Overcoming Envy

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Overcoming Envy
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What is envy?

• Envy Discontent at the excellence or good
  fortune of another
• Synonyms Resentful begrudging
• Literally to look against, to eye with evil
  intent
• Mk 720-23
• Examples
• Rachel envied Leah and her children (Gen 301ff)
• The Philistines envied Isaacs prosperity (Gen
  2612-14)
• Do we envy those with larger houses, better cars?
• Do we envy those who receive positions we desired?

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The nature of envy

• James 313-18
• You can tell if someone is NOT envious by
• Good behavior, gentle, peaceful, reasonable,
  merciful, without hypocrisy
• Envy brings disorder and all evil things
• Ps 732-3 Good man envying the evil
• Envy is worldly, unspiritual, and demonic
• Lk 1529-30 More concern with self than others
• Prov 274 Worse than wrath and anger

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The company envy keeps

• 1 Pet 21
• malice, deceit, hypocrisy, slander
• Gal 519-21
• The deeds of the flesh
• 2 Cor 1220
• Strife, angry tempers, disputes, slanders,
  gossip, arrogance, disturbances
• 1 Tim 64
• Disputes, strife, abusive language, evil
  suspicions

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The company envy keeps

• Titus 33
• Foolishness, disobedience, deceived, enslaved to
  lusts and pleasures, malicious, hateful
• 1 Cor 31-3
• Strife and divisions
• Rom 128-32
• Things worthy of death
• Do you understand how God views envy?

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The results of envy

• Cain slew Abel (Gen 43-8)
• Philistines stopped Isaacs well (Gen 2612-15)
• Joseph sold into slavery (Gen 3711, 18-36)
• Korah and 250 others rebelled (Num 161-3)
• The apostles put into prison (Acts 517-18)
• Our Lord was crucified (Matt 2718)

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Where can envy be found

• Work
• School
• Family
• Church
• Anywhere

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Overcoming envy

• Love is the cure - 1 Cor 134-8a
• Put on the Lord - Rom 1311-14
• Grow up - 1 Cor 31-3
• Walk in the Spirit - Gal 516
• Be part of the body 1 Cor 1226
• Be content - Phil 411
• Pray James 47-8

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