MOST CHRISTIANS WARN ABOUT THE “SEVEN DEADLY SINS” — BUT IGNORE THE SEVEN SINS GOD SAYS HE HATES
Most Christians can list the so-called seven deadly sins without hesitation. Pride. Lust. Greed. Gluttony. Sloth. Envy. Wrath. They’re preached, dramatized, and recycled endlessly. There is just one problem: the Bible never lists them like that. Not once. Not together. It is not regarded as a divine classification. The “seven deadly sins” are not a biblical list. They were systematized centuries later by Pope Gregory I in the sixth century as a moral teaching tool. While useful for instruction, the "seven deadly sins" are not found in Scripture. And somewhere along the way, tradition quietly replaced text. What Scripture actually gives us is far more direct—and far more uncomfortable. Proverbs 6:16–19 does not speculate. It does not symbolize. It does not philosophise. It says plainly, “There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him.” Then God lists them. Haughty eyes. A lying tongue. Some hands cause innocent blood to spill. There exists a heart that i...