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I was on another thread and they were discussing the Seven Deadly Sins, and although these concepts can be validated by the Bible, I always thought they were listed as The Seven Deadly Sins, somewhere. I just couldn't find them.

That got me to thinking about all the other things people think are scripture but are not. Such as the help those who help themselves in the title. A lot of people don't know that's not in the Bible.

There is also the "Cleanliness is next to Godliness" Does anyone know anymore?

Kelli
 
Kelli said:
I was on another thread and they were discussing the Seven Deadly Sins, and although these concepts can be validated by the Bible, I always thought they were listed as The Seven Deadly Sins, somewhere. I just couldn't find them.

That got me to thinking about all the other things people think are scripture but are not. Such as the help those who help themselves in the title. A lot of people don't know that's not in the Bible.

There is also the "Cleanliness is next to Godliness" Does anyone know anymore?

Kelli


Don't know which thread you are referring too or if it had anything to do with a previous posting of mine, but I recall that I mentioned in the thread entitled Blind, I posted a message in which I used the 10 commandments and the 7 deadly sins as an example to get my point across. Here is what I wrote:
Relic said:
If it weren't for the spiritually blind would we still be in need of any preachers? The life we live here on earth is just a spec in time, Our life here is just a brief lesson on the road of eternity. We are all pilgrims in progress. We are all spiritually blind in one sense or another. We are all in need of some form of salvation from some form of sin, What are the 7 deadly sins? What are the ten commandments: For us to be taught by Holy Spirit... His grace and cleansing, purifying the dross from outof our lives are the only path towards the perfecting of the saints. So now, I want to sing the song... Amazing Grace!
And so, whenever I refer to the 7 deadly sins as example along with the 10 commandments in a statment, it is because I have a catholic background and my little fingers, out of habit, automatically do that. It didn't occur to me that someone would point out that the 7 deadly is not a "specific listing in the bible". However, that doesn't mean that I am a practicing catholic. I am non-denominational. So that being said, I know it isn't written in the bible as "specifically listing" the 7 deadly sins as being a part of any "specific listing" of any commandments or virtues as are the the 10 commandments, or the friuts of the spirit and as are the virtues of a godly woman, etc. But if one would examine the list of things in the 7 deadly sins, it is evident that all of them IF taken literally or too extremes can and will hinder the "holy spirit" and will eventually destroy the body. Not all catholic writings are taboo. If something is truth I don't deny it. So I agree with the Pope that the The list of the 7 deadly sins is not in any way deceptive or out of line with describing many of those characteristics of the devil which are of those which comes to steal kill and destroy.

P.S. Not intending to come off sounding "too harsh" or beating down to anyone. Just speaking what I believe as being truth. If anyone shows me where I have made any mistakes then I do not have any problem with correction. God Bless ya'll. :wave

Peace.

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Oh Relic, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to say the idea of the 7 deadly sins was a fallacy. it just got me to thinking about things that were not in the Bible but people quoted as scripture. This is the thread I was talking about, that got me thinking!

viewtopic.php?f=33&t=37282

AARG. I don't know how to do the links to topics in this forum yet, but it's In Sports, Health, and Nutrition. In the thread "Is gluttony that bad of a sin?"

Love, Kelli
 
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