Hi, iam Michelle Tolman, Hope you’re having a great week!
Hey there! Have you ever heard of the seven deadly sins? Well, they’re a set of seven vices that have been around for centuries. They are pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath and sloth. Each one has its own order and severity in terms of how it affects our lives. So let’s take a look at the sins in order and see what we can learn from them!
What Are The 8 Sins In Order? [Solved]
Well, back in the fourth century, this monk Evagrius Ponticus had a bright idea - he listed out eight vices that he called the “eight evil thoughts”: gluttony, lust, avarice, anger, sloth, sadness, vainglory and pride. Pretty clever guy!
Pride: Excessive belief in one’s own abilities, that interferes with the individual’s recognition of the grace of God. It has been called the sin from which all other sins arise.
Greed: An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth.
Envy: The desire for others’ traits, status, abilities, or situation.
Wrath: Inordinate and uncontrolled feelings of hatred and anger; revenge-seeking; spiteful; bitter indignation at wrongs perceived as having been done by oneself or another person/group/entity/idea/etc..
Sloth: Acedia in its earliest form was identified by Evagrius Ponticus as an “unreasoning sadness” which he contrasted with spiritual sorrow over one’s sins and failures which leads to repentance and change for the betterment of oneself and others around them
Gluttony: Overindulgence and overconsumption of food, drink, or wealth items to the point of wastefulness
7 Lust: An intense longing or craving for something that is not easily attainable; an excessive sexual desire that disregards personal integrity
8 Covetousness (or Avarice): Excessive greed for material possessions beyond what is needed for a comfortable life
Sins are like a hierarchy; some are worse than others. You’ve got your ‘big’ sins, like murder and theft, then your ‘smaller’ ones, like lying and gossiping. It’s all relative though - what might be a minor sin to one person could be a major one to another. Bottom line: no matter the size of the sin, it’s still wrong and should be avoided!
