1) Lust:
is best described as depraved thought, unwholesome morality, desire
for excitement, or need to be accepted or recognized by others.
The opposite virtue is:
Temperance - Moderation of passion; - patience,
characterized by dignity and propriety.
2) Gluttony:
as being associated with an overindulgence of food and drink,
though in the past was marked by a refusal to share resources and
unreasonable or unnecessary consumption.
The opposite virtue is:
Wisdom - Liberality - Generosity. Willingness to give. A
nobility of thought or actions.
3) Greed :
particularly applies to the acquisition of wealth. Avarice is a blanket
term including disloyalty, deliberate betrayal, or treason, especially for
personal gain.
The opposite virtue is:
Mercy - Compassionate treatment of the unfortunate
and helpless.
4) Sloth:
now is defined as being simply a sin of laziness, of an unwillingness
to act, and of an unwillingness to care. Sloth also was described as being
the ‘failure to love God with all one's heart, all one's mind and all one's soul’.
The opposite virtue is :
Justice - strict performance of moral obligations;
practical conformity to human or divine law; integrity in the dealings of men
with each other; equality.
5) Wathr:
A modern definition is anger towards others for no good reason,
such as their race or religion, leading to discrimination. Sins born of Wrath
are some of the most serious, including murder, assault, discrimination, and
genocide.
The opposite virtue is :
Love - Affection, kindness, friendship, good will;
charity, compassion, and sympathy without prejudice and for its own sake.
6) Envy :
those who commit the sin of Envy desire something that someone
else has.
The opposite virtue is:
Chastity- or Strength - Courage and boldness.
Embracing of moral wholesomeness and achieving purity of thought.
7) Pride:
It is identified as a desire to be more important or attractive to
others, failing to give credit due to others, or excessive love of self over
love of God
The opposite virtue is :
Truth, or Humility - not unfairly glorifying one's own self.
As I have previously stated, the Higher Powers wish to use the internet to
get their message out. This is another message they wish mankind to be
aware of. Only through awareness can change occur.
