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Janko333

There's one thing God can never do....❤️
It costs God a lot of effort, to do everything for me. There's one thing God can never do, he can't stop loving me and you.
This alone will never change in his heart. God is able to forgive even the biggest sin, for him there is no sin that he cannot forgive because he loves infinitely.There's one thing God can never do, he can't stop loving me and you.
No matter what we’ve done or how rebellious we’ve been, God offers to forgive us for only one reason: He loves us: in spite of all our sins, He loves us. The Bible says, “I have loved you with an everlasting love” (Jeremiah 31:3).
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Someone who forgives leaves the judgment to God - God’s love is always first.
First Love←⤒
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God does not impose conditions precedent, but takes all the initiatives that are necessary for our salvation himself. Christ died for us when we never asked for anything. He fulfilled his sacrifice while everyone deserted him.
Forgiveness without Remorse? ←⤒🔗
Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. Pro 28:13
Criticism←⤒🔗
If there is no remorse, but an attitude of hardening in sin and denial, there is no room for forgiveness.
Remorse is not a condition for, but a consequence of forgiveness. For it is God who takes the initiative. And we should do the same.
Forgiving is not the same thing as reconciling. To reconcile you need two (or more) people.
If you couple the measure of forgiveness to the measure of remorse, you give the impression that the sinner must first make a payment. NO! The Scriptures say,“God freely gives his giftsto. By God’s Grace, Not our Merit.
Offenses, guilt, and punishment are facts.
Someone who forgives leaves the judgment to God. That is the ultimate liberation that God gives us. Those who do not accept forgiveness, do not receive it. Those who do not confess that they need forgiveness, do not receive it either.
First Love←⤒🔗
God does not impose conditions precedent, but takes all the initiatives that are necessary for our salvation himself.
Christ died for us when we never asked for anything. He fulfilled his sacrifice while everyone deserted him.
Now he sends his preachers into the world to people who are not waiting for them. And so on.
God’s love is always first. God’s grace is not based in any way on any merit of ours. On the contrary.
He is prepared, entirely of his own will, to break through the barriers that we threw up.
That attitude, that readiness to be the first in love, even though the guilt is that of the other person, is an adornment of the Christian.
That’s why God goes so far as..... Jesus laid down his life for us
This is how we know love. That is how God acts. God’s love is always first. Someone who forgives leaves the judgment to God.
What Jesus told St. Faustina about Divine Mercy Sunday is well known, yet he described more of what we should know and apply.
Jesus said:
Let the greatest sinners place their trust in My mercy.
Souls that make an appeal to My mercy delight Me. To such souls I grant even more graces than they ask. I cannot punish even the greatest sinner if he makes an appeal to My compassion, but on the contrary, I justify him in My unfathomable and inscrutable mercy.” —
“My Heart overflows with great mercy for souls, and especially for poor sinners. The greater the sinner, the greater the right he has to My mercy.Souls that make an appeal to My mercy delight Me. To such souls I grant even more graces than they ask. I cannot punish even the greatest sinner if he makes an appeal to My compassion, but on the contrary, I justify him in My unfathomable and inscrutable mercy.”
I desire trust from My creatures. Encourage souls to place great trust in My fathomless mercy. Let the weak, sinful soul have no fear to approach Me, for even if it had more sins than there are grains of sand in the world, all would be drowned in the unmeasurable depths of My mercy.”
Here are more revelations, promises, cautions and explanations of his immeasurable mercy that Jesus told to Faustina his secretary.
1. “Souls who spread the honor of My mercy I shield through their entire life” (998).
2. “The flames of mercy are burning Me — clamoring to be spent; I want to keep pouring them out upon souls; souls just don’t want to believe in My goodness” (177).
3. “The graces of My mercy are drawn by means of one vessel only, and that is — trust. The more a soul trusts, the more it will receive” (1578).
4. “My child, all your sins have not wounded My Heart as painfully as your present lack of trust does — that after so many efforts of My love and mercy, you should still doubt My goodness” (1486).
5. “Oh, if sinners knew My mercy, they would not perish in such great numbers. Tell sinful souls not to be afraid to approach Me; speak to them of My great mercy. The Lord said to me, The loss of each soul plunges Me into mortal sadness. You always console Me when you pray for sinners. The prayer most pleasing to Me is prayer for the conversion of sinners” (1396-97).
6. A daily reminder. “At three o’clock, implore My mercy, especially for sinners; and, if only for a brief moment, immerse yourself in My Passion, particularly in My abandonment at the moment of agony. This is the hour of great mercy for the whole world. … In this hour, I will refuse nothing to the soul that makes a request of me in virtue of My Passion” (1320).
7. “I need sacrifice lovingly accomplished, because that alone has meaning for Me. Enormous indeed are the debts of the world which are due to Me; pure souls can pay them by their sacrifice, exercising mercy in spirit. … [W]rite this for the many souls who are often worried because they do not have the material means with which to carry out an act of mercy. Yet spiritual mercy, which requires neither permission nor storehouses, is much more meritorious and is within the grasp of every soul. If a soul does not exercise mercy somehow or other, it will not obtain My mercy on the day of judgment. Oh, if only souls knew how to gather eternal treasure for themselves, they would not be judged, for they would forestall My judgment with their mercy” (1316-17). “As for you, be always merciful toward other people, and especially toward sinners” (1446).
8. “Oh, how painful it is to Me that souls so seldom unite themselves to Me in Holy Communion. I wait for souls, and they are indifferent toward Me. I love them tenderly and sincerely, and they distrust Me. I want to lavish My graces on them, and they do not want to accept them. They treat Me as a dead object, whereas My Heart is full of love and mercy. In order that you may know at least some of My pain, imagine the most tender of mothers who has great love for her children, while those children spurn her love. Consider her pain. No one is in a position to console her. This is but a feeble image and likeness of My love.
“Write, speak of My mercy. Tell souls where they are to look for solace; that is, in the Tribunal of Mercy [the Sacrament of Reconciliation] There the greatest miracles take place [and] are incessantly repeated. To avail oneself of this miracle, it is not necessary to go on a great pilgrimage or to carry out some external ceremony; it suffices to come with faith to the feet of My representative and to reveal to him one’s misery, and the miracle of Divine Mercy will be fully demonstrated. Were a soul like a decaying corpse so that from a human standpoint, there would be no [hope of] restoration and everything would already be lost, it is not so with God. The miracle of Divine Mercy restores that soul in full. Oh, how miserable are those who do not take advantage of the miracle of God’s mercy! You will call out in vain, but it will be too late” (1447-1448).
9. “As often as you hear the clock strike the third hour, immerse yourself completely in My mercy, adoring and glorifying it; invoke its omnipotence for the whole world, and particularly for poor sinners; for at that moment mercy was opened wide for every (145) soul. In this hour you can obtain everything for yourself and for others for the asking; it was the hour of grace for the whole world — mercy triumphed over justice.”
10. “How painfully distrust of My goodness wounds Me! Sins of distrust wound Me most painfully” (1076).
11. “Souls perish in spite of My bitter Passion. I am giving them the last hope of salvation; that is, the Feast of My Mercy. If they will not adore My mercy, they will perish for all eternity. Secretary of My mercy, write, tell souls about this great mercy of Mine, because the awful day, the day of My justice, is near” (965).
12. “Before I come as the Just Judge, I am coming first as the King of Mercy. Before the day of justice arrives, there will be given to people a sign in the heavens of this sort: All light in the heavens will be extinguished, and there will be great darkness over the whole earth. Then the sign of the cross will be seen in the sky, and from the openings where the hands and the feet of the Savior were nailed will come forth great lights which will light up the earth for a period of time. This will take place shortly before the last day” (83).
13. “I do not want to punish aching mankind, but I desire to heal it, pressing it to My Merciful Heart. I use punishment when they themselves force Me to do so; My hand is reluctant to take hold of the sword of justice. Before the Day of Justice I am sending the Day of Mercy” (1588).
14. “Let the greatest sinners place their trust in My mercy. They have the right before others to trust in the abyss of My mercy. My daughter, write about My mercy towards tormented souls. Souls that make an appeal to My mercy delight Me. To such souls, I grant even more graces than they ask. I cannot punish even the greatest sinner if he makes an appeal to My compassion, but on the contrary, I justify him in My unfathomable and inscrutable mercy. Write: before I come as a just Judge, I first open wide the door of My mercy. He who refuses to pass through the door of My mercy must pass through the door of My justice …” (1146).
15. “Tell the world about My mercy and My love. The flames of mercy are burning me. I desire to pour them out upon human souls. Oh, what pain they cause Me when they do not want to accept them! … Tell aching mankind to snuggle close to My merciful Heart, and I will fill it with peace. Tell [all people], My daughter, that I am Love and Mercy itself. When a soul approaches Me with trust, I fill it with such an abundance of graces that it cannot contain them within itself, but radiates them to other souls” (1074).
“Souls who spread the honor of My mercy I shield through their entire lives as a tender mother her infant, and at the hour of death I will not be a Judge for them, but the merciful Savior. At that last hour, a soul has nothing with which to defend itself except My mercy. Happy is the soul that during its lifetime immersed itself in the Fountain of Mercy, because justice will have no hold on it” (1075).
16. “The mercy of God, hidden in the Blessed Sacrament, the voice of the Lord who speaks to us from the throne of mercy: Come to Me, all of you. Jesus: Be not afraid of your Savior; O sinful soul. I make the first move to come to you, for I know that by yourself you are unable to lift yourself to me. Child, do not run away from your Father; be willing to talk openly with your God of mercy who wants to speak words of pardon and lavish his graces on you. How dear your soul is to Me! I have inscribed your name upon My hand; you are engraved as a deep wound in My Heart.
(Then Jesus answers a Soul’s fears) “My child, do you fear the God of mercy? My holiness does not prevent Me from being merciful. Behold, for you I have established a throne of mercy on earth — the tabernacle — and from this throne I desire to enter into your heart. I am not surrounded by a retinue or guards. You can come to me at any moment, at any time; I want to speak to you and desire to grant you grace.
“My mercy is greater than your sins and those of the entire world. Who can measure the extent of my goodness? For you I descended from heaven to earth; for you I allowed myself to be nailed to the cross; for you I let my Sacred Heart be pierced with a lance, thus opening wide the source of mercy for you. Come, then, with trust to draw graces from this fountain. I never reject a contrite heart. Your misery has disappeared in the depths of My mercy. Do not argue with Me about your wretchedness. You will give me pleasure if you hand over to me all your troubles and griefs. I shall heap upon you the treasures of My grace” (1485).
17. “I desire trust from My creatures. Encourage souls to place great trust in My fathomless mercy. Let the weak, sinful souls have no fear to approach Me, for even if it had more sins that there are grains of sand in the world, all would be drowned in the unmeasurable depths of My mercy (1059). … I am more generous toward sinners than toward the just. It was for their sake that I came down from heaven; it was for their sake that My Blood was spilled. Let them not fear to approach Me; they are most in need of My mercy (1275). … I am Love and Mercy Itself. There is no misery that could be a match for My mercy, neither will misery exhaust it, because as it is being granted — it increases. The soul that trusts in My mercy is most fortunate, because I Myself take care of it” (1273).
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Miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary.The Name that Satan Fears. Every Hail Mary Helps To Defeat Satan. The devil becomes afraid just by the sound of her name. Even if someone is just holding the Rosary, he becomes agitated. If Christians new the power of the Rosary it would be the end of him. If Christians new the power of the Rosary it would be the end of him. The purpose of the Flame of Love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is to “blind Satan” When you pray the rosary, you are invisible to the devil. Her holy name – Mary – will chase the demons. Celebrate today and everyday, the holy name of the Blessed Virgin. youtube.com/watch?v=56qUNSQ3x44
Miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary. St. Alphonsus Marie de Liguori. Father Eusebius Nierembergh relates,! that there lived in the city of Aragona a girl, named Alexandra who, being noble and very beautiful, was greatly loved by two young men. Through jealousy, they one day fought and killed each other. Their enraged relatives, in return, killed
the poor young girl, as the cause of so mucha trouble, cut off her head, and threw her into a well. A few days after, St. Dominic was passing through that place, and, inspired by the Lord, approached the well, and said;Alexandra, come forth; and immediately the head of the deceased came forth, placed itself on the
edge of the well, and prayed St. Dominic to he arits confession. The saint heard its confession, and also gave it communion,
in presence of a great concourse of persons who had assembled to to witness the miracle.
Then, St. Dominic ordered her to speak and tell why she had received that grace. Alexandra answered, that when she was beheaded, she was in a state of mortal sin, but that the most holy Mary, on account of the rosary, which she was in the habit of reciting, had preserved her in life. Two days the head retained its life upon the edge of the well, in the presence of all, and then the soul went to purgatory. But fifteen days after, the soul of Alexandra appeared to St. Dominic, beautiful and radiant as a star, and told him, that one of the principal sources of relief to the souls in purgatory is the rosary which is recited for them;
and that, as soon as they arrive in paradise, they pray for those who apply to them these power ful prayers. Having said this, St. Dominic saw that happy soul ascending in triumph to the kingdom of the blessed.
PRAYER.
Oh Queen of heaven and of earth, oh mother
of the Lord of the world, oh Mary,
creature most great, most exalted, most amiable,
it is true that many on the earth do not love thee and do not know tnee; but there are innumerable angels and saints iu heaven who love and praise thee con
tinually. On this earth, too, how many souls
burn with love of thee, and live enamored of thy
goodness. Ah, if I, too, might love tnee, my
most lovely Lady! Oh, that I might always be
engaged in serving thee, in praising thee, in
honoring thee, and in striving to awak
en love of thee in others. A God hath been
enamored of thee, who, by thy beauty,
if I may so speak, hast drawn him from the bo
som of the eternal Father, to come upon the earth
and become man and thy Son; and I, a miserable
worm, shall I not be enamored of thee? Yes,
my most sweet mother, I also will love thee,
love thee much, and do all in my power to make
thee loved by others. Accept, then, oh Mary,
the desire I have to love thee, and help me to
fulfil it:I know that thy
lovers are regarded
with much favor by thy God. Next to his own
glory, he desires nothing more than thy glory,
in seeing thee honored and loved by all. From
thee, oh Lady, I await all my blessings. Thou
must obtain the pardon of all my sins, thou must
obtain for me perseverance, succor in death, de
liverance from purgatory,
in a word, thou must
conduct me to paradise. All this thy
lovers hope from thee, and they are not deceived. This
I also hope, who love thee with all my heart, and
above all things next to God.
A young man in Perugia once promised the
devil that if he would help him to commit a sin
ful act which he desired to do, he would give
him his soul; and he gave him a writing to that
effect, signed with his blood. The evil deed was
committed, and the devil demanded the perfor
mance of the promise. He led the young man to
a well, and threatened to take him body and soul
to hell if he would not cast himself into it. The
wretched youth, thinking that it would be impos
sible for him to escape from his enemy, climbed the
well-side in order to cast himself into it, but terri
fied at the thought of death, he said to the devil
that he had not the courage to throw himself in,
and that, if he wished to see him dead, he himself
should thrust him in. The young man wore
about his neck the scapular
of the sorrowing
Mary and the devil said to him: Take off that
scapular, and I will thrust you in." But the youth,
seeing the protection which the divine mother
still gave him through that scapular, refused to
take it off, and after a great deal of altercation,
the devil departed in confusion. The sinner re
pented, and grateful
to his sorrowful mother,
went to thank her, and presented a picture of
this case, as an offering,
at her altar in the new
church of Santa Maria, in Perugia.
PRAYER.
Ah, mother, the most afflicted of all mothers,
thy Son, then, is dead; thy Son so amiable, and
who loved thee so much! Weep, for thou hast
reason to weep. Who can ever console thee?
Nothing can console thee but the thought that Je
sus, by his death, hath conquered hell, hath open
ed paradise which was closed to men, and hath
gained so many souls. From that throne of the
cross he was to reign over so many hearts, which,
conquered by his love, would serve him with. Read more at:
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THE MIRACLES OF OUR LADY
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Miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
St. Alphonsus Marie de Liguori. Father Eusebius Nierembergh relates! that there lived in the city of Aragona a girl, named Alexandra who, being noble and very beautiful, was greatly loved by two young men. Through jealousy, they one day fought and killed each other. Their enraged relatives, in return, killed the poor young girl, as the cause of so mucha trouble, cut off her head, and threw her into a well. A few days after, St. Dominic was passing through that place, and, inspired by the
Lord, approached the well, and said;Alexandra, come forth; and immediately the head of the deceased came forth, placed itself on the edge of the well, and prayed St. Dominic to hear its confession. The saint heard its confession, and also gave it communion, in presence of a great concourse of persons who had assembled to to witness the miracle. Then, St. Dominic or dered her to speak and tell why she had received that grace. Alexandra answered, that when she was beheaded, she was in a state of mortal sin, but that the most holy Mary, on account of the rosary, which she was in the habit of reciting, had preserved her in life. Two days the head retained its life upon the edge of the well, in the presence of all, and then the soul went to purgatory. But fifteen days after, the soul of Alexandra appeared to St. Dominic, beautiful and radiant as a star, and told him, that one of
the principal sources of relief to the souls in purgatory is the rosary which is recited for them; and that, as soon as they
arrive in paradise, they pray for those who apply to them these power ful prayers. Having said this, St. Dominic saw that happy soul ascending in triumph to the kingdom of the blessed.
EXAMPLE. A young man in Perugia once promised the
devil that if he would help him to commit a sin
ful act which he desired to do, he would give
him his soul; and he gave him a writing to that
effect, signed with his blood. The evil deed was
committed, and the devil demanded the perfor
mance of the promise. He led the young man to
a well, and threatened to take him body and soul
to hell if he would not cast himself into it. The
wretched youth, thinking that it would be impos
sible for him to escape from his enemy, climbed the
well-side in order to cast himself into it, but terri
fied at the thought of death, he said to the devil
that he had not the courage to throw himself in,
and that, if he wished to see him dead, he himself
should thrust him in. The young man wore
about his neck the scapular
of the sorrowing
Mary; and the devil said to him: Take off that
Bcapular,and I will thrust you in." But the youth,
seeing the protection which the divine mother
still gave him through that scapular, refused to
take it off, and after a great deal of altercation,
the devil departed in confusion. The sinner re
pented, and grateful
to his sorrowful mother,
went to thank her, and presented a picture of
this case, as an offering,
at her altar in the new
church of Santa Maria, in Perugia.
Read more at:
catholictradition.org/Mary/glories.htm
THE MIRACLES OF OUR LADY
themostholyrosary.com/the-glories-of-mary.pdf
krolestwonmp.pl/…rie-de-liguori-the-glories-of- …

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123jussi

The problem is never that God stops loving us . The problem is ,was ,and always will be we not loving Him. It is the Protestant thing to worry about what God is doing rather than what we are doing.

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God demonstrates and proves his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8

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123jussi

Yes even when you are in hell!

mariamilucka

“Satan Hates Mercy” Jesus said, Who God is in His Essence, no one will fathom, neither the mind of angels nor of man. Get to know God by contemplating His attributes' Jesus said: The devils glorify My Justice but do not believe in My Goodness” Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska.

123jussi

If Satan does not believe in Christs goodness how can he hate His mercy? Can you hate something you don't believe in? Devil is smarter than that......more Faustina nonsense.

Janko333

123jussi, satan hates the mercy of Christ, because he forgives people, and he laid down his life. Satan cannot understand this because he does not love.

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john333

Beyond sick. This is what our governments are supporting.

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chris griffin

I appreciate your sincerity, but you are sincerely wrong.

Alex A

As often you are Chris!

chris griffin

@Alex A
For equally hateful to God are the ungodly and their ungodliness; for what was done will be punished together with the one who did it Wisdom 14:9-10
For the most High hateth sinners, and will repay vengeance unto the ungodly, and keepeth them against the mighty day of their punishment. Sirach 12:6
Myself and other good Catholics have proven this post wrong 3 times now and you have nothing but ignorant insult which proves your ignorance of God and his Catholic church.

mariamilucka

@chris griffin, whether you are Catholic or Protestant, God's mercy knows no bounds, all Christians recognize that. But the problem is with you: you have a problem with forgiveness, am I right?

O Jesus, keep me in holy fear, so that I may not waste graces. Help me to be faithful to the inspirations of the Holy Spirit.

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123jussi

Faustina is a fake and yes Christs perfect love will send you to hell if you do not also love Him.

chris griffin

This is a false post that is in serious error about God's love.

Janko333

123jussi, If God is love, he cannot refuse forgiveness to those who repent! According to Matthew 6:14-15, a person who doesn't forgive others will not be forgiven by God!
Murderer on the cross -
What we learn from the saved thief on the cross is that we are all sinners in need of a Savior, and no matter the number of our sins. Jesus answered the repentant thief with the most hopeful words possible: “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise” (Luke 23:43).

Denis Efimov

"as God (according to the words of Scripture, Wisdom 11:21: “Thou hast ordered all things in measure, and number, and weight.”) has fixed for each the number of his days, the degrees of health and talent which he will give to him, so he has also determined the number of sins which he will pardon; and when this number is completed, he will pardon no more. ... In one place the Lord says that he restrained his vengeance against the Amorites, because the numbers of their sins was not as yet filled up. “For as yet the iniquities of the Amorites are not at the full” (Genesis 15:16). In another place he says, “I will not add anymore to have mercy on the house of Israel” (cf Hosea 1:6). Again he says “All the men who have tempted land” (Numbers 14:22, 23). “Thou hast,” says Job, “sealed up my offenses as it were in a bag” (Job 14:17). Sinners keep no account of their sins; but God keeps an account of them, that when the harvest is ripe–that is, when the number of sins is completed–he may take vengeance on them. “Put ye in the sickles; for the harvest is ripe” (Joel 3:13). In another place he says, “Be not without fear about sin forgiven, and add not sin to sin” (Sirach 5:5). As if he said, O sinner! You must tremble even on account of the sins which I have forgiven you; for if you add another, it may happen that this new sin, along with those which have been pardoned, may complete the number, and then there shall be no more mercy for you. “The Lord waiteth patiently, that, when the day of judgment shall come, he may punish them in the fullness of their sins” (2 Maccabees 6:14). God waits till the measure of iniquities is filled up, and then he chastises the sinner." (St. Alphonsus Liguori, Preparation for Death).

Denis Efimov

"Some sinners say, "But God is merciful." "Who," I ask, "denies it?" The mercy of God is infinite; but though His mercy is infinite, how many are cast into hell every day! "The Lord hath sent me to heal the contrite of heart."--Is. Ixi. 1. God heals those who have a good will. He pardons sins, but He cannot pardon the determination to commit sin. These sinners will also say, "I am young." You are young; but God counts not years, but sins. The number of sins which God pardons is not the same for all; some he pardons a hundred; others a thousand sins; others he sends to hell after the second sin. How many has the Lord condemned to eternal misery after the first sin! St. Gregory relates that a child of five years, for uttering a blasphemy, was condemned to hell. The most holy Virgin revealed to that great servant of God, Benedicta of Florence, that a girl twelve years old was damned after her first sin. A boy of eight years died after his first sin, and was lost. In the Gospel of St. Matthew we find that the Lord instantly cursed the fig-tree the first time he saw it without fruit. "May no fruit grow on thee forever. And immediately the fig-tree withered away."--Matt, xxi. 19. Another time God said, "For three crimes of Damascus, and for four, I will not convert it."--Amos i. 3. Perhaps some daring sinner may have the temerity to demand an account of God why He pardons some three sins, but not four. In this we must adore the judgments of God, and say with the apostle, "O depth of the riches, of the wisdom, and of the knowledge of God! How incomprehensible are His judgments, and unsearchable His ways!"--Rom. xi. 33. The Lord, says St. Augustine, knows whom He spares, and whom He does not spare. To those who receive mercy He gives it gratuitously; from those who do not receive mercy, it is justly withheld.
The obstinate sinner may say, But I have so often offended God, and He has pardoned me; I also hope He will pardon me the sin which I intend to commit. But, I ask, must God spare you forever, because He has not hitherto chastised you? The measure shall be filled up, and vengeance shall come. Samson continued to allow himself to be deluded by Dalila, hoping that, as on former occasions, he would escape from the Philistines. "I will go out, as I did before, and shake myself"--Judges xvi. 20. But at last he was taken, and lost his life. "Say not, I have sinned, and what harm hath befallen me? "--Eccl. v. 4. Say not, says the Lord, I have committed so many sins, and God has not chastised me; "for the Most High is a patient rewarder; " (Ibid. ;)--that is, He will one day come and punish all; and the greater the mercy which He will have shown, the more severe shall be the chastisement which He will inflict. St. Chrysostom says, that God should be dreaded more when He bears with the obstinate sinner, than when He punishes him suddenly. Because, according to St Gregory, if they remain ungrateful, God punishes with the greatest rigor those whom He waits for with the greatest patience. And it often happens, adds the saint, that they whom God has borne with for a long time, die unexpectedly, and without time for repentance" (St. Alphonsus Liguori, On the Number of Sins You Commit).

Denis Efimov

"For God loveth none but him that dwelleth with wisdom" (Wis. 7, 8).
"Nothing prevents one and the same thing being loved under one aspect, while it is hated under another. God loves sinners in so far as they are existing natures; for they have existence and have it from Him. In so far as they are sinners, they have not existence at all, but fall short of it; and this in them is not from God. Hence under this aspect, they are hated by Him." (St. Thomas Aquinas, ST, 1, 20, 2, 4).

123jussi

Precisely!

123jussi

Proverbs,"I love them that love me,and they that in the early morning watch for me shall find me."

chris griffin

What is being promoted in this post is called: "Universal Love" ie God loves everybody all the time no matter what.
This is not true because the Church has never made it a formal teaching because the Bible says exactly the opposite...
"For equally hateful to God are the ungodly and their ungodliness; for what was done will be punished together with the one who did it" Wisdom 14:9-10
"For the most High hateth sinners, and will repay vengeance unto the ungodly, and keepeth them against the mighty day of their punishment." Sirach 12:6
and about 30 other passages if I had the time.
Yet, I will give you the proof positive from the mouth of Jesus himself...
"If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love." John 15:10
Jesus says he could have lost his Fathers love.

mccallansteve

Since God is love, he cannot stop loving us else He will cease to be what He is.

chris griffin

@mccallansteve...The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, he hates with a passion. Psalm 11:5. Get a grip man

Janko333

@chris griffin, Does God intend this passage to be taken literally, or metaphorical? Some people prefer a literal interpretation of the Bible and defend it to extremes. I will ask you a question, if God is love, how can he hate?

chris griffin

@Janko333... Because God said "Hate what is evil" Romans 12:9 and He is perfect and hates with a perfect hatred.
What you are doing is promoting a theology that is never taught by the Catholic Church and denies the bible.

Janko333

@chris griffin, answer the question. If God is love, how can he hate?

Denis Efimov

"God loves all men and all creatures, inasmuch as He wishes them all some good; but He does not wish every good to them all. So far, therefore, as He does not wish this particular good - namely, eternal life - He is said to hate or reprobated them" (St. Thomas Aquinas, ST, 1, 23, 3, 1).
"Thus with us it is usual for an angry man to punish, so that punishment becomes an expression of anger. Therefore punishment itself is signified by the word anger, when anger is attributed to God" (1, 19, 11).
"How the devil must chuckle over the mushy charity held out as a bait to abet his own cause! To smother evil under an abundance of good is the tainted Catholic's favorite maxim... From the Gospel he is careful to cite only those texts flavored with milk and honey. The terrible invectives of Our Lord against Pharisaism astonish and confound him; they seem to be an excess of language on the part of our Divine Saviour" (Dr. Don Felix Sarda y Salvany).

Janko333

Denis Efimov, It is clear that God loves all people. If God does not grant someone some good, it is only because it would not be beneficial to his salvation. But let's get down to the nitty-gritty: @chris griffin has a misguided biblical concept of God.
He claims that God hates, even with a passion. God hated the practices of the prodigal son, but he still loved his person.
He retaineth not His anger for ever, because He delighteth in mercy. And Thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. Micah 7:18. So I ask: If God is love, how can he hate?

Denis Efimov

It seems to me that Chris never claimed that God hates passionately. As to the question of how God hates, if He is love, St. Thomas, in my opinion, has given an exhaustive answer in the passages I have quoted.

Janko333

Denis Efimov, @Chris didn't understand God's love, I think he has trouble forgiving. God only hates sin! But as he judges sin – as he must! – the judgments terminate upon the person.
What this means in sum is this: God can both love and (hate) the same person, and in different ways. As Augustine said, “in a wonderful and divine manner, even when He hated us, He loved us; for He hated us, in so far as we were not what He Himself had made; and because our own iniquity had not in every part consumed His work, He knew at once both how, in each of us, to hate what we had done, and to love what He had done” (Lectures on…John, 2:461).
Naturally, when a person comes to faith they are no longer (hated) in any way, shape, or form.
God will necessarily hate the sin in the believer, but he cannot hate the believer.
Again, Augustine: “Seeing, then, that He hates nothing that He has made, who can worthily describe how much He loves the members of His Only-begotten?” (2:461). To hate the believer God would have to hate his Son, which is an ontological impossibility.
Our Love and Hate

As for our own reception of persons, we can also aim to both love and hate depending upon the person and the context.
Consider, for example, the attitude of the Psalmist (see also 139:19–22)
“I hate those who pay regard to worthless idols, but I trust in the LORD” (Psalm 31:6).
“I hate the assembly of evildoers, and I will not sit with the wicked” (Psalm 26:5).
We can and must hate persons sin, but must exercise love towards a specific person. If I am in direct (or immediate) contact with an enemy, I have a duty to love him:
“But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you” (Luke 6:27–28). God only hates sin!
Who is a God like unto Thee, who pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He retaineth not His anger for ever, because He delighteth in mercy. And Thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. Micah 7:18-20

Denis Efimov

It seems to me that we have neither the opportunity nor the necessity of avoiding the assertion that God hates both the sinner and his sin. For, firstly, Holy Scripture in several places directly affirms this. Secondly, the holy Doctors of the Church have spoken of this.
This is how Saint Alphonsus Liguori expresses it:
"The Lord does not hate any of his creatures: he does not hate the tiger, the viper, or the toad. ”For thou lovest all things that are, and hatest none of the things which thou hast made." (Wis. xi. 25.) But he necessarily hates sinners. ”Thou hatest all the workers of iniquity." (Ps. v. 7.) God cannot but hate sin, which is his enemy and diametrically opposed to his will; and therefore, in hating sin, he necessarily hates the sinner who is united with his sin. “But to God the wicked and his wickedness are hateful alike.” (Wis. xiv. 9.)" (St. Alphonsus Liguori, Sermons for all the Sundays in the year, 5).

Denis Efimov

Concerning our love for our neighbors, St. Thomas explains:
"By the commandment of God (Exodus 20:12) we must honor our parents—as united to us in nature and kinship. But we must hate them in so far as they prove an obstacle to our attaining the perfection of Divine justice" (ST, 2, 2, 34, 3, 1).
"Two things may be considered in the sinner: his nature and his guilt. According to his nature, which he has from God, he has a capacity for happiness, on the fellowship of which charity is based, as stated above (Article 3; II-II:23:5), wherefore we ought to love sinners, out of charity, in respect of their nature.
On the other hand their guilt is opposed to God, and is an obstacle to happiness. Wherefore, in respect of their guilt whereby they are opposed to God, all sinners are to be hated, even one's father or mother or kindred, according to Luke 12:26. For it is our duty to hate, in the sinner, his being a sinner, and to love in him, his being a man capable of bliss; and this is to love him truly, out of charity, for God's sake.
The prophet hated the unjust, as such, and the object of his hate was their injustice, which was their evil. Such hatred is perfect, of which he himself says (Psalm 138:22): "I have hated them with a perfect hatred." Now hatred of a person's evil is equivalent to love of his good. Hence also this perfect hatred belongs to charity." (ST, 2, 2, 25, 6).

Janko333

He retaineth not His anger for ever, because He delighteth in mercy. And Thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. Micah 7:18-20. I will ask you a question: Is there a sin that God could not forgive?

Denis Efimov

Yes, "Or will God forget to shew mercy? or will he in his anger shut up his mercies?" (Ps. 77:9). With due repentance, the Lord will forgive any sin.

Janko333

Yes, there Is No Forgiveness Without Repentance. The unrepentant rich man found himself in the torments of hell.
But there is Vicarious Repentance and National Sins. What is vicarious atonement?
It insinuates that we bare the burdens. Christ is our example.
He asks the Father to forgive those who don't understand their sin, for they know not what they do.
Even in the Old Testament, prophets such as Isaiah spoke of the Messiah’s taking the penalty for sin on our behalf (Isaiah 53:5).
Intercessory Prayer - The Power of Intercessory Prayer. Through intercessory prayer, you can subdue the forces of hell and render Satan powerless.
First, then, BY WAY OP COMMENDING THE EXERCISE, let me remind you that Intercessory prayer has been practised by all the best of God's saints.
The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working” (James 5:16, ESV). God manifests Himself in many ways when praying together and for each other.17. 6. 2021
Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops. James 5:17
Intercessors can become God’s channels of blessing to others. Abraham was called of God not only to be blessed but also to be a blessing. No man liveth unto himself when once he has the love of Christ in him. It is enough for them if they hear the Word, if they be saved, if they get to heaven.
The first martyr, Stephen, followed His Lord example when, as he was being stoned to death, also prayed that God would forgive his murderers.
Moses changed God’s mind. (Ex 32:32, Ps 106:23)
If the nation intercedes with repentance, God will forgive the nation and heal the land. (2 Chr 7:14)
The Bible commands us to pray for one another, “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed.
In her diary, St. Faustina speaks of praying for her own country of Poland and calling upon Jesus’s mercy to hold back the hand of his justice. She says, “I often pray for Poland, but I see that God is very angry with it because of its ingratitude. ... I constantly remind God of promises of His mercy. When I see His anger, I throw myself trustingly into the abyss of His mercy, and I plunge all Poland in it, and then He cannot use His justice.” (Paragraph 1188) 4 Ways St. Faustina Shows Us How to Pray for Our Country
Our Lady Of Fatima said: “Many souls go to Hell because there are none to sacrifice themselves and to pray for them.
As a Catholics,we are obliged to pray, fast, make sacrifices for the salvation of the Souls. Before we pray, we are to forgive.
O JESUS, it is for love of Thee, for the conversion of sinners
and in reparation for the sins committed against
the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
MOST HOLY TRINITY, I adore Thee! My God, My God,
I love Thee in the Most Blessed Sacrament

Denis Efimov

Vicarious repentance for another person will not in itself bring a person to heaven if that person does not repent. However, by our prayers we can, firstly, reduce the debt of temporary punishment of another person, and secondly, ask for the grace of repentance and conversion for him. If after this, that person does not reject these graces by his own will, he will repent and will be able to get to heaven.

Janko333

sure, we can ask God for the grace of repentance, and the final and free decision must be made by man.
First Peter 4:8 says, “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” The best example of a love that covers sin is Jesus’ sacrificial death on our behalf.
Our Lady Of Fatima said: “Many souls go to Hell because there are none to sacrifice themselves and to pray for them.

Denis Efimov

Yes, of course, our prayers are very, very important not only for ourselves, but also for other people, for nations and countries, and for the whole world. As St. Augustine and St. Alphonsus Liguori said, the Lord wants to give grace, but He gives some graces only through prayer. Thank you for the conversation. May the Lord bless you, and may you always be accompanied by the motherly love and help of the Virgin Mary!