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| Questions Asked By Students Topic: Sin
WHAT ARE THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS? This is primarily a teaching in Catholic Catechism classes. The list is this: pride, envy, gluttony, lust, anger, greed, slothfulness. The Bible teaches that all sin brings death. These things are found in the Bible but this actual list is not found in one place; I will explain. The Bible teaches us about all of these things in different verses as being sin. You also have to understand that these are not the only things that are sin (bad), in the Bible. These are some listings of sins found in the Bible. Romans 13:13-14 Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts. NKJV Galatians 5:19-21 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. NKJV Exodus 20:1-17 1.) Have no other God. 2.) Do not make idols. 3.) Do not misuse God’s name. 4.) Keep the Sabbath day. 5.) Honor your father and mother. 6.) Do not murder. 7.) Do not have sex out side of marriage. 8.) Do not steal. 9.) Do not lie. 10.) Do not covet your neighbor's things. This is a short explanation of the seven sins: 1. Pride: excessive belief in yourself. This interferes with your ability to see yourself in a real way; you’re not perfect, and you need God. a. Proverbs 8:13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate. NKJV 2. Envy: is an excessive desire for another person’s abilities, position, traits, and even life. They are Looking to live someone else’s life and not wanting to deal with your own. b. Isaiah 26:11 LORD, when Your hand is lifted up, they will not see. But they will see and be ashamed for their envy of people; Yes, the fire of Your enemies shall devour them. NKJV 3. Gluttony: is when someone eats more food that what your body needs. c. Proverbs 23:21 For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags. NKJV 4. Lust: is an excessive craving for the pleasures of the body. d. Proverbs 11:6 … the unfaithful will be caught by their lust. NKJV 5. Anger: when you act on feelings of displeasure like wrath, rage, fury … e. Proverbs 16:32 He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. NKJV 6. Greed: the desire for material wealth/gain. When someone wants more than just their fair share. f. Luke 11:39 "Now you Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean, but your inward part is full of greed and wickedness. NKJV 7. Slothfulness: is to avoid any kind of work, physical and or spiritual, resulting in nothing. g. Proverbs 13:4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. KJV Sin leads to death. These seven are just different expressions of sin. James 1:13-15 Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. 14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. 15 Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death. NIV What is an Idol?
An idol is an image that represents a thing or person to worship. They could be statues, pictures, temples, charms etc.
The worshiping of idols is called “idolatry”. God commanded us not to worship anything, even if it is made to represent Him; this is the 2nd commandment.
· Exodus 20:4-5 "You shall not make for yourself a carved image — any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them.
· God says in this verse that you are not to make any man-made images for yourself. Not even of things in heaven, on earth, or in the sea. You are not allowed to bow or worship them.
At first, idolatry meant worship of images that represented false gods, but it is also wrong to worship God through images.
· There was a time when Israel made an image of a baby cow to represent God, and God did not like it.
· Hosea 8:5-6 Throw out your calf-idol, O Samaria! My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of purity? 6 They are from Israel! This calf-a craftsman has made it; it is not God. It will be broken in pieces, that calf of Samaria. NIV
Now idolatry can also mean giving more importance to things or desires more that to God. Anything that you love or care about more than God, is an idol.
· Colossians 3:5 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. NIV
· 1 Peter 4:3-5 You have spent enough time in the past doing what the heathen like to do. Your lives were spent in indecency, lust, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and the disgusting worship of idols. 4 And now the heathen are surprised when you do not join them in the same wild and reckless living, and so they insult you. 5 But they will have to give an account of themselves to God, who is ready to judge the living and the dead. TEV
Simply said: An idol can be anything and anyone that would take your affections away from God.
Does God punish us with sickness or death if we do something wrong? No, God doesn’t punish us now; He will punish all sin at the end of the age. 1. In the past, God did punish sin and rebellion immediately. · Numbers 16:31-33 As soon as he had finished speaking, the ground under Dathan and Abiram split open 32 and swallowed them and their families, together with all of Korah's followers and their possessions. 33 So they went down alive to the world of the dead, with their possessions. The earth closed over them, and they vanished. TEV · Dathan, Abiram and Korah rebelled against Moses, the man of God, and God judged them for it. · Micah 6:13 "Therefore I will also make you sick by striking you, By making you desolate because of your sins. NKJV
2. Now, in the present, God is allowing you to live your life however you want. But when you die you will face the consequence of your decisions or the blessings. · Matthew 13:41-43 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, 42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear! NKJV
3. Mostly we punish ourselves by making bad or sinful decisions. Some sins lead to physical death at the end of the road. · The homosexual life of sin leads to illness in the body and even death. · Romans 1:27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due. NKJV · Some sins lead to death while others do not. · 1 John 5:16 If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin which does not lead to death, he will ask, and He will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death. There is sin leading to death. NKJV · Stealing a dollar from mom’s purse will probably not kill you; stealing from a drug dealer will. · Lying to your teacher will not kill you; lying to the police will. · A man on the news this week tried to threaten a police officer after a traffic stop. The man said, “One of us is going to die today”, while pulling out his hand from his pants. The man was shot and died. After securing the scene, the officer saw that there was no weapon. BACK TO THE TOPDoes God punish us? The question is, who is the “us”: believers or unbelievers? Well, the answer is “yes”, the Lord does punish unbelievers when they die, however He corrects believers while they are alive. God corrects the ones that He loves: God corrects us while we are alive in order to teach us and protect us. Proverbs 3:11-12 My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD, nor detest His correction; 12 For whom the LORD loves He corrects, Just as a father the son in whom he delights. NKJV God corrects and teaches the ones that He loves to prevent us from hurting ourselves. A good father will give a consequence to his child to keep something bigger from hurting him. In the same way, people correct their dogs to train them. EXAMPLE: “If you run into the street, I will give you one spanking.” The spanking is the warning so the child doesn’t get hit by a car. If the child runs into the street and a car hits him, did that happen because he disobeyed dad? No, that is what dad was trying to save him from.
God will punish unbelievers: This punishment doesn’t come until the person dies; while the person is still alive they are given the chance to give their life to God. Matthew 13:49-50 So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just, 50 and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth." NKJV 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 In flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, NKJV The option to obey God is ours. It has been said God doesn’t send people to Hell, they choose to go there. Every day you have the option to humble yourself and surrender your life to God. If you do, you will be blessed as His child on earth, but even more important, for eternity. If you don’t, you will suffer the penalty of your own sin: Hell.
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