Here are the seven holy virtues as opposites to the seven deadly sins. According to Dante's The Divine Comedy the sins have an order of greatness, and the virtues a respective order of greatness as well. This order is shown below from the lowest to the highest.
+ Holy Virtues +
Chastity (purity)
Moderation (self-restraint)
Generosity (vigilance)
Zeal (enthusiasm)
Meekness (composure)
Charity (giving)
Humility (humbleness)
+ Deadly Sins +
Lust (inappropriate desire)
Gluttony (over-indulgence)
Greed (avarice)
Sloth (laziness)
Wrath (anger)
Envy (jealousy)
Pride (vanity)
The history of this list goes back at least to Pope St. Gregory the Great and St. John Cassian, but while the list itself is not strictly biblical, the Bible proscribes all seven.
With love in Christ.
2007-03-08 15:18:15
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answered by imacatholic2 7
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My proposition is that the two most important concerns in any theistic belief should be godly virtues and our relationship with God.
Godly virtues and love are very closely related. Godly virtues depend on selflessness and similarly, the key to true love is selflessness.
Of course, some may come up with twisted, warped, ignorant interpretations of what the godly virtues are and mean as well as how they should be practiced.
True godly virtues are related to truth, austerity, sacrifice, charity, mercy and so on.
2007-03-09 20:15:44
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answered by devotionalservice 4
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Pfft, i seen a better movie on divinities
2007-03-06 11:08:19
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answered by Anonymous
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