Welcome. Today we’re going to finish out our seven deadly sins series with the sin of anger, also known as wrath. This is a bit more complicated of a subject that the prior sins, so we must be careful when dealing with angry feelings.
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Welcome. Today we’re going to be talking about the teachings and ideas about if a Christian should be well off financially and well loved by the world around them. Is this a natural state for a Christian to be in? Or does our faith make us natural objects of ridicule? Read the rest of this entry »
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Welcome. Today we are going to be talking about the fifth of our seven deadly sins, that being envy. What is envy? Well, I believe the Star Wars character Yoda once said it was ‘the shadow of greed, that is’ which is a pretty good point, but let’s get more specific.
Envy has been described as sorrow for another’s good, and a painful or resentful awareness of another’s advantage joined with the desire to possess the same advantage. The advantage may concern material goods or social status. Finally, Webster’s says: To feel uneasiness, mortification or discontent, at the sight of superior excellence, reputation or happiness enjoyed by another; to repine at another’s prosperity; to fret or grieve one’s self at the real or supposed superiority of another, and to hate him on that account.
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Welcome. Today we are going to push further into our seven deadly sins series, and look at the sin of greed. These sins are quite obvious, but for some unknown reasons they still seem to permeate our society and lives.
The reason may be because of the spiritual wickedness in high places in which we struggle against. (Eph 6:12) This is why we must be reminded to watch out for these sins and work to counter them in our lives. We must be vigilant not only for ourselves, but for our children, the upcoming generation, and because we are under scrutiny for being Christians. We must do all we can to magnify the Lord in our lives.
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Welcome. Today we are going to continue our seven deadly sins series, and we’re up to the sin of sloth. What is sloth? It is idleness, the avoidance of physical or spiritual work. A person that is slothful is usually called ‘good for nothing’ in the Southern part of the country where I am from.
The sin of slothfulness is, in my part of the world, more noted when it is a man committing it. I think this to be a bit off, since we are all, man and woman, commanded to do good works for the Lord.
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