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INTRO
The idiom of the “Green-eyed Monster” was coined by William Shakespeare in his play Othello back in 1604… Jealously / Envy
“O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on…”
In the English language the word envy is similar to jealousy… often interchangeable let us define them both this morning
Jealous - can be a right thing… envy never is!
a state of ill will toward someone because of some real or presumed advantage experienced by such a person
Envy, will always undermine unity in the family of God.
If we want to display God’s wisdom to the world so others might come to know him, we must interact with one another from pure hearts instead of envious ones.
MESSAGE
WHAT IS ENVY?
Envy is a sin that produces confusion; James 3:16.
Envy is a sin that kills; Job 5:2.
Envy is a sin that rots you from the inside out; Prov.
14:30.
Illustrations of Envy:
They are married and I am not
They have a good marriage and we do not
They have children and we don’t
Our child is sick and theirs is not
I play second string while the jerks play first
They get the raise and recognition while I do not
They are better looking than myself
Their church is growing and ours is not
Their listening to other preachers and teachers than me
FROM WHERE DOES ENVY COME?
It comes from carnality; 1 Cor.
3:3.
work of the flesh
desires unfulfilled
It comes when there is unbelief; Acts 17:5.
did not believe in Jesus - jealous of loss of power and influence
we do not believe that God is good or just
we believe wrongly about ourselves
It comes from a spirit of hatred; Matt.
21.17-18
delivered Jesus out of hatred
we cannot envy and love at the same time
It comes from our sinful hearts; Mark 7:21–23.
Last week…
WHEN DOES ENVY BEGIN?
It begins when there is lust; Gal 5.16 & James 4:1-3
James 1:14–15 “14 But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire.
15 Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.”
Lust = Desire
note the trajectory
It begins when God is forgotten; Rom.
1:28–32.
Glasses correct your vision… God corrects our vision of self
Redeemed, renewed minds
It begins when we think more of ourselves than others.
Phil 2.3-4.
Love God and Love neighbor
HOW DOES ENVY AFFECT THE INDIVIDUAL?
It caused Cain to kill Able… Gen 4.1-8.
It causes anger and depression
spiritual separation from God
It caused Joseph’s brothers to hate him; Gen. 37:4, 8
perceived or real wrongs are magnified
it causes disunity in the family of God’s people.
It caused Saul to desire to kill David; 1 Sam.
18:8-9
it causes us to spiritually compare ourselves where we ought not to.
It steals our rejoicing for one another.
It caused the Jews to speak against Paul’s teachings and contradict scripture;
Act 13.45 “45 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to contradict what was spoken by Paul, reviling him.”
It caused the Jews to actively seek the harm of believers.
Acts 17:5 “5 But the Jews were jealous, and taking some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd.”
It cause those who did believe to preach from wrong motives.
Philippians 1:15 “15 Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will.”
It robs us of worship, joy, rejoicing in the things of God.
Luke 15:27–30 “27 And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and sound.’
28 But he was angry and refused to go in.
His father came out and entreated him, 29 but he answered his father, ‘Look, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command, yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.
30 But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’”
it causes us to miss-use and abuse Gods word
it temps us to focus on our differences rather than our identity in Christ
it props up the self rather than leading us to selflessness
WHY IS ENVY DANGEROUS?
It robs kills and destroys… the green eyed monster!
It is not in submission to the rule of God
Pro 27.4 “4 Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?”
HOW CAN ENVY BE CURED?
Accepting Christ and His salvation!!
repent
trust
By putting on the Lord Jesus Christ; Rom.
13:13,14.
walk properly
make no provision
By living in the Spirit; Gal.
5:25-26.
Galatians 5:22–25 “22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.”
sober living in light of the gospel
crucify the flesh
one step at a time
Six Reasons To Have Faith Rather Than Envy
V2 = they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb (9-10 also)
V3 = Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
= Feed on Faithfulness / Find safe pasture
V4 = Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
V5-6 = Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.
He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.
V9 = For the evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land
V11 = But the meek shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace.
Illustration of Peter and John
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