It's some time since I have had the
time to write. I have not forgotten you or to comment the questions
in blogpost # 3. The blog follows the same principle as before. New readers
ought to start at blogpost # 1 «God's ways can be mysterious» (the
First of August 2012) to benefit from the blog because the structure
of the blog is like the structure of a book. It starts in the
beginning and builds upon that.
I will write a special blog entry for
now. Next time I will reflect about my trip to Fatima of October this
year. Then I want to go back and try to go on talking about the
questions I asked you to reflect upon in blogpost #3 (2012).
Have you ever thought about what it
means to lose sanctifying grace?
Some of the the readers of this blog
might have lost their sanctifying grace. That means that they might
have been away from the Church for a long period of time, have sinned
grievously, and have not been to confession. It can also mean that
they never have been a member, but are thinking of it, so to speak,
but have lost their sanctifying grace due to grave sin.
Some practicing members of the Church might have lost it too,
because they have failed to confess grave sins. Never baptized
persons don't have it.
So, what is the difference
between sanctifying grace and actual grace? We
talked a bit about it in blogpost # 18. Sanctifying grace is what is
poured out upon us in our baptism. The Holy Spirit dwells inside us.
Sanctifying grace is grace from within. With grave sin The
Holy Spirit leaves us and we will be without the holy push from
within. God loves us dearly and will in such circumstances pour of
actual grace. Actual grace is grace from without.
When God tells us
from without, by actual grace, that he loves us dearly, we have to
respond to that and not let it pass. If we let it pass, it's not so
sure that we will recognize it next time. The more often we overlook
it, the less we will hear it. This is what we call «to harden
ones heart».
«Harden
not your hearts, as in the provocation; in the day of temptation
in the desert» (Hebrew
3:9 Doey-Rheims).
This is very
important knowledge to reflect upon if you are doubting for
a long period or have not got the guts to find an introduction course
(RICA in America) as a stepping stone to enter the catholic church if
you don't belong to her, but might have wanted to ....
If you are without
sanctifying grace (which will be given back to you at confession) you
only have to rely on the actual grace. You might easily become
a victim of all the evil in the world without sanctifying grace
...
So please listen to God when he calls
you! As long as you want to believe God will follow you at the path
that leads to salvation.
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