Paul gives us here a list of sins that come from our fallen natures.

1. Sexual immorality (porneia) – is any sort of sexual sin. All sexual activity outside a marriage between one man and woman is sinful. We must remember that Jesus said this can be sin in our minds. 2. Impurity (akatharsia) – is any moral impurity 3. Sensuality (aselgeia) – this is being controlled by wrong sexual passions. Paul has used three words to speak against sexual sin, emphasising the importance of avoiding it.
2. Idolatry – this is worshipping idols, man-made objects. Our idols can be anything in life we put before God. 5. Sorcery – this is any form of witchcraft and today would include such things as charms and fortune telling.
3. Enmity – hatred harboured towards others. 7. Strife – this includes quarrelling and being contentious. 8. Jealousy – this is having a wrong zeal burn us up as we see others have what we want. 9. Fits of anger – this is our passion boiling over so we lose control. 10. Rivalries – this has the idea of being unnecessarily provocative. 11. Dissensions – being unnecessarily divisive. 12. Envy – means literally to shrivel up inside out of ill-will towards others. Here we have seven sins about our relationships towards others.
4. Drunkenness – being intoxicated and losing control. 14. Orgies – acting in an uncontrolled manner just following our fallen desires.

Pray through this list, confess where necessary and seek Christ’s cleansing.