WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT

  We all desire gifts, especially when they come from someone we love. God, our Heavenly Father who loves us infinitely, has gifted each of us special blessings that bring meaning, guidance, and fulfillment to our lives. If you’re short on time,  the 5 gifts from God are life, free will/freedom, Jesus Christ & salvation, the Holy Spirit & spiritual gifts, and talents/skills . In this comprehensive guide, we will uncover the meaning and significance behind God’s 5 priceless gifts, why He has generously lavished them on us undeserving children, and how to cherish these gifts everyday through a close walk with God. The Gift of Life The miracle of human life is truly one of God’s greatest gifts. From conception to birth, the intricate development of a new human being is awe-inspiring. The complexity of DNA, the building blocks that determine who we are, is astounding evidence of an intelligent Creator. As the Psalmist declared, “For you created my inmost being; you knit me...

THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS Lust [ edit ] Main article:  Lust Lust or lechery is intense longing. It is usually thought of as intense or unbridled  sexual desire , [ 20 ]  which may lead to  fornication  (including  adultery ,  rape ,  bestiality ), and other sinful and sexual acts; oftentimes, however, it can also mean other forms of unbridled desire, such as for money, or power.  Henry Edward Manning  explains that the impurity of lust transforms one into "a slave of the  devil ". [ 18 ] Lust is generally thought to be the least serious capital sin. [ 21 ] [ 22 ]  Thomas Aquinas considers it an abuse of a faculty that humans share with animals and sins of the flesh are less grievous than spiritual sins. [ 23 ] Gluttony [ edit ] Main article:  Gluttony Still life: Excess  ( Albert Anker , 1896) Gluttony is the overindulgence and  overconsumption  of anything to the point of waste. The word derives from the Latin...

  The Bible says that God created hell for  Satan  and the wicked angels who rebelled in heaven, but there are people in hell also ( Matthew 25:41 ). Both angelic beings and human beings are in hell for the same reason: sin ( Romans 6:23 ). Because God is completely righteous and morally perfect ( Psalm 18:30 ), He always does what is right—there is no “darkness” in God, not the smallest speck of imperfection ( 1 John 1:5 ). God Himself is the standard for what is right, good, and moral. If it were not for God being the standard of moral perfection, created beings would have nothing to measure themselves against. The Bible teaches that anything falling short of God’s perfection is sinful, and every human being who has ever lived, since Adam’s fall, has committed sin ( Romans 3:23 ). Because Adam sinned, the entire human race now has a sinful nature ( Romans 5:12 ). But people do not go to hell because of Adam’s sin; they go to  hell  because of their own sin, wh...