Seven Deadly Sins

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Seven Deadly Sins

• By Brianna Bieker

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What are the Seven Deadly Sins?

• Defined by Pope Gregory the Great in AD 604
• Believed to have a fatal effect on spiritual
  health
• Also known as Seven Capital Sins
• Are all mentioned in the Bible, but there is no
  cohesive list
• Each has an opposing virtue

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Pride

• Pride is having an excessively high opinion of
  oneself
• Its opposing virtue is Humility
• When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with
  humility comes wisdom. Proverbs 112

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Avarice

• Avarice is an insatiable desire for wealth or
  material goods
• Its opposing virtue is Generosity
• A greedy man brings trouble to his family, but
  he who hates bribes will live. Proverbs 1527

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Envy

• Envy is the feeling of resentment and desire for
  anothers belongings
• Its opposing virtue is Love
• A heart at peace gives life to the body, but
  envy rots the bones. Proverbs 1430

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Wrath

• Wrath is a vindictive anger or hostility
• Its opposing virtue is Kindness
• A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh
  word stirs up anger. Proverbs 151

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Lust

• Lust is an intense or unstrained sexual craving
• Its opposing virtue is Self-Control
• But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman
  lustfully has already committed adultery with her
  in his heart. Matthew 528

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Gluttony

• Gluttony is excessive eating or drinking
• Its opposing virtue is Faith and Temperance
• Do not join those who drink too much wine or
  gorge themselves on meat, for drunkards and
  gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes
  them in rags. Proverbs 2320-21

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Sloth

• Sloth is an aversion to work laziness
• Its opposing virtue is Zeal
• Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in
  slave labor. Proverbs 1224

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Works Cited

• http//www.rushman.org/seven/
• http//dictionary.reference.com/
• http//www.emode.com/emode/tests/seven_deadly_sins
  .jsp
• http//www.biblegateway.com/cgi-bin/bible