7 DEADLY SINS

Even though I just stated my blog in June of 2011, I've been writing for a very long time. I've saved up my writings and I decided to every now and again, post some of those writings I wrote years ago. The Lord placed on my heart a few years ago to discuss the sins that we call the 7 deadly sins. These are sins that have such a strong hold on us and this is why I believe it was placed in my heart to write about it. It's all to help bring awareness to these sins and how it work and to stay away from it. Here's the introduction of it.

“The seven deadly sins.”

Pride is excessive belief in one's own abilities that interferes with the individual's recognition of the grace of God. It has been called the sin from which all others arise. Pride is also known as Vanity

Envy is the desire for others' traits, status, abilities, or situation.

Gluttony is an inordinate desire to consume more than that which one requires.

Lust is an inordinate craving for the pleasures of the body.

Anger is manifested in the individual who spurns love and opts instead for fury. It is also known as Wrath.

Greed is the desire for material wealth or gain, ignoring the realm of the spiritual. It is also called Avarice or Covetousness

Sloth: is the avoidance of physical or spiritual work.

Why is it called deadly sin?

The reason is because all will eventually lead to death. God gives us the instructions on how to live and as we follow those instructions, we gain self control, a closer relationship with God and we will be blessed. However, if we go against his instructions, we are doomed to the will that comes with disobedience. The will is sin. In Gen 4:7b NLV God warned Cain about sin by saying But if you refuse to respond correctly, then watch out! Sin is waiting to attack and destroy you, and you must subdue it." Sin has no governed discernment therefore you will be left with no self control, with no way to control sin it will take it’s course and eventually lead you to death. When Jesus died on the cross, He died so that we will be freed from the bondage of sin. Sin ruled over us and no matter how hard we try, sin had a grip on us. When Jesus died, the Holy Spirit set up residence on the inside of us and with Him living in us He is able to teach us how to live a holy life. However, sin is still here. Not inside of us but around us. We can still fall into sins trap just like Eve did in the garden. The hard part is we still remember what sin taste like and feel like.

Reap what you sew: Although we as Christian are saved by grace through faith, we are not exempt from the temptations of sin. If we choose to give into temptation and not rebuke the sin (in the name of Jesus), we are subject to the consequences of sin. Live by the sword die by the sword. So although we are saved, we still can suffer the same earthly punishments that an unsaved person suffers because it is sin taking its course. Satan comes to kill, steal and destroy and that is what sin does once it has taken control over you. God is just allowing sin to do what it do.

You become an example to the world of what can happen when you do not obey. Christians do not get special treatment when they sin. Earthly sin punishment goes for all creation because it was set up that way from the very beginning. The only difference is…the unsaved sinner goes to hell and the saved person goes to heaven. We no longer carry the title of a sinner but some of us carry on as if we were never redeemed. We can not make a mockery out of God because He hasn’t changed His feeling about sin. God still and will always hate sin but in the end, sin will be gone forever!

My focus will be on the 7 deadly sins because it has been placed in my heart. Although you will see an order of how the deadly sins are listed, God has placed in my heart to start with gluttony.