Seven deadly sins list & meanings
1. Lust
2. Gluttony
3. Greed
4. Sloth
5. Wrath
6. Envy
7. Pride
Lust
is a strong passion or longing, especially for sexual desires.
The Bible speaks about lust in 2 Timothy 2:22, “Flee also
youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love [and] peace...”
The Bible also mentions lust in the following verses: Job 31:1,
Matthew 5:28, Philippians 4:8, James 1:14-15, 1 Peter 2:11 and 1 John 2:16.
Chastity or self-control cures lust by controlling passion and
leveraging that energy for the good of others.
2. Gluttony
Gluttony is an excessive and ongoing eating of food or drink.
1 Corinthians 10:31 says, “Therefore, whether you eat or drink,
or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”
Additional Bible references include: Psalm 78:17-19, Philippians
3:19-20, Proverbs 23:1-3, Proverbs 23:19-21 and 1 Corinthians 3:16-17.
Temperance cures gluttony by implanting the desire to be healthy,
therefore making one fit to serve others.
3. Greed
Greed is an excessive pursuit of material goods.3. Greed
The Bible says the following in Hebrews 13:5, “Let your conduct
be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He
Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’”
Other biblical texts which mention greed include: Exodus 20:17,
Proverbs 11:24, Proverbs 28:25, Ecclesiastes 5:10, Philippians 4:6 and 1
Timothy 6:9-10.
Charity cures greed by putting the desire to help others above
storing up treasure for one’s self.
4. Sloth
Sloth is an excessive laziness or the failure to act and utilize
one’s talents.
Solomon spoke of sloth in Proverbs 6:6 saying, “Go to the ant,
you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise.”The Bible also mentions sloth in the following verses: Proverbs 13:4, Proverbs 24:33-34, Romans 12:11-13, Colossians 3:23 and 2 Thessalonians 3:10.
Diligence or zeal cures slothfulness by placing the interest of
others above a life of ease and relaxation.
5. Wrath
Wrath is a strong anger and hate towards another person.
The Bible speaks about wrath in Romans 12:19, “Beloved, never
avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written,
‘Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.’”
Additional Bible verses include: Psalm 37:8, Proverbs 14:29,
Proverbs 15:1, Ephesians 4:26-27, Colossians 3:8 and James 1:19-20.
Patience cures wrath by one first understanding the needs and
desires of others before acting or speaking.6. Envy
Envy
is the intense desire to have an item that someone else possesses.
The Bible says the following in Proverbs 14:30, “A sound heart
is life to the body, But envy is rottenness to the bones.”
Other biblical texts which mention envy include: Job 5:2, Psalm
37:1, Proverbs 24:19-20, Ecclesiastes 4:4, Galatians 5:26 and James 3:14-16.
Kindness cures envy by placing the desire to help others above
the need to supersede them.
7. Pride
Pride is an excessive view of one's self without regard for
others.
The Bible says the following in Jeremiah 9:23-24, “...Let not
the mighty man boast of his might...but let him who boasts boast of this, that
he understands and knows Me...”
Pride is also mentioned in the following verses: Proverbs 8:13,
Proverbs 16:18, Romans 12:16, 1 Corinthians 13:4, Galatians 6:3 and James
4:6-7.
Humility cures pride by removing one's ego and boastfulness,
therefore allowing the attitude of service.
However, according to the Bible these 7 deadly sins are completely and totally
forgivable by God, but this doesn’t give free license to commit these sins.
Biblically, the only sin that cannot be forgiven is complete rejection of God’s
grace which is outright rebellion against God, also known as blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.
The root cause of these sins
Each one of these deadly sins listed above has its root in the
desire for more and the human need for excess. Each sin goes against the root
of Christianity which is: love for God, love for our fellow man, and love for
our bodies (keeping them as clean temples for God, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20). Paul
writes in Philippians 4:11-12, “I have learned to be content in whatever
circumstances I am.” This strikes at the root of each of these deadly sins.
Paul in effect is saying that God can take care of our needs and there is no
need to lust or desire after excessive things.
The cure for these sins is the gift of a new heart that acts in
accordance to the love and law of God. This new heart can only come from God.
Ezekiel 36:26-27 says, “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within
you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of
flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes,
and you will keep My judgments and do them.” Humanity's only hope is the
miracle of a regenerated heart that acts according to the direction of the Holy
Spirit to walk in God’s statutes and judgments.
Power does not come from self to change the heart. On the
contrary, this verse clearly points out that God alone gives you a new heart
and causes you to walk in His ways. As this event becomes a reality in your
life, the seven deadly sins of gluttony, envy, sloth, wrath, pride, lust, and
greed will lose their power in your life. With the indwelling Holy Spirit in
your life, you will instead desire to live a life based upon the principles of
the Bible.
The seven deadly sins were first compiled by Pope Gregory I around
the year 600. They are pride, greed, lust, wrath, gluttony, envy, and sloth.
Gregory also compiled a list of the seven virtues: faith, hope, charity,
justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude. The Bible would validate all of
these concepts, but nowhere are they recorded in a list like this and nowhere
in the Bible are they specifically referred to as the seven deadly sins or
seven virtues. They do not pre-date the Ten Commandments which were given at Mt. Sinai
around 1450 B.C. It is probably true that they were used extensively to teach
principles from God's Word, particularly in the centuries before the invention
of the printing press when the Bible was not available for the common man to
read and study.
As mentioned before, the list of seven deadly sins in question
does not appear in any Bible verse. However, a slightly different set of sins
can be found in Proverbs 6:16-19, “These six things the Lord hates, yes, seven
are an abomination to Him:
1. A proud look,
2. a lying tongue,
3. hands that shed innocent blood,
4. A heart that devises wicked plans,
5. feet that are swift in running to evil,
6. A false witness who speaks lies,
7. and one who sows discord among brethren.”
Additionally, Galatians 5:19-21 mentions several more sins to be
on our guard against: “Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are:
immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife,
jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying,
drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as
I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the
kingdom of God.”
The seven virtues were originally defined in the poem,
Psychomachia, by Aurelius Clemens Prudentius, a Christian governor who died
around 410 A.D. Because of the poem’s prevalence the concept and idea of the
seven virtues spread throughout Europe. The following is a listing of the seven
virtues and how they cure each of the seven deadly sins:
1. Kindness = cures envy by placing the desire to help others above the
need to supersede them.
2. Temperance = cures gluttony by implanting the desire to be healthy,
therefore making one fit to serve others.3. Charity or love = cures greed by putting the desire to help others above storing up treasure for one’s self.
4. Chastity or self-control = cures lust by controlling passion and leveraging that energy for the good of others.
5. Humility = cures pride by removing one's ego and boastfulness, therefore allowing the attitude of service.
6. Diligence or Zeal = cures slothfulness by placing the best interest of others above the life of ease and relaxation.
7. Patience = cures wrath by taking time to understand the needs and desires of others before acting or speaking.
Taken from: https://www.bibleinfo.com/en/questions/what-are-seven-deadly-sins
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