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3 days ago · Question: How does jealousy relate to love in the Bible? Answer: 1 Corinthians 13:4 cautions that love is not jealous, indicating that jealousy is contrary to the selfless and unconditional love that is encouraged in scripture. Question: How does jealousy affect our spiritual growth?
4 days ago · In this chapter, we take this approach: we conduct a task analysis of the problem that jealousy is hypothesized to have evolved to solve, and, in doing so, draw attention to key aspects of the jealousy program that remain unknown.
4 days ago · Reflecting recent scholarly interest in the history of emotion, this article argues that envy, jealousy, and emulation— the so-called “rivalrous emotions”—are a central poetic feature of Spenser’s The Shepheardes Calender (1579).
3 days ago · Updated May 23, 2024. In Matthew 4:4 Jesus, while being tempted by the devil, rebukes him by saying "‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” Why did Jesus reply with this? He is actually quoting Deuteronomy 8:3, reminding the devil that we are to obey God, walk humbly before him, and rely on him.
2 days ago · Correction with a Kiss. God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness. Hebrews 12:10. In his parable The Wise Woman, George MacDonald tells the story of two girls, whose selfishness brings misery to all, including themselves, until a wise woman puts them through a series of tests to help them become “lovely” again.
17 hours ago · Because hatred is rooted in pride. And the danger with pride is just how quickly it can take root in our lives and without warning, turn into hatred, jealousy, bitterness, prejudice, and even racism. The apostle John put it simply: “Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar.”
3 days ago · Consider these quotes on jealousy’s role in relationships: “Jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretense of keeping it alive.”. – Havelock Ellis. “Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition.”. – Robert A. Heinlein. “Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.”.
