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what exactly are the 7 deadly sins?

2007-03-31 09:14:04 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

Everyone keeps on telling me the same thing,but doesnt everybody the "7 deadly sins"? Its just human nature

ps:I am atheist...

2007-04-02 11:49:07 · update #1

22 answers

pride, envy, wrath, sloth, avarice, gluttonly, lust.

2007-04-06 21:31:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

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.

2007-04-06 19:35:52 · answer #2 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0 1

The seven deadly sins are:
1. Pride
2. Greed
3. Envy
4. Anger
5. Lust
6. Gluttony
7. Laziness in religious matters

2007-03-31 16:18:56 · answer #3 · answered by Marie. 2 · 0 2

It's either made up by the RC Church or Hollywood. The sin of
unbelief in Jesus Christ sends a person to hell. All sins were
paid for by Jesus Chris the Lord. John 19:30. It is FINISHED!
He did it all, if you reject Him you're a headed for the lake of
fire.

2007-04-08 15:21:05 · answer #4 · answered by war~horse 4 · 0 0

1. Pride
2. Envy
3. Anger
4. Avarice
5. Sadness - later changed to sloth
6. Gluttony
7. Lust

2007-03-31 16:18:49 · answer #5 · answered by Sun: supporting gay rights 7 · 0 2

The "Seven Deadly Sins"', also known as the "Capital Vices" or "Cardinal Sins", are a classification of vices that were originally used in early Christian teachings to educate and instruct followers concerning (immoral) fallen man's tendency to sin. The Roman Catholic Church divided sin into two principal categories: "venial", which are relatively minor, and could be forgiven through any sacrament of the Church, and the more severe "capital" or "mortal" sins, which, when committed, destroyed the life of grace, and created the threat of eternal damnation unless either absolved through the sacrament of confession, or otherwise forgiven through perfect contrition on the part of the penitent. Beginning in the early 14th century, the popularity of the Seven deadly sins as a theme among European artists of the time eventually helped to ingrain them in many areas of Christian culture and Christian consciousness in general throughout the world.

Listed in the same order used by both Pope Gregory the Great in the 6th Century AD, and later by Dante Alighieri in his epic poem The Divine Comedy, the Seven deadly sins are as follows: Luxuria (extravagance, later lust), Gula (gluttony), Avaritia (greed), Acedia (sloth), Ira (wrath), Invidia (envy), and Superbia (pride).

Each of The Seven Deadly Sins has an opposite among the corresponding Seven holy virtues (sometimes also referred to as the Contrary Virtues).

The identification and definition of the Seven deadly sins over their history has been a fluid process and the idea of what each of the seven actually encompass has evolved over time. This process has been aided by the fact that they are not referred to in either a cohesive or codified manner in the Bible itself, and as a result other literary and ecclesiastical works referring to the Seven deadly sins were instead consulted as sources from which definitions might be drawn. Part II of Dante's Divine Comedy, Purgatorio, has almost certainly been the best known source since the Renaissance, though many later interpretations and versions, especially those of the more conservative and Pentecostal Protestant denominations, have instead tended to portray the consequence for those guilty of committing one or more of these sins as being eternal torment in Hell, rather than possible purification through penance in Purgatory.


Vice Virtue
Lust (excessive sexual appetites) Chastity (purity of soul)
Gluttony (over-indulgence) Temperance (self-restraint)
Greed (avarice) Charity (giving)
Sloth (idleness) Diligence (zeal/integrity)
Wrath (anger) Forgiveness (composure)
Envy (jealousy) Kindness (admiration)
Pride (vanity) Humility (humbleness

2007-03-31 16:20:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2 2

Every sin is deadly regardless if it is a little white lie to a murder. Any transgression against the law of God is a sin that will lead us down a path of judgment and eternal death.

2007-03-31 16:20:03 · answer #7 · answered by Archangel 4 · 0 2

A list of things the Catholic church thinks are especially bad.

They are: Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy, and Pride

In reality, though, all of those are virtues and just plain human nature. They are only bad if taken in the extreme. There are also list of virtues, which are the counterparts of the "sins". Though, they too are bad if taken in the extreme, as are most things.

2007-03-31 16:16:22 · answer #8 · answered by nondescript 7 · 1 2

1 Blasphamy.
2 Looking at floppy breasts.
3 Doing something bad while knowing that you are doing something bad.
4 Wanting more money than you need to survive.
5 Eating too much.
6 Wanting something better than what you have.
7 Liking the way you look.

2007-03-31 16:17:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

they are:
1 a proud look
2 a lying tongue
3 hands that shed innocent blood
4 a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations
5 feet that be swift in to running to mischief
6 a false witness that speaketh lies
7 and he that soweth discord among brethern
pro 6:16-19

2007-04-07 14:12:45 · answer #10 · answered by here_prettygirl_is 3 · 0 1

1 gluttony
2 greed
3 lust
4 envy
5 pride
6 sloth
7 wrath

2007-04-08 15:32:23 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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