Does God Make Us with Flaws?
The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast
Ascension
4.9 • 7.1K Ratings
🗓️ 25 July 2019
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
Fr. Mike answers that God does not make us with flaws, but we are all born with the unfortunate effects of original sin. We were all made in the image and likeness of God, but if we feel like some sinful behavior has been a part of us for as long as we can remember, that part doesn’t come from God. It comes from our fallen nature. Whether or not we were “born that way”, God still wants to make us holy and wipe away even the most deep-seated blemishes.
God loves us just as we are, but loves us too much to keep us that way. Admit it, acknowledge it, accept it, but don’t stop there. Allow God to transform it into something that can give him glory.
“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it” (1 Corinthians 10:.13).
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| 0:00.0 | I'm an 8th Father Mike Schmitz and this is a sentient of presents. |
| 0:08.7 | So years ago, I mean I was in seminary years ago, like long time ago, but it was Christmassy |
| 0:13.6 | and I was a seminarian so I had mass up north of Minnesota and the Christmassy mass |
| 0:21.2 | felt like a normal mass but the homily was awesome. |
| 0:23.8 | The thing that stuck out to me is I've always remembered that homily and the old priest |
| 0:28.0 | is just such a good, good man. |
| 0:29.4 | He just sent past on, may he rest in peace, such a holy man. |
| 0:33.4 | He described a Christmas card that he received and he said there's a Christmas card he got |
| 0:38.2 | down the front was a fir tree or Christmas tree. |
| 0:40.9 | I that was little, you know, beautiful, full and whatever and it was bent to the side. |
| 0:45.3 | And on the front it said, God loves you just the way you are and he opened it up and the |
| 0:50.0 | inside says he just loves you too much to keep you that way. |
| 0:54.6 | He just loves you just the way you are but he loves you too much to let you stay that |
| 0:58.9 | way. |
| 0:59.9 | And I thought that sums up in such a small moment in just one sentence, essentially, |
| 1:08.4 | what we believe about the human person in so many ways. |
| 1:10.8 | Why? |
| 1:11.8 | Because we believe that every human being who's ever been created on this planet is |
| 1:15.7 | made in God's image and likeness. |
| 1:17.8 | The God made every human being out of the fullness of his grace, the fullness of his love, |
| 1:22.6 | the fullness of his joy and every person is made good, intrinsically good. |
| 1:29.4 | Now some people will say that, we'll hear that and they'll stop. |
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