Seven Deadly Sins Questions

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I know I have seen the seven deadly sins listed together in one sentence in the bible. Do you know where in the bible?

I'm quite sure they aren't in there in one sentence (or even one paragraph), but you can check at:
www.gospelcom.net
It has a good search engine, I use it a lot. If you find such a verse, please let me know.

Hi....i'm doing research for our school Christian Club, KFC (Kids For Christ), and, during a group discussion, it came up that God said "For I, the Lordyour Fod, am a jealous God.." which was responded to by "but what about the Seven Deadly Sins? Isn't one of them jelousy" which was answered by "i thought the Seven Deadly Sins were written by Catholics?" What I'm asking is did the Catholics write the Seven Deadly Sins? And if they are written in the bible, can you tell me where? This will solve much confusion if you can please answer this question, and if there's any proof, could you also send that? Thank you!!! God Bless You!!! Sincerely, one of His children

Hi, thanks for writing! Yes, the Seven Deadlies were originated by Pope St. Gregory the Great. You can read about him at: http://www.monksofadoration.org/gregory.html http://christdesert.org/noframes/scholar/benedict/st.gregory.html He was familiar with an early list made by St. John Cassian, and both men (and many others) had been thinking about the basic attitudes behind sin for some time. They used their own experience in the light of Scripture, coupled with a great deal of prayer and meditation. The seven deadlies were used as a framework for self examination. The list does not exist in Scripture as such, but all seven are proscribed throughout, especially in the Epistles of St. Paul and James. You can verify this by searching in www.gospelcom.net As you've noticed, jealousy is not on the list. Perhaps this is because "romantic" love as practiced today (i.e. dating) didn't exist at that time. In any case, God can be "jealous" because He alone has the right, as the Creator. When people are jealous, they are claiming to own someone, and are upset that someone else "owns" them. The best documentation for the origin would be to check the Catholic Catechism, or read "Moralia in Job" by Pope St. Gregory the Great. (31, 45: PL 76, 621A) http://www.christusrex.org/www1/CDHN/gravity.html Feel free to write anytime, especially about what Catholics believe. I can answer just about anything, give reference materials, and I'm never offended by any question!

hey!! thanx so much, all that info helped a lot, and i loved the way you left websites so i could do further research and proof. It all helped a lot!! Thanx again!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ashlie

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I wanted to right and thank you for your work on the Seven Deadly Sins pages. I am not of the Catholic faith, but I have been curious for some time about the basis for these explicit seven, which I have been told are not Biblical. The explications that I have seen on your pages are more than satisfactory, and I have been pondering your writing, and referred texts, a good deal over these past few days. I have a couple of Protestant friends who I know will be very interested in perusing your site as well, and I will refer them shortly. I pray for your continued ministry.

Hi, thanks for writing! I'm grateful that you found something useful, and please let me know if I can be of service again. Questions are always welcome, as are your prayers.