Yes and no. Some are spot on, others not. You also have to note that some of the "sins" aren't found in the Bible, but rather was introduced by the Catholic church and survived through tradition rather than what was actually written.
Forgive the length, though most all of it is food for thought.
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style_emoticons/default/chair.gif) Anger- Look at the OT... nuff said
I couldn't agree with you more on this. In fact, sometimes God seems almost manical in the Old Testament.
God: Speak to the rock and water will come out.
Moses: Nah I'm gonna beat at it like an unwanted stepchild.
God: Fine, then you ain't gonna get into the promised land, even though you dragged your sorry, dried up, shriveled @ss over the desert for 40 years. MUA-HA-HA-HA!!!
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2. Greed- god wants EVERYONE to worship him and no one else.
Wrong. I was mulling it over in my head for some time as to whether or not this deserved its own thread, but the first of the ten commandments is the
MOST misinterpreted verse in the entire Bible. The first commandment says "Thou shalt have no other gods before me."
According to this verse, God
does allow us to worship other gods... as long as he is first among them. Here's how I know (it's so simple it's stupid): the first commandment says "Thou shalt have any gods
BEFORE me;" it does
not say "Thou shalt have not other gods
EXCEPT me." For litterally
thousands of years Christians and Jews have misinterpreted this verse, especially Christians, to think that that verse ment exclusivity to God. Abraham worshipped the Sun, Moon, and Stars, but he paid his greatest homage to God and God respectd that.
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3. Envy- He fessed up to this when he called himself a jealous god... he said it.
Wrong. You're confusing two words.
Envy -- wanting something that belongs to another. Covetousness.
Jealousy -- wanting to
keep what already belongs to oneself.
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style_emoticons/default/wheelchair.gif) Sloth- On the 7th day he rested, an omnipotent being wouldnt have to do this.
This was more of looking over creation in its splendor rather than being lazy, not unlike a carpenter looking over a mansion he just finished building while sitting in a lawn chair having a beer.
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style_emoticons/default/mf_popeanim.gif) Pride- God made man in his own image, clearly shows self appriciation
The angels weren't made in his image, the djinn weren't, the animals weren't, the plants weren't-- we are the only creations to ever be fashioned in his image, and we're likely the last. It's more of a unique gift to us rather than pride. Besides, he calls us his children, and don't children look like their parents?
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6.Gluttony- There will be a feast in heaven after Armmageadon. You dont need food when you die, and Gluttony is eating more than you need to survive, so ipso facto, eating is sin. Also, he demands blood sacrifice to pay for sins, gods dont need to eat. He's a glutton.
Feast = celebration. You also eat from the Tree of Life to grow stronger spiritually. And where in the Bible does it say that gluttony is a sin?
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style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) Lust- I do believe God Raped Mary. After all, she did get knocked up without consent.
This is twisted semantics and calling it "proof" while looking at only one side. It was every girl's greatest dream to be mother of the Messiah. If Mary did not want to bear the Messiah, God would not force it on her. There is this little thing called "free will" that God honors. It's why we have war.
Also, some of the "7 deadly sins" are not found anywhere in the Bible. Thus logic would also dictate that comitting each of them will not give you a ticket to hell, unlike what the Catholics would have you believe. The following "sins" are not found in the Bible and are not actually sins, but rather simple unwise behavior:
Wrath -- "Let not the sun go down upon thy anger." This is pretty much it about anger, and it's a wisdom verse not a "you're goin' to hell" verse.
Greed -- I find this one the most humorous. NO where in ANY part of the Bible does it EVER say that greed is a sin. The Bible says that it is better to have spiritual treasures than earthly ones, but people lable greed as sin when it has never been reffered to as such in the scriptures.
Sloth -- "He who does not work does not deserve to eat." This one is like wrath. Being lazy is not a sin, but your belly might tell you otherwise.
Pride -- "Pride cometh before a fall." Another wisdom verse. Pride can cause one to sin (like the sin of rebellion that Lucifer commited), but pride in and of itself is not a sin.
Gluttony -- Proverbs (written by Solomon the Wise) says that gluttons and drunkards will come to poverty, but again, gluttony and drunkeness is just unwise, not sinful.
Interestingly, only two of the "7 Sins" are actually condemned in the Bible -- Lust and Envy. Envy is known in the Bible as "covetousness," and is dealt with in the tenth commandment. Lust is throughout the Bible so I don't need to point out the specifics on this one, though I would like to mention the 7th commandment, which regards adultry. Adultry is sleeping with someone else's spouse or betrothed (fiancée). Deutoronomy deals with sexual relations, but what is most interesting is sex between unmarried singles. If two singles have sex, they are supposed to get married... unless the father of the woman disapproves of such a marriage. So basically, f*ck whatever single you want, but make sure her father doesn't like you. (IMG:
style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Furthermore, the Bible mentions every possible sexual relation exept that of divorcees, so it seems they are free to do what they want too.
Interpretations, misinterpretations, tradition... ugh.. *shakes head* People...
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Slayden The 7 Deadly Sins... Jul 9 2007, 02:14 AM
Jul 9 2007, 02:14 AM
