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VICES, VIRTUES, AND EMOTIONS – Week 11 – SLOTH
By Mike Chaffin Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless go hungry. Proverbs 19:15 The sixth deadly sin is Sloth. Reverend Joe Holland, writing for Ligonier Ministries, defines why this sin is so deadly. He wrote, “Biblically speaking,…
VICES, VIRTUES, AND EMOTIONS – Week 10 – CONTENTMENT
Photo by Nora Hutton on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin If they obey and serve him, they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity and their years in contentment. Job 36:11 Greed is a hardening of the heart…
VICES, VIRTUES, AND EMOTIONS – Week 9 – GREED
Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. Matthew 23:25…
VICES, VIRTUES, AND EMOTIONS – Week 8 – TEMPERANCE
Photo by Nik on unsplash.com By Mike Chaffin They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you. 1 Peter 4:4 Temperance and its synonyms, abstinence, and self-control is…
VICES, VIRTUES, AND EMOTIONS – Week 7 – GLUTTONY
Image by wayhomestudio on Freepik By Mike Chaffin and put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony. Proverbs 23:2 The church has long considered the fourth deadly act the sin of gluttony. In modern times…
VICES, VIRTUES, AND EMOTIONS – Week 6 – HUMILITY
Image by jcomp on Freepik By Mike Chaffin When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. Proverbs 11:2 The antidote for pride is humility. In fact, a multitude of problems are avoided when we cultivate a…