Sentences with phrase «died in a state of sin»

Several local councils in the Middle Ages, without apparently intending to define the point, state in passing that some have actually died in a state of sin and been punished by eternal damnation.

Not exact matches

If man were capable of right action on his own then Christ died for nothing but that all have sinned and are godless seems to put the right action beyond our ability in our natural state (or fallen state).

On Buttiglione's scheme, the priest has to judge the state of the penitent's soul — to decide whether to say, «You're in a state of mortal sin, you're deprived of sanctifying grace, if you died at this instant you would be damned, and you can't take communion»; or «You are committing grave sin, but as you're a bit all over the place right now, you're not in a state of mortal sin, nor will you be after your next grave sin.