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To: af_vet_1981
It is our duty and our salvation. Some people have spiritual disabilities for lack of a better word. Those who stumble at the word Catholic/catholic may do better if they use the word Christian, although they must needs love their Catholic brethren. Love covers a multitude of sins.

Yes, all true.

Those "spiritual disabilities" are sin, plain and simple, wouldn't you say?

The Catholic Church coined the "seven deadly sins" a long time ago...not that they weren't known then. All humans "suffer" from them. The first and most deadly of them is pride (arrogance). It leads us into the other six.
It seems almost impossible to love God or love each other when we are leading our lives through the blinders of pride.

There are also a number of other sets of virtues, including: The Seven Contrary Virtues which are specific opposites to the Seven Deadly Sins: humility against pride, kindness against envy, abstinence against gluttony, chastity against lust, patience against anger, liberality against greed, and diligence against sloth.

262 posted on 08/21/2016 6:49:28 AM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: cloudmountain
There are also a number of other sets of virtues, including: The Seven Contrary Virtues which are specific opposites to the Seven Deadly Sins: humility against pride, kindness against envy, abstinence against gluttony, chastity against lust, patience against anger, liberality against greed, and diligence against sloth.

Self-help techniques which can be attempted by the religious person but not necessarily successfully nor through faith in Lord Jesus Christ alone.
266 posted on 08/21/2016 6:56:58 AM PDT by Resettozero
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To: cloudmountain
Those "spiritual disabilities" are sin, plain and simple, wouldn't you say?

All unrighteousness is sin. People have biases based on their understanding and emotion. There are many stripes and love covers a multitude of sins.

279 posted on 08/21/2016 8:03:25 AM PDT by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began.)
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