UNIVERSALISMO DEL PECCATO E MISSIONE DELLO SPIRITO SANTO ALLA LUCE DELL’ENCICLICA DI SAN GIOVANNI PAOLO II DOMINUM ET VIVIFICANTEM
UNIVERSALISM OF SIN AND THE MISSION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE LIGHT OF THE ENCYCLICAL LETTER OF JOHN PAUL II DOMINUM ET VIVIFICANTEM

Summary/Abstract: Sin and its consequences are present in life of every human being. However, the awareness of sin in contemporary world has decreased significantly, both in its individual and social dimensions. That is why this article intends to outline main ideas of the papal teaching about sin and salvific role of the Holy Spirit. Looking into the nature of sin, John Paul II describes it in the light of salvific work of Christ as well as work of the Holy Spirit in the heart of each man and woman. At the core of the sin of crucifixion of Jesus lies rejection of His mission whereas the sin against the Holy Spirit presupposes a radical refusal to be converted and therefore to accept forgiveness offered by God. In this difficult situation the Holy Spirit comes with an offer of the remission of sins. For this action to be successful it is necessary to recognize sin in one’s conscience. That is why the mission of the Holy Spirit consists in convincing of sin, righteousness and judgment. The Pope points out that Jesus Christ’s salvific work encompasses somehow every single human sin. The Holy Spirit reveals in man’s heart economy of God’s love which invites to conversion.

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