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In Proverbs 6:16 – 19, it is stated that "There are seven things that the Lord hates and cannot tolerate" (quotes from 'Today's English Version' translation of the Bible). These are:

A proud look
a lying tongue
hands that kill innocent people
a mind that thinks up wicked plans
feet that hurry off to do evil
a witness who tells one lie after another
and someone who stirs up trouble among friends.
While there are seven of them, these sins are significantly different in outward appearence from "The Seven Deadly Sins" list that arose later. The only sin among these which is clearly on both lists is Pride. "Hands that kill innocent people" may be taken to refer to Wrath.

2007-02-09 18:55:55 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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Everybody commits these acts not only the religious.
If you yourself never committed any of these acts then you are an angel from heaven who need not worry about providence failing you.

2007-02-09 19:13:21 · answer #1 · answered by Imogen Sue 5 · 2 0

Could I suggest that you either choose another version of the Bible, or perhaps take a serious History of the Bible course.
I say serious because most of them are not.
Consider language alone. When was the bible written? In which language? How many times was it translated before it was translated into English? How many versions of the bible exist? Which is the best translation? And why? Was there punctuation in the first translation?
After answering those questions, perhaps you will have an answer.

2007-02-09 19:04:26 · answer #2 · answered by emiliosailez 6 · 1 1

Try Reading the whole thing bro...you are picking out bits and pieces and not understanding. Kind of like if you watched 30 minutes of Star wars 1, 15 minutes of episode 4, and 10 minutes of episode 5 you wouldn't really no what was going on. The people at the Star Wars convention wouldn't take you seriously and you couldn't understand the references in many of Weird Al's songs.

2007-02-09 19:05:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

The items listed by you constitutes the works of the flesh mentioned in Gal 5:19-21. God's remedy for Christians is that they walk by the Spirit then they will not fulfil the lusts of the flesh but manifest the fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5:16,22,23). Christians do these things if they do not walk in the Spirit.

2007-02-09 19:11:16 · answer #4 · answered by seekfind 6 · 0 1

Is it possible that maybe you have missunderstood God's word??

When he said, "Love one another,"
did you think He meant for you to tolerate sin?

When he said, "Do not judge, or you too will be judged,"
did you think He meant for you not to take a
stand agianst unrighteous behavior?

When He said, "In all things God works for the good,"
did you think He meant every story would have a happy
ending?

When He said, "I will surely bless you,"
did you think He meant that He would make you healthy,
wealthy, happy, and problem free?

Isn't it amazing how we can misinterpret what He says?

2007-02-09 19:13:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

So I take it you've observed all the behavior of every single "religious person" on the planet? You're such a bitter betty. Why does it matter to you what others believe. Unless someone is really infriging on your life, leave it alone. Worry about what you do and leave others to do what they do.

2007-02-09 19:05:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

religious people are sinful as are we all, we were all created imperfect because of Adam and eve's sin.
yes religious people do commit these acts but try very hard not to, they condemn others for doing them because many do them and are not sorry for it.
the fact is this, only God knows if we are truly repentant and deserve the reward

2007-02-09 19:07:51 · answer #7 · answered by Twilight_dreaming 4 · 0 1

We are to ignore the bad and not act on it as good Christians. Some of these things were meant for that place and time. They were not meant for forever.

2007-02-09 19:00:46 · answer #8 · answered by Gloria M 1 · 1 0

in specific circumstances that's led to by using a believer's fake effect of what Jesus and the apostles did. They did at situations communicate out very strongly in opposition to show ideals. even however they only did that when those ideals interfered with or prevented human beings from, totally enjoying the grace of God. Their message became no longer in fact to sentence different ideals. while the apostle Paul went ot Athens, and spoke on Mars Hill, on an identical time as he did no longer condone the human beings's ideals, he confirmed admire, even however his spirit became "annoyed interior him" at each and all the idols. while he spoke to the gang, he merely stated that he observed that they have got been an extremely religious human beings. Then he seized on the fact that they had an altar to an unknown God, and spoke approximately Him. on an identical time as he in no way compromised his ideals, pretending that one theory is as good as yet another, neither did he bypass out to run down different human beings's ideals. on the different hand while human beings in the Christian church taught issues to make gentiles experience, working example, that they have got been 2nd type voters, that they had to comply with old testomony Jewish regulation, he referred to the blunders in very reliable words. Jesus did no longer come out blasting on the Sadducees and Pharisees till they began to do their maximum suitable to tutor human beings faraway from His coaching. He observed their hypocrisy, and he blasted them for it. They have been heavily affecting the existence of the human beings Jesus cared approximately. So, i could say confident, there are situations while we could continuously communicate up, yet purely while those ideals are patently hindering human beings we are speaking to from know-how the Gospel. Our message isn't meant to be a contest with the religions of the international. EDIT: In precis, i could say the Biblical occasion of speaking out against others is in fact while confronted with holier than however kinds who domineer over others. in any different case, we are suggested as directly to easily make regular what we have confidence, without going after different religions in a damaging, conceited way.

2016-10-01 21:56:21 · answer #9 · answered by trapani 4 · 0 0

As it ever is, we are all sinners. And there is a difference for sure between "the religious" and believers who walk the walk.

2007-02-09 18:59:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

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