Chapter 11
SIN
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"Lord, before I knew about your salvation I used to laugh at the word "sin". Worse than that, I was attracted by sin and sometimes bragged about doing it.
I realize now that committing sin had no effect on my conscience. Without realizing it, my spiritual sensibility was hardened.
In my ignorance, I dedicated myself to reach some objectives common to my way of life, that I later discovered, substantially, were sins.
I'm talking about fornication, having sexual relationships outside of marriage; I'm talking about stealing, hatred, antagonism in every way, the desire to always come first at all cost.
I used to give all my energy to conform as best as I could to a decaying, corrupt society, without ideals, poor. A society that is exactly the opposite of what you teach. But today, Father, I'd like you to explain what you consider sin."

"Sin originated in Satan, with his rebellion; His separation from me has given space to sin, that is the absence of good.
Sin is everything that is separated from me; All that is extraneous , alien to me, and doesn't originate from me is evil 134.

Nowadays sin is so wide spread because man excludes me from his activities. Sometimes he uses or abuses my name, but in reality very few have some regard for me 135.
In the working world, in politics, in sports, in love, in sex, in religion, man doesn't want to have anything to do with me; He rather be god to himself and to others 136.
Sin is a spiritual condition 137 that also generates in man a physical and mental state of evilness that is manifested through hate, vanity, presumption, perversion 138; all these manifestations of sin generate other sin.
If you analyze carefully how a virus acts when it is not cured in the organism, you will understand how sin destroys the life of man.

If you want to destroy sin you must face it, and I'm the only one who can do this 139. No man can in any way defeat sin with his strength alone 140; only with my help, only through me sin is destroyed. Religious wars are only an excuse to hide some economic motivations; Man cannot be converted through violence or coercion. 141.

Man is not interested in me; He doesn't look for me nor he listens to me 142. If he cared, he would act peacefully to promote peace. He would know that I care for his problems 143.

But I'm not really interested in nations as a whole. I want to be a personal God for every man and every woman, intimate and secret 144. I have empowered man to rule over the earth 145, which I created for him , and I delegated to my children the evangelization 146, but I am the keeper of justice and judgement 147, I' m the legislator and the judge 148, and I'm the only one who can free man from sin.

For this reason I tell you to resist the devil 149; Submit to me 150, call me in the time of your difficulty and I will free you and you will glorify me 151."

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