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Levitico 4:23

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23 quando il peccato che ha commesso gli sarà fatto conoscere, menerà, come sua offerta, un becco, un maschio fra le capre, senza difetto.

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Explanation of Leviticus 4:23

Napsal(a) Henry MacLagan

Verse 23. Then, when such a person is enlightened so as to perceive his fault, he shall worship the Lord from the truth of his faith, free from error.

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Iniquity, transgression and sin

  

In the Word three terms are used to refer to bad actions: transgression, iniquity, and sin. Transgression is the least bad. It means a violation of what is true in an external context, a violation of what is right and orderly. Iniquity is next and denotes acts that violate more interior truths. Sin is the worst. It is a violation of what is holy and righteous, a violation against the Lord. Sin is the deepest kind of evil. Regarding iniquity -- to be in charity, or live a life of charity is to live a life where the acts and thoughts that have top priority are those that have within them a love for the neighbor. Sometimes our love of self, our inborn desire to put ourselves first, is stronger than our charity and we do something for ourselves at the expense of our neighbor, or even do harm to our neighbor. Such an act, if our motive is selfish, is an iniquity.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 9156, 9965 [2-3])