Mark 15:10—When Jesus was before Pilate, Pilate tried several times to
release Jesus—“For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for
envy.”
Definition of Envy: “Anger or discontent at the good fortune
or possession of another”
The word literally means “to look at with evil intent..”
The Greek Translation: “a painful or resentful awareness of an
advantage enjoyed by another joined with the desire to possess the same
advantage.”
Envy doesn’t just want to gain, he wants the other person to suffer
loss.
1. The Heart of Envy: an evil
eye—It is a sin that begins in the eyes and longs to possess what
others have.
James 3:16—For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find
disorder and every evil practice.”
“Disorder”—instability and irrational
2. Envy Laid Bare—How does envy get
started?
a. Resenting God’s Goodness
b. Making God’s Business Our Business
John 21:18-21—“If I want him to live until I come again, how does that
concern you? Follow me!”
3. The Reality of Envy—Envy paints the
inside of the heart an ugly black.
a. Un-Healthy—Prov. 14:30 “It is healthy
to be content, but envy will rot your bones.”
Envy Cripples you in at least 5 ways:
*Our Ability to Examine ourselves
*Our Relationships
*Our Respect for authority/leaders
*Our Ability to enjoy what we have
*Our Spiritual Growth
b. Un-Wise—Job 5:2 “Envy and jealousy
will kill a simple fool.”
c. Un-Loving—1 Cor. 13:4 “Love is
patient. Love is kind. It does not envy….”
4. The Treatment for the Disease of Envy
a. Stop Comparing—1 Cor. 4
b. Stop Complaining—
c. Stay Content—Prov. 6:35 he will not
“rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
Ro. 12:15 “rejoice with those who rejoice”
REJOICE or RESENT
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