KC Cheang

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• KC Cheang
• 1 Mar 2009

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• Complaining deals with situations or events
• Criticism deals with people
• A critical attitude is dwelling upon the
  perceived faults of another with no view to their
  good.

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• Verse 1, Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against
  Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had
  married.
• Verse 2, Has the LORD spoken only through
  Moses?" they asked. "Hasn't he also spoken
  through us?".
• Verse 2, 9 And the LORD heard this (their
  criticism)... The anger of the LORD burned
  against them, and he left them (departed).

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• Unforgiveness When unforgiveness is in the
  heart, criticism will be on the lips (Col 313)
• Bitterness The root of bitterness is the pain
  of heart caused by living apart from Gods grace.
  (Eph 431)
• Envy and Resentment (Pro 1430)
• Careless, Thoughtless Words (2 Cor 105)
• Pride Beware of anything that puts you in the
  place of a superior person. (Rom 123)

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• Disunity in the Body of Christ (Pro 616-19)
• Divide and Conquer (Eph 429, Phil 42-3)
• Discontentment (Phil 48-9)
• Desensitized to the Sin of Criticism (James
  32-8)
• Plugs the Flow of Gods Blessing Oswald
  Chambers, Whenever you are in a critical temper,
  it is impossible to enter into communion with
  God.

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• Criticism is sin
• God cares about how we treat one another and
  holds accountable one who criticises his Children
• The root of a critical attitude is a sinful
  heart.
• Criticism breeds consequences.

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• Replace a Critical attitude
• with an attitude of Love
• Ask yourself
• Am I a loving person?
• Am I seeing the benefits of love in my life?
• Am I choosing love over criticism moment by
  moment?

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• Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouth
  Eph 429-32
• Let the words of my mouth be acceptable in your
  sight Ps 1914
• Let us love one another 1 John 410-11
• Let us not love with words or tongue but with
  actions and in truth 1 John 318

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