The seven deadly sins are less about specific transgressions and more about states of the soul from which every other sin can arise. The roots of this idea lie in the Hebrew Bible, and Jewish teaching contains the same moral and spiritual categories, even if not in the same list form. King Solomon names them in Proverbs 6:
“There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift in running to evil, a false witness who pours out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.”
At the top stands pride (Superbia), humanity’s rebellion against God, self-deification that says: “I need no God.” From it grow the others. Greed (Avaritia), clinging to possessions and their deceptive security: “I am what I have.” Lust (Luxuria) separates pleasure from love and responsibility: “I want to enjoy without giving.” Envy (Invidia) suffers from another’s happiness: “If you win, I lose.” Gluttony (Gula) seeks substitute satisfaction in excess:...
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God’s Truth
“And you know what? The Bible makes it quite clear that peace (shalom – שָׁלוֹם) is not the result of political negotiations or financial power but a spiritual reality that emerges from justice and truth. “The fruit of righteousness will be peace…”
Terrorism is contained within the hearts of mankind.
You cannot remove it from the hearts and minds of the people through education. It cannot be destroyed on earth by man – the evil spirits will continue to live on, when the physical body is dead. People who are living in disobedience to God, give themselves over to be slaves unto “the prince and the power of the air.” The evil spirits live on.
Satan’s war with God is birthed center-stage in the hearts of mankind. It is a battle of spirits [good vs. evil]. Spirits cannot be seen by the human eye. It’s not a flesh and blood war on earth, as we make it to be. Our sin and transgression brings it all on mankind: wars, hatred, corruption, and the destruction from God, who is changing the earth’s climate- all are resulting from omissions of God’s commandments, not tailpipe emissions.
Cain became the first person to commit the murder of his very own brother. The motive was: Cain didn’t obey God’s commands on the only acceptable sacrifices, and Abel did. Therefore, Cain’s jealousy and envy of his brother grew into the terror which raged in Cain’s heart and mind until he finally killed his righteous brother.
Only God can win the battle against the evil spirits, and only he alone can transform the hearts and minds of terrorists – we are all terrorists by God’s definition, when we are opposing his laws and commandments. When we stubbornly want to govern our own lives and actions without any fear or regard to God commandments.
The battle against any earthly organization of terror or society of hate cannot be won by human strength or ingenuity; it takes God’s intervention, his spirit and power to control the works of satan’s dark spirits in our world on earth.
Psalm 146:3-5 KJV
3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. 4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. 5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:
Proverbs 16:7 KJV
7 When a man’s ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Ephesians 6:12 KJV
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
God’s Promise
Proverbs 16:7 KJV
7 When a man’s ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.