The seven deadly sins, as identified by Pope Gregory 1 in the late sixth century, are considered categories of sin: pride, envy, wrath, gluttony, lust, sloth, and greed.
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Many think the deadly seven are recorded in the Bible. Surprisingly, even though each of the seven is a sin, this list is not contained in Scripture. The history of the sin categorization began in the year 400.
Evargius Ponticus a fourth-century monk, described eight evils to resist. Two centuries later Pope Gregory 1, refined the inventory to seven. Almost every sin can be placed in one of these seven categories. Isaiah 14:13-14 tells us pride and selfishness are related to each of the seven and are viewed as the root causes of all sin.
Seven Deadly Sins throughout the Bible
Throughout the sweep of the Scripture, these seven specific sins are addressed. Perhaps Exodus, Deuteronomy, Proverbs, and Galatians are some places where the deadly sins were identified.
The 10 Commandments (Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5)
1. You shall have no other Gods before me. 2. Don’t make an idol. 3. Don’t take the Lord’s name in vain. 4. Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. 5. Honor your parents. 6. Don’t murder. 7. Don’t commit adultery. 8. Don’t steal. 9. Don’t lie. 10. Don’t covet.
“There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him, haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.” (ESV)
This passage adds a few more sins to be aware of: “Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.” (ESV)
Sin is serious, deadly business.
Can Deadly Sins be Forgiven?
Yes, God can forgive all sins. No sin is greater or more deadly than another (Romans 6:23). There are some sins that bear more earthly consequences than others. For instance, murder has larger consequences than sinful anger. No matter the sin, the eternal consequences are the same — separation from a holy God. But no sin too big or too bad that God cannot forgive (1 John 1:9).
7 Deadly Sins: Their Meanings and What the Bible Says
By living out godly characteristics and growing in the fruit of the Spirit, Christians can combat the seven deadly sins in their lives.
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law” (Galatians 5:22-23).
1. Pride. Definition: the quality or state of being proud: such as inordinate self-esteem, conceit
Counterpart: Humility, meekness, love God, love others, appropriate self-worth
2. Envy. Definition: painful or resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another joined with a desire to possess the same advantage
Counterpart: love, joy, thankfulness, compassion, satisfaction
3. Wrath. Definition: strong vengeful anger or indignation
Counterpart: peace, gentleness, self-control
4. Gluttony. Definition: excessive indulgence (typically food or drink)
Counterpart: self-control, contentment, patience, discernment
5. Lust. Definition: intense or unbridled (sexual) desire, lasciviousness
Counterpart: love, unselfishness
6. Sloth. Definition: disinclination to action or labor, spiritual apathy, and inactivity
Counterpart: perseverance, diligence, servanthood
7. Greed. Definition: a selfish and excessive desire for more of something (such as money) than is needed (material goods)
Counterpart: Generosity, kindness
How to Deal with Guilt
In reading over the sin descriptions, we realize we are guilty of committing all of these at one time or another. All sin, according to Romans 6:23, results in death. Paul perfectly captures the human condition in Romans 7:21-25 (NIV):
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“So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!”
Jesus shows, tells, and empowers us to raise our standards from fleshly to spiritual. He commands us to love others as we love ourselves and love God with our heart, mind, body, and soul (Leviticus 19:18, Matthew 22:37-39, Mark 12: 30-31, Luke 10:27, Romans 13:9). When we fix our eyes on Jesus and choose to look more like him, we will be more aware of our own areas of weakness.
We can choose to adjust our thinking and actions by replacing our thoughts with things that are good and honorable with prayer while looking to Jesus as our teacher and savior. The Lord accepts us as we are, yet he doesn’t leave us there. He wants us to resemble Him, our Heavenly Father. To combat our sin nature, prayer is our weapon. We can pray what I call a replacement prayer.
Replacement Prayer
Lord, replace my pride, envy, wrath, gluttony, lust, sloth, and greed with love for others and love for you. Give me eyes see others as you see them. Help me view myself in the proper perspective. Change my heart of stone to reflect your heart so I am content and satisfied with the skills, talents, and gifts you have given to me. When I feel hurt, offended, or angry show me how to positively deal with my pain in a way that glorifies you and honors others. I want to look more like you, Lord, and less like me. Amen
Sin isn’t just bad or immoral behavior. It is an issue of the heart. We all sin, and that sin separates us from the Lord and others. But praise God for the great good news that while we were still sinners, Jesus died for us (Romans 5:8). Salvation cannot be earned. It is God’s gift of grace so no one can boast. We can be forgiven of all sin, even the big seven, by His grace through faith in Christ (Acts 10:23).
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you” (Philippians 4:8-9).
Sources
AllAboutGod.com, “What Are the Seven Deadly Sins.”; BibleAsk.org, “What is the root of sin? Is it human will, and if so, why does God not intervene?”; BibleInfo.com, “What are the seven deadly sins?”; BibleGateway.com, Hebrews 11:6; GotQuestions.org, “What are the seven deadly sins?”; Merriam-Webster.com, “pride,” “envy,” “wrath,” “gluttony,” “lust,” “sloth,” and “greed.”
Lori Wildenberg, speaker, parent coach, and author of 5 parenting books including Messy Journey: How Grace and Truth Offer the Prodigal a Way Home and Messy Life of Parenting: Powerful and Practical Ways to Strengthen Family Connection. For more information go to www.loriwildenberg.com.
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MELIODAS
Meliodas considers his sin to be his failure to protect Danafor, its citizens, and Liz from the kingdom’s annihilation. Although the official story is that Melodias lost himself in his wrath and annihilated the Kingdom himself.
BAN
Ban is one of the members of the Seven Deadly Sins and is the Fox’s Sin of Greed. After the group’s disbandment, Ban was initially imprisoned in the Baste Dungeon, but escaped when he discovered that Meliodas is still alive. His Sacred Treasure is the staff, Courechouse. On top of being immortal, he is known for his ability, Snatch.
DIANE
Diane is the Sin of Envy with the symbol of the Serpent, and is also a member of the Giants’ Clan, being a colossal 30 feet tall. Her wanted poster depicts her rather accurately, and she is seen in the present having a childlike face, brown pigtails, and wearing an orange leotard and studded gauntlets on her arms. Flashbacks have indicated that she is over 700 years old, despite her youthful appearance. After being found by Meliodas and Elizabeth hiding in the Forest of White Dreams, she joins them. Diane is helplessly in love with her captain and grows extremely jealous (and often destructive) when Meliodas shows affection toward other women such as Elizabeth and to regular sized girls due to her height. Later on the series Diane became great friends with Elizabeth. Her crimes have not yet been revealed.
KING
After supposedly ending Helbram’s life, King took on the sentence for ignoring Helbram’s mass murdering of humans continuously over the a period of five hundred years which is close to sparking a war between humans and fairies. He was consequently sentenced to an imprisonment for a thousand years, and was recognized as the Sin of Sloth as he ignored the atrocities committed and turned a blind eye.
MERLIN
Merlin is the Sin of Gluttony with the symbol of the Boar. She is a slender, tall, and attractive gray-haired woman, which was accurately depicted by her wanted poster. She is the greatest magician in all of Britannia, and has for some time served as the mentor to Arthur Pendragon, the young king of Camelot. In the present, she and Arthur arrived at Lyonesse to have a meeting with its king at the same time the Sins did to rescue Elizabeth, although she was initially hidden under the guise of a cloak. She finally revealed herself at the end of chapter 83, wearing rather skimpy clothing. In both flashbacks and in the present, she has shown the ability to levitate, just like King. She also has the ability to teleport herself and/or others to remote locations and has such speed with the rate she can do so that she was able to effortlessly overwhelm her apprentice, Vivian, the current best magician of Lyonesse who also possesses the ability. She also has strong illusory magic, having created an entire faux army as a scare tactic. According to Gowther, she is possibly the traitor among the Seven Deadly Sins, having knocked Meliodas unconscious when they were branded as traitors. She is named after the legendary wizard Merlin. Her crimes have not been revealed.
ESCANOR
A member of the Seven Deadly Sins with the Sin of Pride, supposedly with the symbol of the Lion, as mentioned by Gowther’s friends who were roleplaying as the Sins. Only his wanted poster was seen so far (in which he was depicted as an old, bearded man) and he has yet to make an appearance in the present. In the anime, he is seen as wielding a battle axe.
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GOWTHER
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Gowther is the Sin of Lust with the symbol of the Goat. Initially depicted in flashbacks and wanted posters as a massive, armored, and helmeted man second in size of the Sins only to Diane, his true appearance was revealed in chapter 54 as that of a normal-sized bespectacled young man with a slightly effeminate appearance. At the time he was discovered, he was living under the alias Armando, and was residing in a poor village with young children as his friends. Gowther’s special ability is known as Invasion, a mind-based ability which allows him to create illusions and memories to the victim powerful enough to beguile, manipulate, and immobilize them. He is also capable of reading and acquiring the thoughts, memories, and feelings of others. He is eerily and analytically stoic, being borderline emotionless, but is a skilled actor if need be given his guise as the timid Armando for several years. He is also quite socially inept, having blurted sensitive information about the Sins and Elizabeth to each other. As stated by himself several times, he is not human. He has been shown to be durable and resilient, as he was able to survive having his neck snapped and his entire chest pierced open. His sacred treasure is Herritt, which takes the form of a bow made of light. He is named after the half-brother of Merlin. His crimes have not been revealed.