The Seven Deadly Sins

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"The seven deadly sins, also known as the capital vices or cardinal sins, are a classification of the most objectionable vices that were originally used in early Christian teachings to educate and instruct followers concerning (immoral) fallen man's tendency to sin. They are: lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride. The Catholic Church divided sin into two principal categories: "venial", which are relatively minor, and could be forgiven through any sacramentals or sacraments of the church, and the more severe "capital" or mortal sin. Mortal sins destroyed the life of grace, and created the threat of eternal damnation unless either absolved through the sacrament of confession, or forgiven through perfect contrition on the part of the penitent."

I consider these 7 deadly sins a positive thing to help moralize people. Thinking of sins, what is it really?

Sin -
n.
I. A transgression of a religious or moral law, especially when deliberate.
II. Theology
1. Deliberate disobedience to the known will of God.
2. A condition of estrangement from God resulting from such disobedience.
III. Something regarded as being shameful, deplorable, or utterly wrong.
1. To violate a religious or moral law.
2. To commit an offense or violation.

By the given definition, it means that an act can be considered as a sin if the act violates a religious or moral law. Like for Muslims, it is a sin for them to eat pork. It's like following the 10 commandments. Although you can't find these said deadly sins in the bible. Hardcore Catholics and christians follow these.

As I believe, us humans are already born good yet there are obstacles and temptations that make all of us immoral. Even before Christianity was born, people are already innate about certain moralities.

A Greek Monastic Theologian named Evagrius Pontus or Ponticus has already drawn out a list of eight offenses according to degree and severity before Pope Gregory the Great made some changes . The following were gluttony , lust, avarice, sadness,anger, acedia and vainglory. The ranking of the said list is the degree on how love is being affeceted and offended.

After a few centuries, Pope Gregory the Great in the 6th century, changed vainglory to pride, acedia to sadness and adding envy.

For the latter years, the church has used to the Seven Deadly sins, emphasizing to all of their paritioners to be against it and look into Heavenly Virtues.

The sins were divided into 2:

1. Venial Sins

- An act of immorality can be considered as venial if it does not concern a grave matter, It is not committed with full knowledge and it is not committted with both deliberate and complete consent.

They say that for each venial sin that one has done, it is added to the penance of one must do. If left undone, the person would suffer in purgatory. Better yet, it is much better for people to go to confession to receive aboslution and help to overcome their predicaments.

As I understand that venial sin is more of forgivable and easily accepted(?!) compared to mortal sins.

2. Mortal Sins

Is a sin that, unless confessed and absolved (or at least sacramental confession is willed if not available), condemns a person's soul to Hell after death. These sins are considered "mortal" because they constitute a rupture in a person's link to God's saving grace: the person's soul becomes "dead", not merely weakened.

An action can be condemed as a mortal sin if its subject must be a grave matter, it was committed with full knowledge, both of the sin and the gravity of the offense and lastly committed with deliberate and complete consent, enough for it to have been a personal decision to commit the sin.

The Catechism defines grave matter as "violations of what Jesus told to the man who asked him what the most important commandments were, namely, "do not kill", "do not steal", "do not commit adultery", "do not bear false witness", "do not defraud" and "honour your father and your mother".

This punishment effect is not the same as that resulting from excommunication or penalties like it, which result when a Roman Catholic commits certain mortal sins that are so serious that the church through law has made them crimes, like abortion or heresy. Because commission of these offenses are so serious, the church forbids the excommunicated from receiving any sacrament (not just the Eucharist) and also severely restricts the person's participation in other church liturgical acts and offices. However, even if excommunicated, a Roman Catholic who has not been juridically absolved is still, due to the irrevocable nature of baptism, a member of the church in the sense that they are still considered members of the "church" that is Christ's human family, another more universal interpretation of the word "Catholic."

(okay I am getting dissy with too much information lol)
but according to James 2:10,11

For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all. 11 For He who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not commit murder." Now if you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.

So it just clearly states that how much you have already confessed and repent your sins, you would not be forgiven and instead be given eternal damnation? Wow, this si really tough. Other than that, if you have a differnet religion, like buddism, taoism, are unbelievers that they so call it, you still face damnation? Pretty sad when some religions compared to ours praise to only one God yet have different names.

The 7 deadly sins, how do you see it?

informations click
deadly sins.

to be continued...
xoxo,