Gluttony (Latin: gula, derived from the Latin gluttire meaning “to gulp down or swallow”) means over-indulgence and over-consumption of food, drink, or wealth items, particularly as status symbols. In Christianity, it is considered a sin if the excessive desire for food causes it to be withheld from the needy.
Q. Why is epistemic distance necessary?
Epistemic distance is a necessary condition for a child’s love for his parents to be genuine. The objection targets what is manifested in ordinary experience: a child knows and experiences that his parents love him, and such knowledge does not make his love less authentic.
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Q. Who is born with original sin?
Traditionally, the origin has been ascribed to the sin of the first man, Adam, who disobeyed God in eating the forbidden fruit (of knowledge of good and evil) and, in consequence, transmitted his sin and guilt by heredity to his descendants.
Q. Is all sin equal?
All Sin is not the Same While God does see sin differently we now have Jesus to forgive us of our sin. “But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God” (Hebrews 10:12 ESV).
Q. What is considered the worst deadly sin?
Pride is the worst sin and the mother of all sins. All other sins come from pride.
Q. What is the unforgivable sin according to the Bible?
One eternal or unforgivable sin (blasphemy against the Holy Spirit) is specified in several passages of the Synoptic Gospels, including Mark 3:28–29, Matthew and Luke 12:10.
Q. What is the sin of sloth?
Sloth has also been defined as a failure to do things that one should do, though the understanding of the sin in antiquity was that this laziness or lack of work was simply a symptom of the vice of apathy or indifference, particularly an apathy or boredom with God.
Q. Why is sloth the worst sin?
Sloth is a sin against God’s love in that it goes so far as to refuse the joy that comes from God and to be repelled by divine goodness. The slothful lack the courage and zeal for the great things that God has prepared for all who love him.
Q. What causes sloth?
Studies of motivation suggest that laziness may be caused by a decreased level of motivation, which in turn can be caused by over-stimulation or excessive impulses or distractions. These increase the release of dopamine, a neurotransmitter responsible for reward and pleasure.
