 7 Deadly Sins & 7 Life Giving Virtures "You will be like gods." (Genesis 3:5) The sin of pride can be
understood in two ways. In one sense it is not a particular sin
but rather the root of all sin and the strongest influence propelling
us to sin. In another sense it is a particular sin, one of the
capital, or deadly sins. Pride has been
characterized as the sovereign of all sins: "Pride, the sovereign of
vices, when it has captured and vanquished the heart, forthwith
delivers it into the hands of its lieutenants that they may despoil it
and produce vices of all kinds. Pride as the root of all
sin goes back to the Garden of Eden. In the story of humankind's
fall from grace, the true face of pride is shown. The knowledge that Adam
sought was the power of deciding for himself what is good and what is
evil and of acting accordingly, a claim to complete moral independence
by which man refuses to recognize his status as a created being.
The first sin was an attack on God's sovereignty, a sin of pride.
The rebellion is described in concrete terms as the transgression of an
expressed command of God for which the text uses the image of a
forbidden fruit. The core perversion that
afflicts the human race is not sex or money or power. It is
rebellion - rejection of God's authority and plan, the refusal to
submit to God and accept his truth. It is in this sense that
pride is the root of all sin and the strongest influence propelling men
and women to sin. -thoughts taken from Choosing Virtue in a Changing World: A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins Please Email Us With Any Comments or Feedback At ©2005 CopperCountry.com,Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. |
