Summary of Seven Deadly Personal Sins
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Envy Function: nounInflected Form(s): plural envies1 : painful or resentful awareness of an advantage or possession enjoyed by another and the desire to possess the same thing2 : an object of envy
Function: verbInflected Form(s): en·vied; en·vy·ing: to feel envy toward or on account of
Anger Function: noun: a strong feeling of displeasure and usually of opposition toward someone or somethingsynonyms ANGER, RAGE, FURY, WRATH mean an intense emotional state caused by displeasure. ANGER is a broad term that applies to various levels of emotion that may or may not be shown
Function: verbInflected Form(s): an·gered; an·ger·ing /-g(&-)ri[ng]/: to make angry
Greed Function: noun: selfish desire for food, money, or possessions over and above one's needs
Pride Function: noun1 : too high an opinion of one's own ability or worth : a feeling of being better than others2 : a reasonable and justifiable sense of one's own worth : SELF-RESPECT3 : a sense of pleasure that comes from some act or possession4 : something of which one is proud
Function: verbInflected Form(s): prid·ed; prid·ing: to think highly of (oneself)
Laziness Function: adjectiveInflected Form(s): la·zi·er; -est1 : not willing to act or work : INDOLENT2 : moving slowly : SLUGGISH - la·zi·ly /-z&-lE/ adverb - la·zi·ness /-zE-n&s/ noun
Lust Function: noun1 : sexual desire especially if strong or uncontrolled2 : a strong longing : CRAVING
Function: verb: to have a strong desire : CRAVE; especially : to have a strong sexual desire
Gluttony Function: nounInflected Form(s): plural -ton·ies: the act or habit of eating or drinking too much
posted by Tom @ 7:31 AM
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These seven deadly personal sins lead to the requirement for laws and regulations.
They lead to the desire to have and create power, and ultimately lead to how to use power to ones advantage.
One could say these seven deadlies are at the source of the 48 Laws of Power. Countering these seven personal deadlies at the base would be the fruits of the spirit.
Galatians chapter 5:22-26
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
The fruits of the spirit visit us when we give up our human base of sin for eternal life because we believe.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
So the question is how do the fruits of the Spirit address the seven deadly personal sins or habits and the 48 Laws of Power.
Stories, that state simply, in real life experience that greed, pride, envy, laziness, lust, gluttony, anger on the personal level require laws to protect individuals from each other and the institutions and organizations formed by individuals. Just about every newspaper has these stories published every day.
Stories on earth that state simply in real life experience that love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness and self-control on the personal level does not require laws to protect individuals from each other and the institutions and organizations formed by individuals are not as plentiful. The power of theses fruits as defined in the Bible explaining the Gospel (John 3:16; Romans 12-14, Galatians 5:22-26; Ephesians 5:10-18; and Philippians 2:1-17.) are ultimate and trump the short term powers of the human existence.
What is it to trump the short term powers of the human spirit?
Galatians chapter 5:13-26
13 You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature ; rather, serve one another in love.
14 The entire law is summed up in a single command: "Love your neighbor as yourself."
15 If you keep on biting and devouring each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.
16 So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.
17 For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want.
18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law.
19 The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;
20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions
21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
When one reads the seven deadly sins for a list of 100% of the sins that will doom us, one sees many sins are left out. All sins against the positive and good human spirt are sins against the Holy Spirit. Meaning they will send us to hell in eternity. And, even this list does not include all of the ten commandments, such as thou shall not kill. But these very natural tendencies are not put forth without the simple solution of; Loving your neighbor as yourself.
You don't have to go off the Galatians chapter 5: 13-26 page.
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