.535-04:002013-04-09T06:48:59.535-04:00Rob,
Yes I think the RC distinction between morta...Rob,<br /><br />Yes I think the RC distinction between mortal and venial sin (as opposed to the Protestant view, where all sin is mortal sin) fits the passage a little better, but consider a substitution:<br /><br /><i>If anyone sees his brother committing a venial sin he shall ask, and God will give him lifeāto those who commit venial sins. There is mortal sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that. All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death. (1 John 5:16-17)</i><br /><br />It still doesn't work. Catholic teaching does not include that if I pray for my brother's venial sins he will have life. The sinner must do penance for venial sin, possibly concluding in purgatory. Furthermore one (who was otherwise in good grace in the church) does not lose his life (salvation) over venial sin, so the prayers of another cannot result in <i>life</i>--since it wasn't lost in the first place. Finally, why would John write "I do not say that one should pray for that" which, in this way of looking at it, is mortal sin? Why not? Isn't prayer something the apostle would highly recommend if you knew your brother was in mortal sin?<br /><br />So I think the RC view fits "better" but only because two categories of sin are discussed here, and the RC view has two categories of sin. But I don't think it helps in understanding the passage.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08688240424047203541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500036.post-22823445641418154632013-04-08T21:22:27.009-04:002013-04-08T21:22:27.009-04:00Catholics differentiate between venial and mortal ...Catholics differentiate between venial and mortal sins, venial being the ones that don't lead to death (i.e. a complete separation from God).Rob Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05804179901979891219noreply@blogger.com