If you are practicing any of those things, confess it and repent. So be on guard not to stray into attitudes and actions that God hates. Those sins characterize unbelievers, but Christians aren’t immune from them.
A divisive spirit is one who creates divisions where there should be unity. That can obstruct justice, destroy a reputation, and even destroy a life. I believe that the question is a little confused. Bearing false witness is telling lies about an innocent party. What are the seven sins that God hates +JMJ+.
But these people carefully plot their sinful activities, then hurry to execute their plans.įinally, God hates a false witness and a divisive spirit (v. Sometimes people fall into sin inadvertently. God also hates a wicked heart and malevolent feet (v. That’s why He ordained that murderers be put to death (Gen. God created life and established its sanctity. That speaks of people whose hatred and greed are so strong they will kill rather than be denied what they want. He expects us to live according to His truth. But God can’t tolerate deception of any kind. Men often toy with truth, denying or distorting it to gain some supposed advantage. I will ascend above the heights of the clouds I will make myself like the Most High” (Isa. As we have shared before, each of the 7 evil spirits is a distortion of one of the 7 Spirits of God. Just as the 7 sins are related to the 7 evil spirits, the 7 virtues are related to the 7 Spirits of God. Pride is perhaps listed first because it is at the heart of all rebellion against God–beginning with Lucifer himself, who cried out against God, “I will ascend to heaven I will raise my throne above the stars of God, and I will sit on the mount of assembly in the recesses of the north. Now that we have listed 7 sins which God abhors, we can list 7 virtues which are pleasant unto God.
The pride in his heart is reflected in his mannerisms. 17), which pictures a proud and arrogant person with his nose in the air and his eyes uplifted. God hates sin in any form, but Proverbs 6:17-19 lists seven that are especially loathsome to Him. “There are six things which the Lord hates, yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that run rapidly to evil, a false witness who utters lies, and one who spreads strife among brothers” (Prov.