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Lets clear this up.
the movie WHITE NOISE was about the walking dead. That is what the whole message of the movies was about, nihilism so why fight against it,
Just go along to get along.
What they forget is anons have to protect their souls from being captured by the 7 deadly sins:
evil
sloth,
pride,
envy,
avarice
greed
Gluttony
This of these as individual demons when they surface, if you recognize them they are easier to control.
Lessons from the Scriptures or sages of old are well heeded to keep the faith.
o7
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AVARICE A CLOSER LOOK
https://intervarsity.org/blog/seven-deadly-sins-avarice
The Seven Deadly Sins: Avarice
Some sins are easy to identify. When I hit the snooze button for the twelfth time, it’s pretty clear I’m struggling with sloth. When I’m sprawled on the couch cuddling an empty tub of cookie dough, gluttony has probably paid a visit. When I find myself exaggerating the truth to impress someone, pride is likely rearing its ugly head.
Avarice, however, is not so easy to track down. In fact, the word itself is hardly even used today. But if you’ve watched classic characters like Ebenezer Scrooge, Mr. Burns, Cruella de Vil, Lex Luthor, and Tony Montana, you’ve seen avarice at work.
Avarice refers to an insatiable desire to gain and hoard wealth. It’s similar to greed but goes even further, encompassing such things as selfishness, entitlement, materialism, consumerism, and hoarding. And it doesn’t just affect TV villains, of course. We step into avarice when we crave wealth, abuse wealth, and find identity in wealth.
One Sneaky Sin, Many Deadly Consequences
Part of why avarice is hard to spot is because it’s so deeply ingrained in our culture. We receive thousands of messages each day from media, school, family, and sometimes even our churches telling us to pursue our own comfort, security, and pleasure. And we’ve grown accustomed to the bombardment.
This means that even if you’re not acquiring a large fortune or heading a Ponzi scheme or robbing banks, there’s still a good chance that your soul is struggling with avarice. It’s an extreme idol in our culture that none of us is immune to.
Jesus was actually quite concerned about avarice. In Luke 16 he warns that we’re not capable of serving two masters and challenges us to choose: God or Money. Essentially, Jesus is naming avarice as the most obvious competitor for our souls!
Are we paying attention to Jesus here? We often have accountability groups to help us with sex, pride, and anger—all while the love of money slowly damages our souls and hollows our hearts toward God.
Our relationship with God is not the only thing affected by avarice, however. Remember Zacchaeus in Luke 19? He was a chief tax collector. He was rich. He had power, status, and influence.
What he did not have was friends. In order to gain his wealth, Zacchaeus extorted his own people. He was a traitor who stepped on others to get ahead. So he became an outcast. Sometimes we prioritize wealth above people, and the result is broken and superficial relationships.