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Sins and Virtues
Deadly Vices and Their Heavenly Antitheses.
SEVEN DEADLY SINS
In Christianity, the seven deadly sins are vices within your psyche, temple and spirit that lead you towards greater immorality and violating God's Law. They are gross abuses of natural faculties or passions; meaning you negatively overcompensate for something you lack or overindulge in natural pleasures to the detriment of your integrity, morals and relationship with God the Creator.
The seven deadly sins are:
SIN I: Lust - an excessive craving for intimate physical pleasure; immoral and unlawful sexual activity outside of marriage; sexual thoughts about another man or woman outside of marriage.
Breaks Commandment: VII
Antithesis: Chastity
SIN II: Gluttony - an excessive indulgence of drinks, food and other pleasures, leading to overconsumption and eventual self-harm or harm to others; uninhibited and unrestrained activity.
Breaks Commandment: N/A
Antithesis: Temperance
SIN III: Sloth - a deleterious lack of motivation often leading to laziness, procrastination and avoidance of duty.
Breaks Commandment: IV
Antithesis: Diligence
SIN IV: Wrath - an intense anger or hatred channeled towards others, often leading to harm or violence.
Breaks Commandment: X
Antithesis: Kindness
SIN V: Envy - a feeling of discontentment and resentment towards others’ possessions, qualities, or successes.
Breaks Commandment: X
Antithesis: Patience
SIN VI: Greed - an excessive desire for material wealth, status, or power, often at the expense of others; selfishness.
Breaks Commandment: X
Antithesis: Charity
SIN VII: Pride - an excessive self-love, accompanied by a sense of superiority over others.
Breaks Commandment: I, II, III
Antithesis: Humility
SEVEN HEAVENLY VIRTUES
The seven deadly sins can be overcome by actively and purposefully exercising the Seven Heavenly Virtues, which are the antithesis of the Seven Deadly Sins.
The seven heavenly virtues are:
VIRTUE I: Chastity - embracing of moral wholesomeness and achieving purity of thought through education and betterment; the conscious decision of refraining from impure sexual thoughts or immoral/unlawful sexual activity outside of marriage.
Antithesis: Lust
VIRTUE II: Temperance - abstinence from excess, or overindulgence in drinks, food and other pleasures which lead to overconsumption and eventual self-harm or harm to others; moderation or self-restraint.
Antithesis: Gluttony
VIRTUE III: Diligence - careful and persistent efforts, applied earnestly, energetically and steadily towards achieving a goal or completing a task; focus on following through on duty, responsibility and thoroughness.
Antithesis: Sloth
VIRTUE IV: Kindness - a benevolent and helpful action intentionally directed toward another man or woman, motivated by a desire to help without expecting explicit reward.
Antithesis: Wrath
VIRTUE V: Patience - the ability to wait calmly and quietly for a long time without becoming annoyed, frustrated, or upset.
Antithesis: Envy
VIRTUE VI: Charity - embodies the love of God above all things and the love of one’s neighbor as oneself, for the sake of God; altruism; selflessness.
Antithesis: Greed
VIRTUE VII: Humility - keeps a man or woman from reaching beyond their self; restrains the unruly desire for personal greatness; leads to an orderly love of self based on a true appreciation of your position with respect to God and your neighbors; the state or character of being humble; freedom from pride and arrogance; act of submission; self-abasement.
Antithesis: Pride