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00:30Hello dear brothers and sisters! Welcome back to the Active Evangelization virtual classroom. In this fascinating course on the Pauline writings, we are nearing the end of our work and are now contemplating the spirituality of Saint Paul.
00:46We've already begun, and I believe one topic that absolutely cannot be omitted from spirituality is the subject of sin. And it's certainly important to our brother Paul, who dedicates practically seven chapters of his letter to the Romans solely to this crucial issue that affects us all and for which we need the guidance of our children.
01:16Lord, who in the Pauline writings leaves us very important elements to be able to advance in our life of grace.
01:24As we discussed in the previous topic, Saint Paul, in most of his letters, dedicates himself to correcting the errors of the community and, in many cases, especially in Romans and Corinthians, to making them understand that sin is the instrument of the devil to destroy our relationship with God and ruin the life of each of the elect.
01:46That is why one of the elements of spirituality in Saint Paul is his deep understanding of the reality of sin.
01:56No matter how deep our relationship with God, the evil root of sin will remain in man, and this will always be Satan's great opportunity to seduce man and lead him to the jaws of death.
02:16Remember that Satan never gives up, no matter how much we advance in our spiritual life and how much we know him; he will never stop pursuing us.
02:30Imagine Jesus, the son of God, was persecuted all the way to the cross, so the same will be done to us.
02:42We must therefore be attentive and learn more about this important topic which is sin.
02:49That is why it is essential that we understand the nature of evil and the harm it causes to us and to society so that we can try to avoid it and protect our lives.
03:02We must therefore understand above all that sin is not just a stain on the soul.
03:09Paul goes into depth and lets us see that the reality of sin is comparable above all not to a stain, but to a disease that can lead man to death.
03:22Although this is a theme that permeates the letters of Saint Paul in various ways, it would be too vast to do a complete analysis of this theme in all his letters.
03:34Therefore, I want to focus our reflection on the letter to the Romans, where, as I mentioned at the beginning, he dedicates his first seven chapters to it,
03:45Although we could extend it to the eighth, where it comes as a conclusion not so much of sin, but of the antithesis of sin, which is grace.
03:55In these eight chapters, or in these seven chapters, he lets us see what he, with the help of the Spirit, has understood about this mystery that concerns us all.
04:09and that is the cause of the destruction of man and his society, including the relationship with others and, of course, especially with God our Lord.
04:19We can say that in the letter to the Romans, Saint Paul makes a literary presentation of sin as a personified power
04:28and establishes the relationships it has with the flesh, the law, and death.
04:35It also shows how it acts upon men in different possible situations,
04:42Before redemption, Gentiles and Jews, and after redemption, in all of us.
04:51And the central problem of all this, my brothers, lies in independence.
04:58Man wants to become independent; he has sought to become independent from God.
05:05This is the big problem.
05:07Saint Paul begins his discourse by highlighting how man, despite knowing what God wants,
05:17He clings to his own ideas.
05:20In Romans, in the first chapter, verses 21 through 23, they say the following.
05:27For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God, nor did they give thanks to him,
05:37but their thinking became futile, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
05:44Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God.
05:50by an image in the form of corruptible man, birds, quadrupeds, and reptiles.
06:00It is man's tendency towards independence, to always want to control God.
06:07It is the sin that has marked man since Genesis,
06:10when seduced by the serpent, the instigator of all sin,
06:17He came to promote independence from God,
06:19And from there, man has sought to invent his own gods,
06:25which ultimately only lead to frustration.
06:28Through Christ, God has revealed his true image,
06:32the image of a just and merciful God,
06:35which seeks to give man a life of fulfillment in love.
06:38We want to be independent of God,
06:44And this is what ends up ruining our whole life.
06:49This ongoing quest for independence
06:52It leads us to continually seek to create idols for ourselves.
06:57so that those gods will be the ones to come and give us happiness.
07:02In other words, we don't believe that this is the problem.
07:05We do not believe that God is capable of making us happy.
07:11And since we don't believe this,
07:13because it places certain restrictions on us that are aimed at controlling our passions,
07:20that we don't realize,
07:23But they are the cause of all the deterioration in our lives.
07:26So, God tries to contain them.
07:29It invites us to place certain restrictions,
07:30But we don't like these restrictions.
07:34So what do we do?
07:36Well then, let's find or make our own little gods
07:41that allow us to do whatever I want.
07:47Gods, do not place restrictions on my passions.
07:51Gods, allow me to enter peacefully on the path of pleasure,
07:56about having and power.
07:58In verse 24 of this chapter,
08:04It reveals to us, in stark terms, the reality of sin.
08:07as something that directly harms man.
08:12Let's see what verse 24 tells us.
08:14In this verse we see that sin is not actually a stain,
08:34but an action against ourselves.
08:36That is why we must understand that the mystery of our own destruction is hidden in sin.
08:43Sin itself produces consequences that are not the work of God.
08:48but of that mystery of destruction that is contained in sin.
08:52Therefore, we must be clear, as Saint Paul was,
08:57that every sin, small or great,
09:00It will always have consequences that stem directly from sin.
09:05And we can't fool ourselves, because we've all experienced this.
09:10Sin will always touch our lives in one way or another.
09:15discomfort, destruction, misunderstanding, frustration.
09:22We must understand sin as a mystery that operates in man
09:26and that leads to sins, which would be like the fruits of sin.
09:33Therefore, the apostle continues to show how sin
09:37It leads man to all kinds of disorders and actions that destroy him.
09:43and they destroy their society and separate them from God.
09:48We must, it must be clear to us, brothers,
09:50It's not that God turns away from us because of sin.
09:55God loves us, God loves the sinner, He hates sin.
10:00But God does not turn away from us because of sin,
10:04but it is the very effect of sin that separates us from God.
10:09Man, through sin, distances himself from God,
10:15repeating the same action as Adam,
10:18that there in paradise, together with Eve,
10:21They decide to go their own way,
10:23They decide to become independent of God
10:25and from then on,
10:29They will not seek to do what God has commanded in his law,
10:33what God has asked them to do continually in their lives.
10:36On this subject of sin,
10:40one of the aspects that prevent our lives from being fulfilled perfectly
10:44The man denies that he is a sinner.
10:48Tell me if it isn't true that we always feel fair, good,
10:53especially before God,
10:55And we believe that what we do pleases God.
10:58Proof that this is not the case
11:01It is the fact that the lives of these people,
11:05of those who feel good,
11:07it's falling apart
11:08and they are unable to achieve complete happiness
11:12and instead of seeking the sources of happiness,
11:15who is God,
11:17He is always seeking the emptiness of pleasures,
11:19which is nothing other than the manifestation of sin
11:22as a force that guides him, death.
11:25His letter to the Romans makes this clear
11:29that we have all sinned,
11:31that no one can escape this reality,
11:34because it is something inherent to man
11:37and not by its own nature.
11:40In other words, by our very nature we have freedom.
11:43And by our nature we have passions
11:46that overflow easily.
11:48We like money,
11:50We like to eat,
11:52We like sex,
11:53We like...
11:54These things happen.
11:55They are important elements of our appetites,
11:59but they overflow
12:01in response to the stimulus,
12:03overflow
12:04and then if the man
12:06He doesn't have enough control over them,
12:08So let's go further
12:11and we fall into sin.
12:13That is why when we say that it is inherent to man,
12:16It's not that God created us sinners,
12:20otherwise we become sinners
12:22by not obeying
12:23what God told us to do,
12:26which he tells us today as well.
12:28That is to say,
12:29Don't continue,
12:30Don't follow your impulses.
12:33I mean,
12:34think,
12:35reflect,
12:36Check if this is right for your life.
12:39If this is what I want
12:40so that you can
12:42to lead an orderly and decent life.
12:45No?
12:45So,
12:46It certainly isn't,
12:49It is not inherent,
12:50but she's involved
12:52in our flesh,
12:54as he will say
12:54a little further on
12:56in chapter 7
12:58our dear Pablo.
13:01To seek to deny
13:02that we are sinners
13:03It's absurd.
13:05since our own actions
13:07They don't reveal it.
13:09Or are you going to tell me?
13:10that you're watching me right now
13:12that you are not a sinner.
13:13Of course you are.
13:16Just like me
13:17and all those who pass by
13:19through this world,
13:20with the exception of Maria
13:21and of Jesus,
13:22all,
13:23absolutely everyone,
13:25We have sinned.
13:26And that's why
13:27we are in need
13:28of redemption,
13:29in need of strength
13:31of God
13:32to rescue us,
13:33as we saw it
13:33at first
13:34from our study
13:36in the Pauline letters.
13:37that is to say,
13:39There isn't a single one.
13:41all of us
13:42We are sinners,
13:43well, so
13:44I had already said it.
13:45the prophet David,
13:48King David,
13:50when he writes
13:50Psalm 51,
13:53Well, he tells us,
13:54sinner,
13:55My mother conceived me.
13:57That is to say,
13:58already from the womb
13:59of our mother
14:00We bring this trend,
14:03this,
14:04as I would say
14:05Saint Augustine,
14:06this bad root.
14:09Knowledge
14:10of our sin
14:11That's what it's going to do to us
14:12raise our eyes
14:13to heaven
14:14and ask God
14:15compassion
14:16in the face of our miseries
14:17and the inability
14:19to get out of them.
14:21If really
14:21we want God
14:22help us,
14:23the first thing we have
14:25chores
14:25to recognize that we are
14:26sinners
14:27and that for us
14:29same
14:29we will not be able to leave
14:31of this reality
14:32that only with the help
14:33of God
14:34We will achieve it.
14:35And this is what leads us
14:36to continually acclaim
14:38to the Lord
14:38that will help us,
14:40save us,
14:41that he/she makes us,
14:41that makes us
14:42righteous men
14:44according to the Gospel
14:45of Jesus Christ.
14:48So,
14:48need,
14:49my brothers,
14:50First of all,
14:51recognize our
14:52culpability
14:53and realize
14:55that there is a force
14:56important
14:57that pushes me
14:58continuously
14:59to do
15:00what I don't want.
15:01Oh well,
15:02We'll be right back.
15:03further
15:03to continue
15:05on this topic
15:06which I think
15:07that not only
15:07It will be interesting.
15:08for you,
15:09but it will help
15:10greatly
15:11to your Christian life
15:12keep progressing
15:14well according to
15:15God's plan.
15:17See you in a moment
15:17further.
15:18Here I come back.
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