18.20: Salvation - Penance & Mortification, the Life of the Spirit

Crossing the Jordan

Today we talk about penance & mortification (prayer, fasting, almsgiving) in the life of the Christian. Jesus and the New Testament teaches and expects all Christians to perform penance/mortification (prayer, fasting give alms); to fast from sin, fast from the temptations to sin, and fast to discipline and practice martyrdom for sanctification in union and intimacy with Christ and for the salvation of others. "Do not gratify the desires of the flesh" (Gal 5:16), but "by the Holy Spirit, put to death (mortify) the deeds of the flesh" (Rm 8:13). We talk about: we do not do it out of hatred for the body, everybody fasts, it's part of the normal Christian life and is expected, it's not to burden others, it's only by the Holy Spirit, and the effects of it (deals with temporal consequences of sin, for our sanctification, for our intentions to be purified, and for salvation of others). Books: Salvation What Every Catholic Should Know - https://www.amazon.com/Salvation-What-Every-Catholic-Should/dp/1733522182/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3DFPU5HYUDN57&keywords=salvation+what+every+catholic+should+know&qid=1584448774&s=books&sprefix=salvation+what+%2Caps%2C170&sr=1-1 s Drama of Salvation by Jimmy Akin - https://www.amazon.com/Drama-Salvation-Rescues-Delivers-Eternal/dp/1941663125/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1PMI0WA4M0MOY&keywords=the+drama+of+salvation+jimmy+akin&qid=1584448744&sprefix=drama+of+salvat%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-1 Church Father's: https://www.churchfathers.org/purgatory; https://www.churchfathers.org/reward-and-merit; https://www.churchfathers.org/salvation-outside-the-church Check out the podcast website here: https://sites.google.com/view/crossingthejordan/welcome. On the website you can find episodes/topics that you want to hear, find recommended resources to grow in your faith, submit questions/request, and/or subscribe to the podcast to receive emails with direct links to your preferred podcast platform. If you'd like to reach out for a prayer request, feel free to email me directly at [e-mail]. God bless you all abundantly! Available on iTunes, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Player FM, SoundCloud, Spotify, and Stitcher. Artwork by Yongsung Kim