Haughty eyes, lying tongue,
hands that shed blood,
heart with wicked thoughts,
feet that run to mischief,
bearing false witness and spreading discord.
By the time we get to the New Testament
we find Jesus boils
everything down to 2 commandments.
Love God and Love your
neighbor as your self.
( Matthew 23:36)
Sounds simple, but this
includes all the commandments given by Moses.
In Galatians Chapter 5 , Paul lists the works of the flesh,
Adultery, Fornication, Uncleanness, Lasciviousness (lustful),
Idolatry,
Witchcraft , Hatred, Variance (discord),
Emulations (envy),
Wrath (anger), Strife, Seditions Heresies, Envy,
Murder,
Drunkenness, and Reveling
The Catholic church has their list of sin listed in divided
into
Venial and Mortal Sins.
Some what like misdemeanors and felonies.
That list has evolved over the years
and meaning of some of the
original thoughts have changed.
The word now translated Lust once
meant Unrestrained excess.
The meaning used to mean buying luxury items.
Currently the Catholic church lists the Seven Deadly Sins
as Pride,
Avarice (Greed), Envy, Wrath(Anger) Lust, Gluttony
and Sloth(lazy)
Man’s idea of what constitutes "what is sin" may change over the
years
but God’s standard is always on the high side.
As Paul says in Romans
"For all have sinned and come short of the
glory of God
A tree is known by the fruit it brings forth.
We can
judge our spiritual progress
by the type of fruit we are bringing forth
on our tree,
The fruits of the spirit are .
Humility, Charity, Kindness, Patience,
Chastity, Temperance and Diligence
,
All of us are works in progress and sinners on some levels.
But
the good news is that
Paul also tells us in this chapter that there
is redemption in Christ Jesus
My Comments on God And Sin
