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Types of sin

Envy
Envy

Information on the history of the Seven Deadly Sins, as well as cultural commentary, reading and resources on Sin and Virtue. Additional info on the Heavenly, Cardinal, and Theological Virtues.

Gluttony
Gluttony

Answer: Gluttony seems to be a sin that Christians like to ignore. We are often quick to label smoking and drinking as sins, but for some reason gluttony is accepted or at least tolerated. Many of the arguments used against smoking and drinking, such as health and addiction, apply equally to overeating.

Greco-Roman Antecedents
Greco-Roman Antecedents

Greco-Roman antecedents While the seven deadly sins as we know them did not originate with the Greeks or Romans, there were ancient precedents for them. Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics lists several positive, healthy human qualities, excellences, or virtues.

Greed
Greed

Information and commentary on the Seven Deadly Sins, the Seven Heavenly Virtues, and more. Contains history, cultural associations, current thought, and additional reading on both Sin and Virtue. This is the place for info on Pride, Envy, Gluttony, Lust, Anger, Greed, & Sloth.

Lust
Lust

Job 31:11-12 (NLT) sums up lust quite nicely: "For lust is a shameful sin, a crime that should be punished. It is a devastating fire that destroys to hell. It would wipe out everything I own." It is a devastating fire that destroys to hell. It would wipe out everything I own."

Origin of the Currently Recognized Seven Deadly Sins
Origin of the Currently Recognized Seven Deadly Sins

Origin of the currently recognized Seven Deadly Sins The ... Thomas Aquinas wrote, "Greed is a sin against God, just as all mortal sins, in as much as man condemns things eternal for the sake of temporal things." In Dante's Purgatory, the penitents were bound and laid face down on the ground for having concentrated excessively on earthly thoughts [citation needed]. Hoarding of materials or ...

Sloth
Sloth

Sloth is one of the seven capital sins. It is the most difficult sin to define, and to credit as sin, since it refers to a peculiar jumble of notions, dating from antiquity and including mental, spiritual, pathological, and physical states. One definition is: a habitual disinclination to exertion.

Wrath
Wrath

The seven deadly sins, also known as the capital vices or cardinal sins, is a grouping and classification of Christian origin, of vices.[1] Behaviours or habits are classified under this category if they directly give birth to other immoralities.[2] According to the standard list, they are pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath and sloth,[2] ...

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