Slideshare Week 3 Sloth and Greed
- 1. THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS PART 3 Looking for Love in the Wrong Places Mother of Sorrows Church – Lent 2015
- 3. S L O T H
- 4. Defective Love Love is directed to the other, but not given in a proper measure. “Lukewarm Love” Sloth Popularly known as “laziness”
- 6. The Deadly Sin of Sloth is: 1. Acedia – apathy of the spirit because of the physical effort to attain it. It is the most explicitly religious of the deadly sins.
- 7. The Deadly Sin of Sloth is: 2. Tristitia – sadness, sorrow leading to despair. In its final stages sloth becomes despair at the possibility of salvation. What is Judas’ real sin?
- 10. SLOTH as Flight from worship of God
- 11. SLOTH as Flight from the service of others
- 12. Sloth in Scripture “A sluggard does not plow in season; so at harvest time he looks but finds nothing.” Proverbs 20:4
- 13. Sloth in Scripture “Whoever wishes to be my follower must deny his very self, take up his cross each day, and follow in my steps.” Luke 9:23
- 14. Sloth in Scripture “All this I tell you that my joy may be yours and your joy may be complete.” John 15:11 (The opposite of Sloth is Joy)
- 15. Sloth in Scripture “Rejoice in the Lord always! I say it again. Rejoice! Everyone should see how unselfish you are. The Lord is near. Dismiss all anxiety from your minds.” Philippians 4:4-5
- 16. Sloth in Scripture To the Church in Laodicea. “I know your deeds; I know you are neither hot nor cold. . . But because you are lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I will spew you out of my mouth!” Revelation 3:15
- 17. Sloth in Tradition Greco-Roman Philosophy Refers to the other 6 deadly sins but sloth (tristitia) is considered a "disease" of melancholy, but not a moral vice or a sin.
- 18. Sloth in Tradition 4th-5th Centuries Egyptian monastic communities viewed sloth as a grave sin: the monks' fatigue and boredom was gradually merged with the sadness felt by all people in having to discern and "do" the will of God.
- 19. “Refers to the inner state of the slothful as their unhappiness with the divine call to pursue religious and moral virtue.” Sloth in Tradition
- 20. “As to spiritual Sloth, many beginners shy away and flee from things of a spiritual nature, because they do not appeal to their sensible taste. For as they have found much sweetness in Spiritual things, they are wearied in things they find no such sweetness.” St. John of the Cross Sloth in Tradition
- 21. Sloth in Tradition Popular piety grew to emphasize the neglect of one's religious obligations, e.g., failing to rise early to attend church, to confess one's sins, or to support the needy. Sadness and apathy lead to shirking of responsibility but also result from it.
- 22. Sloth vs. Zeal “By becoming sensitized to the sin of Sloth, we may be moved to live lives hesed (acts of loving kindness) and caritas (love and charity). In doing so we shall find our lives invested with heightened meaning and purpose.” -Schimmel
- 23. THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS Looking for Love in the Wrong Places Mother of Sorrows Church – Lent 2015
- 24. G R E E D
- 25. GREED The inordinate love of money and material possessions and the dedication of oneself to their pursuit.
- 26. GREED/AVARICE The insatiable desire for riches and the miserly craving to gain and hoard wealth. The inordinate desire for more than one needs or deserves.
- 27. Scripture References 1 Kings 21: Seizure of Naboth’s Vineyard Matthew 6 “Do not lay up for yourselves an earthly treasure moths and rust corrode; thieves break in and steal. . .you cannot give yourself to God & money.”
- 28. Scripture References Matthew 19:22 The Danger of Riches “Hearing Jesus’ words, the young man went away sad, for his possessions were many.”
- 29. Scripture References Luke 6 “When someone takes your coat, let him have your shirt as well. Give to all who beg from you. When a man takes what is yours, do not demand it back.”
- 30. Scripture References 1 Timothy 6: 9-10 “Those who want to be rich are falling into temptations and a trap. The love of money is the root of all evil.”
- 31. GREED in ACTION 1. The Cutthroat Competitor
- 32. GREED in ACTION 2. The Swindler
- 33. GREED in ACTION 3. The Miser
- 34. GREED in ACTION 4. The Workaholic
- 35. GREED in ACTION 5. The Gambler
- 36. Reasons for over-pursuing wealth and “material things” The desire to satisfy hedonistic needs and impulses such as creature comforts, heightened self esteem, power and control.
- 37. Reasons for over-pursuing wealth and “material things” The challenge of “the chase”. Social envy, jealousy and competition. Ambivalence about “how much is enough?”
- 38. Reasons for over-pursuing wealth and “material things” Religious beliefs and teachings.
- 39. THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS Looking for Love in the Wrong Places Mother of Sorrows Church – Lent 2015