Catechism of the Catholic Church
Paragraph 1033
We cannot be united with God unless we freely choose to love him. But we cannot love God if we sin gravely against him, against our neighbor or against ourselves: "He who does not love remains in death. Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him." Our Lord warns us that we shall be separated from him if we fail to meet the serious needs of the poor and the little ones who are his brethren. To die in mortal sin without repenting and accepting God's merciful love means remaining separated from him for ever by our own free choice. This state of definitive self-exclusion from communion with God and the blessed is called "hell." (1861, 393, 633)
Biblical citations
Related passages (suggestions)
- Romans 6:2·BibleRomans 6:2
De modo algum. Nós, que já morremos ao pecado, como poderíamos ainda viver nele?*
- 1 John 3:17·Bible1 John 3:17
Quem possuir bens deste mundo e vir o seu irmão sofrer necessidade, mas lhe fechar o seu coração, como pode estar nele o amor de Deus?
- Romans 6:23·BibleRomans 6:23
Porque o salário do pecado é a morte, enquanto o dom de Deus é a vida eterna em Cristo Jesus, nosso Senhor.*
- Deuteronomy 5:25·BibleDeuteronomy 5:25
Mas, por que nos exporemos à morte? Esse grande fogo nos devorará. Se continuarmos a ouvir a voz do Senhor, nosso Deus, morreremos.