The world, the flesh, and the devil

In Christian theology, the world, the flesh, and the devil (Latin: mundus, caro, et diabolus; Greek: ό κοσμος, ή σαρξ, και ό διαβολος) have been singled out "by sources from St Thomas Aquinas" to the Council of Trent, as "implacable enemies of the soul". The three sources of temptation have been described as: The World — "indifference and opposition to God’s design", "empty, passing values"; The Flesh — "gluttony and sexual immorality, ...

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The world, the flesh, and the devil

In Christian theology, the world, the flesh, and the devil (Latin: mundus, caro, et diabolus; Greek: ό κοσμος, ή σαρξ, και ό διαβολος) have been singled out "by sources from St Thomas Aquinas" to the Council of Trent, as "implacable enemies of the soul". The three sources of temptation have been described as: The World — "indifference and opposition to God’s design", "empty, passing values"; The Flesh — "gluttony and sexual immorality, ...

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