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- Cojack2594
- Date posted
- 5y ago
Hello Cojack! Just by reading your story...I can tell you were raised Catholic. First off, congrats on finishing college! I am not going to answer your question fully since I believe its going to give you reassurance and thats a no no for OCD. I will tell you this...it’s important to have your own personal beliefs and to stick with them. This is coming from someone who is currently practicing Catholicism. You will find many Catholics who believe in one thing and some who don’t believe in another thing but both call themselves Catholics. Ive personally dealt with scrupulosity many of times. Its not easy but it gets better ?
Sweet soul! Jesus wants me to tell you that you are not only completely forgiven, but completely and utterly adored! He loves you, and there is nothing you can do to earn it! Isn’t that cool? Float in the ocean of his grace. It is yours.
Hi Cojack - I am also Catholic, suffer from religiosity, and worry all the time that I’m going to hell. The funny thing is that I don’t really even believe in hell, most days. ? My godmother, a nun, and one of the most amazing people I’ve known, told me that heaven and hell are metaphors and not to be interpreted literally. A nun! Blasphemy to many, I’m sure, but I’m going to believe her over a priest who threatens hell over cheating on a test. We all have our interpretations and can we prove which is correct? Can anyone? I don’t think so. It comes down to faith, then, which comes down to choosing which interpretation resonates with you the best. I hope it’s a kind one. Also, I cheated in college, too. It didn’t hurt anyone but me and I’ve paid for it. The hard part is forgiving ourselves. Best to you. Peace be with you. ?
Hi my friend. I’m so sorry to hear that things have been hard for you and your mom. I’m not Catholic, but I am a Christian so I thought I should tell you what I believe. You are right, you only need to be repentant and confess to God. He is the only One who has the authority to forgive our sins and the Bible says that He will. I know you feel undeserving, but that makes His grace all the more beautiful because it covers everything❤️❤️
Ephesians 2:8!
Thank you guys. You are all so nice. Im just worried because the priest at my Roman Catholic Church was so adamant on if you have a mortal sin you will go to hell! He said It doesn’t matter if you have more good then you then bad!! You go straight to hell. I feel like a good person. I would never hurt or kill anyone and I try to help people when I can. Since plagiarism is stealing am I going to hell? Even though I prayed to god to forgive me and he gave me a second chance and the professor gave me a second chance. I don’t want to go to hell when I die. I want to see my grandfather who passed away 6 months ago and I miss him dearly. Mom says only really bad people go to hell. So am I considered a bad person?? It’s so confusing and hurting my head???.
My friend, salvation isn’t earned. It isn’t about whether you’ve been good or bad because the Bible says no one is good but God. All sins are mortal if we don’t have His forgiveness. It’s whether or not we have accepted Jesus as our Savior that matters. His grace covers all our sins. The Bible says that there is no condemnation for those in Christ❤️❤️
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9
So I cant remember if I've ever asked this here, but has anyone ever done something awful that their ocd convinced them to do and now can't let go of the guilt? And I dont mean like terrible terrible things but like lying to someone, cheating, or something else that can cause heavy guilt. If so, how did you get past this? I feel like I'm not sure how to forgive myself when my moral code is so high.
I made a huge mistake in the past. Going into it I didn't know at the time how bad the mistake was until a long time later. I so badly wish I could go back and fix it and change it. I hate myself and I feel like I deserve to die. I talked to my parents about it and they told me that I need to just let it go and stop beating myself up and that I've punished myself enough but I can't seem to shake it off and move on. I'm a Christian so I do believe Jesus died on the cross for our sins but why do I feel so bad. I feel so guilty. I would NEVER make the same mistake again knowing what I know now. Do I deserve a second chance? Is it possible that OCD can make it worse than it actually is? I need help 😭
Can someone please respond to this.. Has anyone ever acted on a thought? I have and I believe it to be a horrible sin, as it is mentioned as one. How do I forgive myself? It is a really weird thing because when it happened I was in such a dark place. I honest to God should have been locked up. I had been self harming and attempted suicide around this time too. I had expressed to my mother how mentally unwell I was and she didn’t take it seriously at all. I don’t want to blame her but I know for a fact if I was taken seriously it wouldn’t have happened. My mind was screaming at me to do things all day long in a way I can’t even explain. My ocd is still with me every day but 9-10 years ago when this was happening it was BAD. I Didn’t have thoughts of my own. Only ocd. Id take sleeping pills to keep myself asleep and id have dreams of doing bad things. So I convinced myself I needed to see if I enjoyed it so I did it to see. Turns out nope. Didn’t like it it was just ocd. And that sin has cost me my mental sanity and love for myself. If anyone has gone through this how did you forgive yourself? Do you think god will forgive you? I know I’m not supposed to ask these things but despite what it says I actually get peace from reassurance. And I know I’m not the only one.
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