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Wednesday Night Bible Study Diseases Of The Heart Fall Quarter 2007. Lesson One Overcoming Envy. Envy: “the feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another.” …. “ spite and resentment of seeing the success of another.”
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Wednesday Night Bible StudyDiseases Of The HeartFall Quarter 2007
Lesson One Overcoming Envy Envy: “the feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another.” …. “ spite and resentment of seeing the success of another.” wordnet.princeton
Biblical Examples Of Envy • Rachel Gen. 30:1 • The Philistines Gen. 26:14 • Romans 1:29 • I Timothy 6:4 • Titus 3:3 • Acts 13:45
The Evil Nature Of Envy • It is from the Devil. James 3:14,15 • It is not confined to just the “world”. • Makes people miserable. Luke 15:30 • It is like a cancer. Proverbs 14:30 • Classified as worse than wrath or anger. Proverbs 27:4
The Associates Of Envy Envy is associated in the Bible with… Malice, guile, hypocrisies, adultery , lasciviousness , witchcraft , strife, murder, disobedience, deception, divers lusts , malice, drunkenness and hate.
Envy’s Track Record 1. Cain slew Abel 1John 3:12 2. Joseph’s brothers sold him. Genesis 37:11 , Acts 7:9 3. Saul hunted David 1 Samuel 18:8 4. Men crucified the Lord Matt. 27:18 Mark 15: 10 5. The Apostles were cast into prison. Acts 5:17, 13:45 , 17:5
Envy At Work • Members of the church can become envious of one another. Recognition, position ,or praise for a job well done. • Preachers can become envious. • Congregations can be envious of one another.
God Prohibits Envy • We are to put aside envying . 1 Pet.2:1 • We are not to be envious of one another. Galatians 5:26 • We are not to walk in envy. Romans 13:13
The Envious Will Not See Heaven Romans 1:32 “Worthy of death”. Galatians 5:21
How To Overcome • Work on self-esteem • Love • Put on Christ • Be content with what you have, your position, and your relationships. • Crucify self. – Matt. 16:24 • Pray