JEALOUSY AND ENVY

James 3:14-16

James 3:14-16

14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth. 15 This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, natural, demonic. 16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing.

Jealous

Zēlos (dzay'-los)

to have warmth of feeling for or against, to be zealous or jealous

From zéō, "to boil") – properly, burning emotion (inner feeling boiling over, "boiling from heat,"; something very fervent ("red-hot") as with Spirit-fueled zeal to serve the Lord.

Is used both negatively ("jealousy") and positively ("zeal") depending on the context.

Usage: (a) eagerness, zeal, enthusiasm, (b) jealousy, rivalry. 17X

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Jealous

Parazéloó: to provoke to jealousy

(from 3844 pará, "from close beside" and 2206 zēlóō, "boil over with desire") –

to apply heavy ("hot") pressure to provoke change, especially in an "up-close-and-personal" way (note the force of para).

(Rom 10:19, Rom 11:11, Romans 11:14, 1 Cor 10:22)

Jealous

• Negative feelings or resentment against a rival, a person enjoying success or advantage, etc., or against another's success or advantage itself.
• mental uneasiness from suspicion or fear of rivalry, unfaithfulness, etc., as in love.
• vigilance in maintaining or guarding something you possess.

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FEELINGS OF JEALOUSY THAT RISE WITHIN US

Proverbs 27:4 NLT

4 Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood, but jealousy is even more dangerous.

“Why should I not enjoy �what others enjoy?”��where it begins

• (Dorothy L. Sayers “The Other Six Deadly Sins”) 1940

it ends by demanding��“Why should others enjoy what I may not?”

• (Dorothy L. Sayers “The Other Six Deadly Sins”) 1940

Envy is the great leveler, If it cannot level things up, it will level them down; and the words constantly in its mouth are “my rights” and “my wrongs.” At its best, envy is a climber and a snob; at its worst, it is a destroyer; rather than have anybody happier than itself, it will see us all miserable together.

• (Dorothy L. Sayers “The Other Six Deadly Sins”) 1940

Mark 7:21-23

For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”

ENVY�

Proverbs 14:30

A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot.

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a tranquil heart is one that is grateful for what God has given them and is doing in their life.

Philippians 2:3

Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.

(Because God is taking

care of me, I am really safe)

2 Peter 3

9 The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent.