Freedom From The Seven Deadly Sins

by Billy Graham

After a minister had spoken strongly against sin one morning, one of his members said, "We don't want you to talk so plainly about sime because if our boys and girls hear you mention it, they will more easily become sinners. Call it a mistake if you will, but do not speak so bluntly about sin." The ministere went to the medicine shelf and brough back a bottle of strychnine marked POISON. He said, "I see what you want me to do. You want me to change the label. Suppose I take off this 'poison' label and put on some mild label such as 'peppermint candy.' Can't you see the danger? The milder you make the label, the more deadly the poison." During the last few years we have been putting a mild label on sin. We've called it "error," "negative action" and "inherent fault." But it is high time that we put a POISON label back on the poison bottle and not be afraid to be as plain as the Bible is about the tragic consequences of sin. Pope Gregory the Great, at the end of the sixth century, divided all sins under seven heads. He said that every sin that a man commits can be classified by seven words. He named the sins: pride, anger, envy, impurity, gluttony, slothfullness and avarice. The have been called down through the centuries "the seven deadly sins." These sins are nowhere collectively mentioned in a single passage inn the Bible, and yet they are all condemned separately in many places.

88 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1955

About the author

Billy Graham was an American evangelical Christian evangelist and an ordained Southern Baptist minister. Graham is best known for his evangelistic missions or “Crusades.” He believed God knew no borders or nationalities. Throughout his career, Graham preached to millions around the world. He met and prayed with every U. S. president from Dwight Eisenhower to Barack Obama.

Graham authored 34 books, including his memoir, Just As I Am. In 1983, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Ronald Reagan. In 1996, Graham and his wife, Ruth, received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award Congress can bestow on a private citizen.

Graham married Wheaton College classmate Ruth Bell Graham in 1943. They had five children ( Ruth Graham, Gigi Graham Tchividjian, Anne Graham Lotz, Nelson, & Franklin Graham) and made their home in the mountains of North Carolina. They were married for 64 years before Ruth’s death in 2007. Graham died from natural causes on February 21, 2018, at his home in Montreat, North Carolina, at the age of 99.

Reviews

[James Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an eye opening book, I encourage all to read. Dr. Graham introduces new ways to look at the seven deadly sins and provides Biblical advice on overcoming them.

[David Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

sermonic, average

[Joshua Thomas]

Amazing book, every born again Christian must read...

[Daniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very Billy Graham, and very hard-hitting, which is what a book like this needs to be like

[Allan Believer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book

[Jimmy Nzioki · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is written in a rather direct and somewhat confrontational manner. Nonetheless, it puts its points across.

The book can be read either in a single sitting or read slowly and carefully as you contemplate each of the mentioned deadly sins that might be hounding you