I was a part of a Bible study the other day, in which we talked about the 7 deadly sins. One person in the group suggested that these sin are related to an extreme love. I think it might be important for us to understand the other side of love. When love is taken to the extreme, we have to consider what idols we make of the things we love more than God Himself.
* Γαστριμαργία (gastrimargia)
* Πορνεία (porneia)
* Φιλαργυρία (philargyria)
* Λύπη (lype)
* Ὁργῆ (orge)
* Ἀκηδία (akedia)
* Κενοδοξία (kenodoxia)
* Ὺπερηφανία (hyperephania)
...or in english......
Gluttony is an extreme love of possessions.
Lust is love of love.
Greed is love of things, objects.
Wrath is love of seeing others
pride is love of oneself.
Extravagance is love of things that are excess.
Sloth is love of a condition or a state of mind.
At the same time, though, there are seven holy virtues that seem to be the opposite of these seven deadly sins:
Humility
Charity
Kindness
Patience
Chasity
Diligence
Temperance
Maybe we should be thinking about where we see these holy virtues in our lives and what systems need to see these things more evidently in our society.
