Sin and Temptation

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Consequently, you too must think of yourselves as [being] dead to sin and living for God in Christ Jesus. Therefore, sin must not reign over your mortal bodies so that you obey their desires. And do not present the parts of your bodies to sin as weapons for wickedness, but present yourselves to God as raised from the dead to life and the parts of your bodies to God as weapons for righteousness. For sin is not to have any power over you, since you are not under the law but under grace. (Romans 6:11)

Weapon	Seven Deadly Sins
	Pride = What makes the Seven Deadly Sins so dangerous is that they distort our reality. Pride for example convinces us that we are the center of the universe instead of God. Pride can also protect us from hearing things that we do not want to hear in much the same way a helmet protects the head of a warrior.
	Envy = Envy distorts our reality by making others our enemies instead of allowing us to see others as brothers and sisters in Christ. Envy reminds me a trident because it causes me to point out others peoples faults in the hope that others do not see my fault. Envy also wants me to poke others and keep them off balance.
	Wrath = Wrath is more than just anger, for anger is an emotion and all emotions are neutral. Wrath is uncontrolled anger in which we believe that the only way to find happiness is to force others to do things are way instead of finding happiness through loving others.
	Greed = Greed distorts our realities because instead of using are talents and gifts for the good of all, we sharpen our minds and wits in order to gather as much material things as possible. Instead of seeing life as about loving God and others we see life as a game with whoever has the most toys as the winner.
	Sloth = Sloth is like a dull axe in that a dull axe is dangerous. When we are slothful we become dangerous because we do not have the right priorities. Instead of being focus on the things of above and instead we focus on the things below.
	Gluttony = Gluttony happens when ever we over consume material possessions. I believe that most of the time we do this we are often trying to protect ourselves from some personal issue or fear.
	Lust = Lust reminds me of a bow and arrow because instead of looking for a life long commitment we instead take quick shots at pleasure. Loving someone means wanting what is best for the other person even if means a sacrifice on our part. The opposite of love therefore is not hate but rather objectification (where we use someone else for our personal pleasure.