Soul Warfare
We are engaged in an internal battle with temptation which will rage until we are glorified, and until then will require daily vigilance and the serious application of every available godly resource.
Envy
Getting Serious about the Counterattack
As we work hard to fight the temptation to envy, God’s Spirit fights through us and motivates us by his faithful promise to bring us final and eternal victory over all sin.
God’s Gracious Solutions
God has graciously provided Christians his enablement and a set of commands which when faithfully obeyed will safeguard us against the destructive sin of envy.
The Relational Damage
To begin to rout out the insidious sin of envy, we would do well to assess the costly toll it exacts on our interior life, our relationships, and the society in which we live.
A Private but Disruptive Sin
We must work to identify the sin of envy, longing with God’s empowerment to experience freedom from this insidious and corrosive problem.
Comparing Our Fruit Bearing
We must be careful to never allow our quest to bear the fruit of the Spirit to become a prideful or competitive endeavor.
Salvation in Perspective
We would do well to keep this sinful world and our eternal salvation in perspective, pitying the lost and joyfully anticipating the return of our glorified and exalted Savior.
When You’re Feeling Competitive
God would not have us spend time or energy trying to rank ourselves or our church with others, knowing we are all recipients of grace and that Christ will equitably commend each of us one day.