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KM Jacik's avatar

"We will continue to sin for as long as we live and we will continually have to ask forgiveness and seek reconciliation."

So do you think it's impossible for one to live in a state of Grace after confessing one's sins? Isn't it possible for God to put one in a state of Grace to avoid sin after confessing their sins? God says to turn from your sin, your wicked ways and put on the new man. Why after confessing your sins would you even consider going back and doing what you did before? Your sins are lessons to be learned of what not to do. You have ask God teach you how to avoid those sins and not just say I'll keeping doing them til I die and just keep asking for forgiveness. People fall yes, but the goal is to learn from your mistake and correct it til eventually you no longer are doing those things. Your are to turn your life around and advance towards being holy.

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Judson Carroll's avatar

Possible but not likely. Many saints have written that for every sin they conquer they discover more that they were not even aware of.

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KM Jacik's avatar

If you believe that then no one could die in a state if grace unless they died right after they were absolve if their sins. Our job is to learn what our sins are and turn from them. If you discover another sin then again you are to learn from it and turn from it. You are to tell people they can't learn from their sins and turn from them. If you keep telling people that then no one will try to figure out their sins. They will just use the confessional like a turn style and keep saying they can't change

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Judson Carroll's avatar

No, I differentiate between mortal and venial sins.

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