The 7 Deadly Sins

I heard that our forefathers used the motto ‘e pluribus unum’ (one of many) in the beginning. I think that this was meant to say we do what’s best for the many, not the few. It’s said that the motto changed probably because no one understood what it meant. So, in 1956 our leaders changed it to “In God We Trust”. They put these words on our money and in doctrines thus showing support of a God.

A summary as to how our government adds up when it comes to initiating laws when compared to the Commandments shows the US is good with commandments #1, #2, and #6; the government allows violations of #3, #4, #5, #7, #8 (we’d be compliant if we eliminate or handle bankruptcy differently), #9 and #10 to go unpunished. Even though this doesn’t sound good, I believe our country does better than anyone in trying to show that all people are created equal. And rightly so we do not stay equal due to the choices we make in life.

If you paid attention, you saw no mention of Gays or Lesbians in the Commandments. The bible, following the Commandments, is full of passages that contradict one another which have allowed various man-made religions to crop up as they pick and choose what passages to follow. I believe the passages are not God’s law. On November 23, 2011 an Iowa poll showed that more than half of white evangelicals do not consider Mormonism to be Christianity; they probably don’t consider any other religion Christianity.

Just for information, I have noted the 7 deadly sins and how I believe they relate to the Commandments.

Pride – conceit, arrogance, self-importance, smugness, indulgence – violates 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 6^th, & 10^th

Sloth – laziness, inactivity – violates 4^th

Gluttony – excess, includes obesity/alcoholism, desire (drugs or sex) – 1^st, 8th

Envy – jealousy, resentment, robbery, murder – 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 10th

Greed – self-indulgence, materialism, acquisitiveness, hoarding – 5^th, 6^th, 7th

Anger – annoyance, resentment, rage, rivalry, hostility, animosity, hatred – 5^th, 6^th, 9th

Lust – desire, thirst, long for, pornography, loss of moral judgment – 7^th, 10^th

These so called sins must have been developed by man as I did not find them told to Moses, Noah, or anyone that God or Jesus spoke to. In fact, I did not find them anywhere in the bible passages. Some people want you to think that Proverbs (King Solomon’s words) Chapter 6 created the sins. Others say the sins are contained in Matthew (developed after Jesus’ ascension to help the Jews that found it difficult to completely renounce Judaism and become Christian Jews - believers in Christ) Chapters 5 – 7 and others say that in the 4^th century a Greek monk created a list of 8 which was reduced to 7 sins by Pope Gregory in the 6^th century. In any case, I assume they were developed as a more simplistic way for humankind to understand the don’ts of how we are to behave. With the condition of the world today, I don’t think many people have been listening.